Ekuka to train Lango youth

By Phillips Ogile
Lira

LANGO local music star Morishsirikinti Ekuka Ogwal Adongo has urged the youth to join him in promoting Lango traditional songs. Ekuka was recently addressing a crowd at the ceremonial wedding of Okwir Gunya and his wife Hilder at Alito camp in Lira municipality.

Ekuka (2nd from left) playing Lango traditional instrument ‘Okeme’ [...]

Gay marriage contravenes God’s original plan to crate man and woman – Bishop Kami

By Rolex Akena
Lira
July 07, 2008

Rt. Rev. John Charles Odur Kami, the Bishop of Lango Diocese has castigated Canterbury, the Anglican Communion Headquarters for supporting gay marriage.

Apac gets 17 motorcycles for community mobilisation

By Omara Geoffrey
Apac
THE Ministry of Local Government has given the district 17 motorcycles to assist in community mobilisation. The motorcycles were channeled through the Local Government Development Programme (LGDP).

Arson rampant in Dokolo

By Rolex Akena
Dokolo
July 07, 2008

Dokolo Resident District Commissioner Ruth Adupa has said that high level of fire accidents is the greatest security concern in the district.

Life Water International donates water kits to Amolatar

By Lameck Angura
Amolatar

Bionsand filters worth 80 million shillings have been donated to Amolatar district in a bid to reduce water shortage.

7 people killed in a Kitgum disco hall

By Rolex Akena
Kitgum
4 July 2008

The army is hunting for a Local Defence Unit – LDU – soldier who caused commotion with Special Police Constables in a dance hall leading to the death of 7 civilians.

Lira Microfinance Institution closed due to public outcry

By Rolex Akena
Lira
4 July 2008

A Microfinance institution in Lira town has been closed for detaining it clients’ Automated Teller Machine-ATM cards and their pin numbers as security for loans.

Street kids arrested for violent robbery in Lira

By Rolex Akena
Lira
July 4, 2008

Police in Lira are holding two street kids for allegedly stabbing a woman with a knife and robbing her of money and other belongings.

Scientists unveil new pest-resistant cotton

By Geoffrey Omara
Apac

Scientists have developed new cotton varieties to tame jassids, the notorious cotton pest which has been causing havoc in 35 cotton growing districts in Uganda.

Corruption is responsible for declining education standards

By Geoffrey Omara
Apac

The education ministry has attributed declining education standards to ‘fake’ schools. “It is the responsibility of local leaders to report schools that are operating in poor environment”, said Dr Charles Masaba, deputy director of education in Kampala district.