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The bus in which Awacango delivered. Courtesy photo. By Mike Rwothomio Pakwach Some medical experts in Pakwach District have advised expectant mothers against long distance travels, warning of its associated risks. This is after a woman identified as Proscovia Awacango, delivered a baby on board a baby Coach bus at Pakwach town council on August 14. Awacango was traveling from Burikimule in Entebbe to […]

The commsiioed Job Centre in Arua city. Photo by Anslem Ojaru By Anslem Ojaru Arua city AVIS in partnership with the International Labour Organisation under the Rural Employment Services Project commissioned   Job centre in Arua city to bridge the unemployment gap among the youths. The job centre will provide a […]

A worker inspects one of the equipment installed in the factory recently. Photo by Robert Elema BY ROBERT ELEMA YUMBE Farmers in Yumbe district have continued to lose mangoes due to the non-operationalization of the mango factory in the district. The construction of the factory had raised hopes among the […]

Traffic police officers, Vivo Energy Uganda representatives, Lira P7 school officials and pupils pose for a photo. Photo by Ambrose Okai By Ambrose Okai Lira City Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda has trained pupils of Lira P7 School in Lira City on […]

Nebbi General Hospital. Photo by Mike Rwothomio. By Mike Rwothomio Nebbi Dr. Charles Dradu, A dentist at Nebbi General Hospital in Nebbi District, has been apprehended over heavy drinking during working hours on August 14, 2024. Dradu's arrest was ordered by health committee of Parliament who were at Nebbi General Hospital for an oversight visit to assess the status of health service […]

Police officer escorts the convict Swaib Goodyear out of the courtroom after passing the judgement on Wednesday. PHOTO BY ROBERT ELEMA  BY ROBERT ELEMA  YUMBEThe Chief Magistrate court in Yumbe has sentenced a former head teacher of Dradranga Primary School in Kululu Sub County Yumbe district for 7 years imprisonment. Court found […]

Puvungu cell affected by the heavy downpour.  Photo courtesy By Mike Rwothomio Pakwach The Monday pounding rain that battered many parts of west Nile Sub region has left a wrenching trail of destructions in Pakwach town council, Pakwach District, sub-merging a village rendering the residents homeless. Authorities say the severely affected area is Jukaal Cell, Puvungu […]