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By Felix Ogenrwoth Two more frontline health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nebbi district. The two are being managed under the home based care.The two fresh cases bring the total to 19, the cumulative number of health workers who have so far tested positive for the disease in […]

By Pamela Atim Former Arua City mayoral candidate in this year’s elections Afeku Isa Kato has withdrawn his election petition challenging the victory of Wadri Sam Nyakua.He cited irregularities and accused the Electoral commission of ballot staffing and alledged that results from at least 28 polling stations were not tallied.Kato, […]

By Pamela Atim Government has decried the low response to birth and death registration among residents in West Nile despite the available enabling legislation.Arua district registration officer Christine Ajok says a number of people do not attach value to the documents. She says there are deliberate efforts needed to compel […]

By Musa Sabir A section of Ayivu division councilors in Arua city are protesting the move by government to levy a tax on their allowances.The councilors are entitled to 250,000 shillings per council sitting, with a 30 percent deduction to run council business for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.This, according to […]

By Chris Woo Nwoya district has vaccinated close to 4,600 herds of cattle as the district grapples with a fresh outbreak of the foot and mouth disease FMD. The vaccination exercise majorly covered Anaka, Purongo and Lungulu Sub Counties that were largely affected by FMD barely two months ago. Dr. James Ukwir, the […]

By Federick Dramadri A planned move by Arua district council to visit the two proposed sites for the district’s headquarter came to a standstill just after residents in the surrounding villages of Tilevu and Alio laid road blocks to prevent the councilors saying parts of the land in Odumi Headquarter […]

By Federick Dramadri At least three people have died while 135 others have been hospitalized with rabies in West Nile region. This comes as several districts in the region continue to silently grapple with stray dogs.Cases have been detected in the districts of Maracha, Madi-Okollo, Terego, Zombo, Maracha, Yumbe and […]

By Sabir Musa For many years now, 17-year-old Mahmoud Olekua has been in the circle of different sports activities including football, athletics and boxing. Of all these, boxing is the field he is passionate about and hopes to build his talent around it. Olekua (also known in boxing as Kassim […]

By Ronald Orachwun Rt. Rev Fr. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach has been consecrated and installed as the 4th bishop of Nebbi Catholic Diocese.The consecration was scheduled for June 26, 2021 but was postponed as the country was still under the 42-day nationwide lockdown enforced by the President to fight Covid-19.The diocesan […]

By Federick Dramadri Terego District leadership has petitioned the ministry of Local government over the alleged failure by Arua District to account for 22.4 billion shs meant to kick start the administrative unit last year. It is alleged that On October 2020, Terego District received a notice from Ministry of […]