BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026 In the rural settings of Anzu and Nyio parishes of Vurra Sub County, Arua district, night discos are rampant that young children, especially the girl-child forego schools indulging in reckless lifestyle with their peers. As a result dropouts are said to be …
Read More »CONSUL ONDOMA SETS PRIORITIES FOR THE ARUA CITY LAND BOARD
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 Consul Samuel Ondoma, the new Arua City Land board chairman has set priorities for the statutory body as he finally takes the helm following the swearing in on Wednesday. “Our first priority is to approve the backlog of files (about 2000) which …
Read More »LC5 ELECTION IS OVER, WORK TO BEAT POVERTY, DRABE TELLS MADI-OKOLLO
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MADI OKOLLO: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 Ismail Drabe, the LC5 chairman of Madi-Okollo district has told the people that election of the district council is over and that it is now time to make 2026 a year of working hard to beat poverty and improve household incomes. …
Read More »IT IS ELMA KAPEL DAY IN NORTHERN UGANDA!
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026 “What did you expect?” she quipped boastfully. That was the opening teaser from Hajjat Medina Mohammad Naham, the director of finance of the National Resistance Movement. She spoke shortly after the declaration of Challa Elma Kapel, the youth member of parliament elect …
Read More »BISHOP ANDAKU ASKS MEN TO LEAD FAMILIES, CHURCH BY EXAMPLE, INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026 On January 22, 2026, John Bosco Samuge of Adebuku parish, Borobo archdeaconry in Lango made the tiresome journey to Emmanuel Cathedral in Arua to attend the first ever Men’s Conference organised by the Madi and West Nile Diocese. This was one of …
Read More »GASPERO ODA: THE MAN WHOSE LEGACY SHAPED THE AYIVU EAST CONSTITUENCY PARLIAMENTARY VOTE 2026
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2026 Gaspero Ombadro Oda may have died 46 years ago but his legacy loomed large as the people in Ayivu East constituency thronged to the polling stations to cast their vote. On the ballot for the Parliamentary candidates was Eng William Tiyo, a grandson but …
Read More »FIRST EVER MADI AND WEST NILE DIOCESE MEN’S CONFERENCE BEGINS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026 A conference for men attracting 500 participants is under way at Emmanuel Cathedral in Mvara organized under the auspices of the Madi and West Nile diocese. Bishop Charles Collins Andaku, flagged off a parade through the Arua city starting from St Thomas, …
Read More »TWALIB AYUB WANTS IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF COBBLERS AFTER WINNING SECOND TERM
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 It was an easy win for the incumbent male representative of the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Arua Central Division Council, Twalib Ayub who scooped 78% in the three person race on Tuesday. Ayub who also is the National Resistance Movement …
Read More »63-PERSON MODEL FOR GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION WORKED THE MAGIC FOR MUSEVENI’S WIN – VINCENT ANGUZU
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA:SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 The 63 person per village model employed by the National Resistance Movement was what worked the magic to propel President Yoweri Museveni to win the seventh elective term, Vincent Anguzu, an NRM youth winger and mobiliser has disclosed. Speaking in an interview, Anguzu …
Read More »ENG WILLIAM TIYO AND FIONA ONZIMA, THE GUARDIANS OF ARUA CITY’S DEVELOPMENT
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 Revealing in victory of the January 15, 2026 polls after declaration by Osman Ezale the Arua City Returning Officer on Friday, Eng William Tiyo Oda of Ayivu East Constituency and Fiona Onzima of Ayivu West have pledged to work together in unity …
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