Posts By Geoffrey Omara
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282NationalPower shortage threatens healthcare delivery in Gulu
Gulu District Health Officer Dr Kenneth Cana warns that several health facilities lacking electricity are struggling to provide services, especially during night...
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283Big StoryNRM Leaders in Apac clash over Shs186m campaign money
According to several local party leaders, the Shs186 million was deposited on January 13, 2026 into Apac district party account at Centenary...
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652CourtKole health boss remanded over forged academic papers
A health inspector in Kole District, Martin Egwang, has been remanded to Lira Government Prison after court denied him bail over allegations...
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376NationalRDCs urged to tighten monitoring of gov’t programmes
Minister Beatrice Akello Akori has urged RDCs and RCCs to strengthen monitoring of government programmes during a capacity-building meeting in Lira City...
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346NewsGulu district prioritises mortuary project over health centre fencing
Security plans for health centres in Gulu have been halted after Shs56 million was diverted to build a mortuary. Officials say the...
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480EducationKole’s Wisdom High School posts impressive UACE performance, eight score 20 points
Wisdom High School–Akalo has delivered a stellar performance in the 2025 UACE exams with eight candidates scoring the maximum 20 points. All...
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420NewsUWA engages leaders on electric fence to curb wildlife attacks near Kidepo
UWA has began consulting leaders from six districts of Karamoja on plans to install a 292km electric fence around Kidepo Valley National...
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611Big StoryMan, 26, jailed 13 years for impersonating magistrate to offer justice ‘for a fee
A fake magistrate in Amolatar, Bonny Oluk, has been jailed 13 years after impersonating judicial officer Edgar Kakoma and defrauding victims of...
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399NationalAcholi Paramount Chief to celebrate 60th birthday with Education Fundraiser
Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II. Ker Kwaro Acholi will celebrate his 60th birthday with a charity fundraiser to support...
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269NationalWest Acholi Cooperative Union eyes cattle revival amid land reclamation efforts
West Acholi Cooperative Union plans cattle restocking on 7,000 acres in Amuru and Nwoya but faces challenges as squatters occupy most of...
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555CrimeSecurity guard, 32, dies in police custody after arrest over banana theft
The Family of Jimmy Odongo demands answers after the 32-year-old security guard died in police custody in Apac following arrest over alleged...
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431NewsAceng rallies Lira residents to back Anai Airport Project
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has urged Lira residents to support the Milton Obote Airport project in Anai despite a court case...
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387CrimeKole assault suspect dies after falling ill in police custody
Police in Kole District are investigating the sudden death of assault suspect who died after being rushed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital.
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442NationalGov’t commissions Shs600m Fistula Ward at Lira Hospital
Government has commissioned Northern Uganda’s first specialized urogynecology and fistula care ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital to improve maternal health services.
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387NewsAcholi HIV focal persons raise alarm over funding shortfalls
HIV focal persons in Acholi sub-region warn that funding gaps are crippling prevention and sensitisation programmes despite government allocating 0.1% of district...
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500NationalLira City to relocate street vendors to five markets
Lira City authorities plan to relocate street vendors from the central business district to five designated markets in a bid to reduce...
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410NationalObua distributes 630 iron sheets to schools, church in Ajuri
Government Chief Whip Hamson Denis Obua has handed over 630 iron sheets to schools and a church in Ajuri Constituency under the...
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539NationalMinister Aceng to commission new Fistula Ward at Lira Hospital on Saturday
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is set to commission a new Gynecology and Fistula Ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital to improve...
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526NationalSon of late Lango Chief seeks reconciliation over court case
Anthony Olobo Odur, son of late Lango chief Yosam Odur, has appealed for reconciliation with Won Nyaci Moses Michael Odongo Okune amid...
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475CrimeHow clan, police tracked Oyam murder suspect after month on the run
Police have arrested an Oyam murder suspect in Mukono after a month on the run, following the fatal hacking of his brother...
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552NewsLira Hospital to cut Kampala Referrals with new specialist facilities
Lira Regional Referral Hospital plans new specialist facilities including a blood bank, breast milk bank and sperm bank to reduce referrals to...
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597National‘Silent Thief of Sight’: Gulu clinicians raise alarm on glaucoma
Eye specialists at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital have warned that preventable blindness is rising in Northern Uganda, urging routine eye screenings to...
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331National
Decentralization relieves congestion at Gulu Hospital mortuary
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital says decentralizing unclaimed bodies to Kitgum, Anaka and Awach facilities has eased mortuary congestion and improved service delivery.
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514CourtTikToker Obonyo granted bail in electoral commentary case
Lira TikToker Patrick Obonyo has been granted bail after two weeks on remand over alleged electoral remarks, as his lawyers pursue an...