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By Sunday Amandi Arua city Arua city leaders have come out to explain circumstances that led to the chaos in Odramacaku market on Monday August 10, 2026. Concerns arose from the community over a livestock market established in Onduparaka in Arua city, which they claimed was opened by the leaders […]

Maize plantations within the first planting season of 2026 never produced quality Cobs due to prolonged drought (Photo by Dramadri Federick) By Dramadri Federick Arua City The decline of cash-crop farming in the West Nile sub-region is being blamed for persistent high levels of multidimensional poverty, as many households continue […]

Elias Lukwago and Martha Karua at the General court Martial at Makindye. File Photo URN The High Court in Kampala has ruled that the denial Senior Counsel Martha Karua from entering Uganda and the detention Erias Lukwago, did not deprive Dr Kiiza Besigye and Hajji Obeid of their constitutional right […]

REUTERS Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker’s office said in ‌a statement. The move makes it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment, after maintaining a de facto moratorium on executions since […]

(L-R) Arua district technical and political leaders handing over the maize supplies to representatives of beneficiaries during the flag off on Tuesday, photo by Morish Dramadri By Morish Dramadri Arua city Agricultural stakeholders in Arua District have cautioned beneficiaries of the 10 tonnes of maize seed supplied under the Operation […]

Some of the Ugandans lining up at Entebbe Airport travelling abroad for job opportunities. NILE POST The government is moving to restrict the externalisation of unskilled labour as government plans to prioritise skilled professionals for employment opportunities abroad. State Minister for Labour Simon Mulongo said the planned changes are intended […]

REUTERS Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than ‌80% this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday, even though one in every four children screened in displacement camps in the southwest is severely malnourished. MSF Health Adviser Mitchell Sangma said the United States […]

Diocese of Ma’di and West Nile Logo (Courtesy) By Martin Anguyo Arua City The Diocese of Ma’di and West Nile has challenged the media to step up its role in shaping the moral direction of young people, as concerns mount over the erosion of social and religious values. Church leaders […]

Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama speaking during the meeting with drivers. NILE POST The government has introduced new measures requiring bus operators to change drivers after long-distance journeys, as authorities intensify efforts to curb driver fatigue following a series of fatal road crashes in recent weeks. Works and Transport […]

Uganda Prisons Service says Kizza Besigye was discharged from Mulago on August 7 and returned to Luzira Prisons Hospital, ending days of uncertainty over his whereabouts and health. NILE POST Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has clarified that opposition figure  Kizza Besigye was discharged from Mulago National Referral Hospital and returned […]