BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 Nezima Ocokoru, a candidate of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) and Sunday Baguma of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) were the headline nominated candidate on Monday as the race for the Arua Central Division Mayor gets underway. The returning officer Osman …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 Hon Mayor Buga, the former Arua district secretary for health is plotting a comeback into council, this time to represent Arua Central Division in the City council. It is one of the three coveted positions for directly elected councilors for which 14 …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 The nominations for the various electoral positions in Arua City have ended with the electoral commission registering 45 candidates, four of whom sailed through unopposed. Those declared without opponents are the two youth councilors, the male elderly representative and the Female workers’ …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025 The Equity Bank has identified structural barriers as a major hindrance to the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda’s West Nile Sub-region. To eliminate those barriers and unlock the potential of the SME’s the bank is emphasizing record keeping and …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 Consul Samuel Ondoma of Alaka and Company advocates has been elevated to the chairperson of Arua City Land board following the resignation of Bernard Atiku who opted to unsuccessfully pursue active politics. Ondoma was a member of the land board but his …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025 The Arua City Road Committee meeting investigating alleged financial impropriety and mismanagement of funds meant for the works and engineering depart has led to the arrest and detention of the Arua City Engineer, Charles Omwona. The questionable accountability that led the engineer …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025 The Parish Development Model (PDM), government’s latest flagship program for poverty eradication has given financing capital to 14,812 people in Arua city since 2022. The beneficiaries are from 54 savings and credit cooperative organisations (SACCOS), six of whom are from the Central …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025 The decision by the National Resistance Movement elections tribunal to uphold the recent win of Fiona Onzima as the flag bearer for Ayivu West is a win for the Constituency. That was the view expressed by Ms Onzima following the tribunal ruling …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, August 14, 2025 A multi-million shillings family business that went nuts following the demise of two key founding members has rejuvenated following the creative intervention by Vicky Ozia Eyokia in 2023. An accountant by profession, Eyokia abandoned her business activities in Yumbe district to take …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 The activities under the Operation Wealth Creation, a nascent government poverty eradication program in West Nile are expected to receive new impetus following the appointment of Rt Maj Gen Michael Ondoga, a distinguished army officer to oversee the program in Uganda’s North-Western …
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