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President Museveni has appointed Patriotic League of Uganda Greater Mpigi coordinator Juma Witonze Kisekka as State Minister for Internal Affairs, replacing Dr Lawrence Muganga whose nomination stalled after Parliament’s Appointments Committee declined to approve him. NILE POST President Museveni has appointed Hon. Juma Witonze Kisekka as the new State Minister […]

By Sunday Amandi Arua City Ayivu West in Arua city organized their Music Dance and Drama festival successfully for primary schools at Ediofe boys primary school on July 27, 2026 with calls for all the schools to get on board, as only 19 schools participated in the different events in […]

By Morish Dramadri Arua city More than 18,000 candidates across the West Nile sub-region are set to sit this year’s regional mock examinations, expected to begin with candidates’ briefing on Friday, as schools intensify preparations for the 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) […]

Members of the SDA in Arua City during their Saturday service on launch of the national cleaning day. (PHOTO BY EREMA). By Erema George Arua City The seventh day Adventists (SDA) church has called for the government’s exemption in the nationwide cleaning campaign aimed at ensuring cleanliness across the country […]

Olara Otunnu URN The Government of Uganda has officially nominated veteran diplomat and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Ambassador Olara Otunnu for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, describing him as a distinguished international civil servant with more than four decades of experience in diplomacy, peacebuilding and global governance. […]

Lenacapavir. URN The Ministry of Health is increasing the number of health facilities offering Lenacapavir in the country  to ensure more access to the drug currently being seen as the game changer in HIV prevention. The drug was recommended for use as an HIV prevention option across the world by […]

Arua City Joint Security Team comprising of Uganda Police Force and UPDF during the enforcement of National Cleaning Days in Arua City on Saturday July 25, 2025.  (Photo: Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City The Uganda Police Force and joint security teams in Arua City strictly enforced traffic and […]

NILE POST The PAC-COSASE chairperson has asked the Speaker of Parliament to revoke a directive issued during the 11th Parliament that he says prevented the committee from examining audit matters of some government entities. The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE), Nkunyingi […]

Initial recipients of the six monthly injection are due for their second dose in October. URN Experts have urged those who already received their first injection of the twice-yearly HIV preventing drug Lenacapavir to consider using combination prevention options, warning that the game changer injection is not a vaccine. The […]

Arua City RCC Rt Maj Betty Akello Otekat, holding spade during the launch of National Cleaning Day at Mayors Gardens in Arua City on Saturday July 25, 2025 (Photo: Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City Arua City today joined other local governments nationwide in observing the newly declared National […]