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Some attendants of pregnant mothers at ARRH By Sunday Amandi and Jackie Sitaraya Arua city Increased number of expectant mothers seeking for maternity services in Arua regional referral hospital is causing congestion in the facility hence affecting service delivery and access of maternity services. According to the recent statistics from […]

The high court of Arua. Photo//Erema By Erema George Arua City The pre-trial hearing of the Maracha County election petition filed against Hon. Nelson Ohuru by Hon. Oguzu Lee Denis at the Arua High Court has rescheduled the court hearing session on Monday 21st September 2026 in the ongoing election […]

REUTERS South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has replaced the head of the election commission, ‌only about three months before the first national election since independence in 2011. The president, in an announcement read out by the state-owned broadcaster on Tuesday, said commission Secretary General Gabriel ⁠Bol Deng will replace Abednego […]

Jacobs Olu in his hey days. BBC Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria’s best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns. Silva […]

By Morish Dramadri Arua city The High Court sitting in Arua City has rescheduled the hearing of the Aringa Constituency parliamentary election petition to Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., after overruling two preliminary objections raised by the first respondent. During a pretrial hearing held at midday today, High […]

Local leaders from West Nile Sub region interface with officials from Ministry of Finance, Public service and Ethics and Integrity at Le-confidentiel Hotel in Arua. By Dramadri Federick Arua City West Nile local governments have returned UGX14.118 billion in development grants, costing penalties for nine local governments following their performance […]

Arua City Leaders with officials from DPP and its partners and Uganda Police Force during regional DPP Community Barraza on GBV, Land Conflicts and refugee protection (Photo by Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City Arua City leaders are advocating for a review of Uganda’s National Refugee Policy to officially […]

NSSF Managing Director Patrick Ayota. PML DAILY The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) grew its assets to Shs32.8 trillion in the year to June 2026, up from Shs26.2 trillion a year earlier, while paying out about Shs1.5 trillion in benefits to members. The increase of about Shs6.6 trillion, roughly 25%, […]

Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, and a group of shadow cabinet members denied entry to the construction site of the International Specialized Hospital in Lubowa URN The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi and several members of the shadow cabinet have been denied access to the construction […]

By Jackie Sitaraya and Sunday Amandi Arua city Arua Regional Referral Hospital (ARRH) struggles with the challenge of lack of enough staffing which affects service delivery in the different departments in the hospital as it receives a big number of patients daily. Several departments are affected by this challenge, including […]