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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 […]

President Museveni handing over the NRM flag to the party flagbearer Leku James Pilli for the Adjumani West bye election slated for Thursday September 17, 2026. PML DAILY President Yoweri Museveni has asked voters in Adjumani West County to back the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, James Pilli Leku, in […]

Arua RCC Rt Maj Betty Akello Otekat. (Photo by Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City The Arua City Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Rt. Maj Betty Akello Otekat, has issued a strict warning to head teachers of government-aided schools against charging illegal fees under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) and […]

A flooded road section CGTN Tanzania is stepping up preparations for heavy El Nino rains expected from late September into early October, with the government setting aside $275 million for emergency measures. The funds will support risk mapping, drainage works, resource mobilisation, disease prevention and other measures aimed at reducing […]