David Okema

Gulu City injects Shs80M into revamp of public cemetery

Gulu City, (UG):- The Gulu City Council on Monday 27th January handed a UGX 80 million project to Aka Construction Uganda Limited...

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UPDF kills one suspect in foiled cattle theft in Kitgum

Kitgum, (UG):- One suspected Karamojong cattle raider was Wednesday morning gunned down by a group of UPDF soldiers under the 75th Infantry...

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Police intensify crackdown on pubs, bars selling Shisha

Gulu City, (UG):- The Territorial Police in West Aswa Region have launched an intensive crackdown on pubs and bars selling shisha tobacco,...

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Gen Saleh’s 65th birthday raises UGX 1BN for Catholic Nuns of Gulu Archdiocese

Gulu City, (UG):- In a colourful birthday celebration held on Tuesday, January 14th, in Gulu, friends and well-wishers of Gen. Caleb Akandunawo...

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PDM yields positive results in Gulu City despite ongoing challenges

Gulu City, (UG):- Despite facing significant challenges, the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) programs is showing positive outcomes, helping transform...

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Lifestyle

Queen Bridget Atim crowned Miss Face of Gulu City 2024

Gulu City, (UG):- In a weekend filled with vibrant events across Gulu City, Miss Atim Bridget Melissa, a Senior Six vacist from...

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Uganda 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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ICD 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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Police 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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UNICEF 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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Man, 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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Big Story

Ugandan 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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UPDF 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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Big Story

Ex-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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Court-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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Sports

Dozen 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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Balaalo 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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Nwoya 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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Balaalo 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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