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The Gulu City Falcons Rugby club Players doing body fitness exercise at Awere Play Ground. Photo by Desire Alimocan By Desire Alimocan  Gulu City The National Rugby Sevens Series 2024 is heading to Northern Uganda with Gulu City Falcons Rugby Club poised to host the fourth Circuit at Pece war Memorial Stadium, […]

Police ordering the casual laborers to sit down during the arrest at the site. Photo by Godwin Abedican. By Godwin Abedican   Arua Five people are in police custody in Arua central Police station after arrest for wetland encroachment. The 5 among which are 4 casual laborers and another identified as Adoroti […]

Zombo District officials appearing before Parliament account committee in Arua city on August 16, 2024. By Mike Rwothomio  Zombo The Parliament Account Committee (PAC) has raised a red flag on Zombo district leadership over illegally effecting payment of Shs 6.1 Million to nine non-existing staff in the 2023/24 fiscal year. The committee discovered that the payment to the […]

A water system being constructed at Katrini Primary School (photo by Martin Anguyo) By Martin AnguyoTerego Leaders of Terego district have warned the residents of Katrini Sub County against vandalizing the newly constructed solar water pumping boreholes at various schools across the sub county. Vandalism is destruction or damaging of property in […]

The Late Amos Opio. Photo courtesy of UCU WhatsApp platform. By Mike Rwothomio Zombo Amos Opio, 28, a student of Bachelor of social works at Uganda Christian University Arua campus has mysteriously passed away on the August 20, 2024 sparking a wave of grief amongst his relatives and friends. The university announced his death on […]

Parents pose for a group photo with their child after the exercise (photo by Martin Anguyo) By Martin Anguyo Terego Literacy for Adult Basic Education (LABE) in partnership with AVSI has arranged a diagnostic exercise in Terego district for children with disabilities from the age of one to ten so as […]

A banner advertising the event in Gulu city. Photo by Proscovia Achomo. By Proscovia Achomo Gulu City More than 50 primary schools across six regions in Uganda are expected to participate in the Uganda national primary school debate championship 2024 being organized by Afro Junior Schools Debate and will be […]

Pope Francis at General Audience. Vatican photo. VATICAN Pope Francis made his latest appeals for peace in places torn by war and conflict, and for closeness to suffering populations, at the conclusion of his Wednesday General Audience. Addressing the pilgrims present, the Pope recalled the great suffering of war-torn Ukraine, urging […]

A team prepares for the game. (photo by Martin Anguyo) By Martin Anguyo Terego In a bid to make learners live productively and busy during the second term holiday for 2024 academic year, Katrini Catholic Parish in Terego district has organized football tournament for eight chapels in the Parish. Cat Gerald Afadriayo, […]

One of the graders under repair after it broke down. Photo by Sabir Musa By Sabir Musa Arua city Arua City Council Engineering Department has attributed the delayed completion of Mvara-Ociba-Dadamu-Ombaci road maintained to challenges of equipment and rain that hinders progress of work. The maintenance of this 5km road […]