Posts By David Okema
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367CourtUganda govt ordered to pay Sh10m each to LRA war victims killed by Kwoyelo
Gulu City, (UG):- The International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court Monday ordered the Ugandan government to pay Sh10 million to...
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256CourtICD to rule on LRA victims’ reparations this Monday
Gulu City; (UG): The International Crime Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda has set Monday, December 16, 2024, to rule...
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427CrimePolice retrieve abandoned body of female adult dumped on Gulu City street
Gulu City, (UG):- The Territorial Police in Gulu City Monday retrieved the body of an unidentified adult female, wrapped in a sack...
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536NationalUNICEF recives US$1 Million to support adolescent mothers and children in Western Uganda
KAMPALA, (UG):- The Embassy of Iceland in Kampala and UNICEF have Today (November 29th ) signed an agreement worth US$1 million to...
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423CrimeMan, 23, arrested over murder of 6-year-old in suspected ritual practice
Amuru, (UG):- The Amuru District Security Committee has finally arrested the suspect in the tragic murder case of a six-year-old child from...
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325Big StoryUgandan children with severe malaria experiencing resistance to world’s most powerful drug – Study
NEW ORLEANS, US:-(November 14, 2024) — A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria...
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642NationalUPDF retirees warned against violence on wives, gambling activities
Gulu, (UG):- UPDF officers who recently retired from active forces have been cautioned to desist from gambling and beating their wives at this...
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492Big StoryEx-LRA commander Kwoyelo pleads for lenient sentence, wants to live ‘normal life’ with family
Gulu, (UG):- The former commander of the Lord Resistance Army, Thomas Kwoyelo, pleaded to the court to pardon him for the crimes...
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326CourtCourt-led outreach in LRA’s Kwoyelo case locations starts in Amuru district
Amuru (UG): The International Crime Division of the High Court has started moving to update the communities in Amuru district where former...
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285SportsDozen of Gulu Youth Soccer teams compete for the Christmas cup
Gulu, UG: A total of 24 football teams, comprising 12 male and 12 female clubs, are now battling it out with each...
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1.1KCourtBalaalo Eviction: DP loyalist Okello Onguti, 11 others granted bail in criminal trespass case
GULU, (UG): The Chief Magistrate of Gulu has today, November 28th, bailed out twelve (12) people grappling charges of criminal trespass and conspiracy...
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599NationalNwoya CAO applauds ACODE for brokering peace between Councillors and RDC
Nwoya, Uganda: The Chief Administrative Officer for Nwoya district has expressed gratitude to the team of Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment...
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3.2KCrimeBalaalo Eviction: Former MP Candidate, 9 others arrested for raiding cattle farm in Gulu
Gulu, (UG): The former Parliamentary candidate for Aswa County in the 2021 general elections, Patrick Okello Onguti alongside nine (9) other people...
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667NewsACODE retools Gulu district leaders to understand their roles and responsibilities
Gulu, (UG): The Uganda policy think tank, the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), has retooled the local government leaders of...
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585Latest NewsJournalists cautioned on professionalism, research and fact-checking
Lira City, (UG): The North Kyoga Regional Police Commander Commissioner of Police (CP) Deo Obura has cautioned journalists in the Lango Sub-region...
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804Latest NewsOMORO: Mother arrested over alleged murder of own child
Omoro, (UG): The police in Omoro district have arrested a 21-year-old mother over the death of her own 3-day-old baby. Apiyo Collin,...
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943NewsEnvironmental activists take part in 700km walk to save River Nile
Gulu City, (UG): A total of seven (7) environmental activists under their umbrella; the Walkers Association of Uganda (WAU) took part in...
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596NationalGulu City stakeholders trained on implementation of new Physical Development Plan
Gulu City, (UG): The Global Green Growth Institute has started training politicians, technocrats, private sector players, and civil society organisations in regional...
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1.7KBig StoryThe Green Gold of Acholi: Locals form cooperatives to conserve the “Wonder Shea Tree”
Northern Uganda: A long time ago, nut collectors from Northern Uganda searched the dark forests for a wonder tree which could satisfy...
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824NewsGulu City launches first green physical development plan in Uganda
Gulu, (UG): The Gulu City Council has officially launched its new Physical Development plan with emphasis on Greening Uganda’s Urbanisation and Industrialisation,...
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2.1KNationalAcholi Chief walks 90km in protest over gruesome killing of Apaa residents
Gulu, (UG): Members of Acholi Parliamentary Group, clan chiefs and hundreds of protestors this morning (Saturday 9th) joined the Paramount Chief Rwot...
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811FootballbetPawa, FUFA sign sh1.2bn partnership to bolster local talent
Kampala, (UG): In a move to boost the game of football in Uganda, betPawa has entered into a monumental partnership worth 1.18...
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789FeaturesGulu City bodybuilders using sport to curb crimes in northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda: In a bid to professionalise the sport of bodybuilding in northern Uganda, a focused-group of young bodybuilders formed a club...
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593NationalMP Wokorach embarks on building churches to restore hope in Aswa communities
Gulu, (UG): The Member of Parliament for Aswa County in Gulu District, Hon Wokorach Simon Peter has embarked on building churches in...
