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The High Court in Kampala has ruled that Hon. Jimmy James Michael Akena will not be nominated to contest as the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) presidential candidate in the 2025/2026 General Elections. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, by Justice Bernard Namanya, followed an application by Akena and the UPC challenging a decision […]
A growing wave of solidarity is taking root in Northern Uganda as young people rally together to uplift the most vulnerable members of their communities. In an inspiring show of unity and compassion, youth in Lira City have joined forces to support orphans, the sick, prisoners, and marginalized groups through a grassroots movement aimed […]
By Moi Daniel Kwania District, Uganda: Chawente Senior Secondary School, one of the seven government-aided secondary schools in Kwania District, is facing a severe enrollment crisis, with only 14 students currently attending. This has sparked outrage among local residents, who are now demanding the return of the land they initially donated for the school, […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has strongly condemned the recent mob action that claimed the life of a police officer in Ngai Sub-county, Oyam District, and has called for a thorough investigation into the incident. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Commission Chairperson, Mariam Wangadya, the UHRC expressed concern over […]
The Lango Cultural Foundation has formally written to the Attorney General seeking an explanation as to why the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development has not implemented a court order to re-gazette Yosam Odur Ebi as the Lango Paramount Chief. In a landmark ruling issued on October 31, 2024, High Court Judge Philip […]
BY AMBROSE OKWANGA LIRA: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6/12/2024 Margret Akullu, 54 years old, is a widow and resident of Awe Ayela village in Otuke district who is practicing motorized irrigation farming. Akullu said when her husband died in 2010 life became hard as they had nothing at their home and she could not […]
The installation of Amb. Dickson Ogwang Okul as Won Nyaci, originally scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2024, has been postponed. In a letter to President Museveni, Ogwang Okul, recently elected as Won Nyaci of the Lango Cultural Foundation, requested the postponement due to an ongoing legal dispute over the leadership succession. The letter highlights the […]
The Lango Cultural Foundation has pledged to continue its activities even if the government declines their request to degazette Eng. Dr. Moses Michael Odongo Okune and officially recognize Amb. Dickson Ogwang Okul as the new Won Nyaci. Speaking to journalists on Friday at Lira Valley Resort, Jacob Ocen, the spokesperson for the foundation, […]
MTN Uganda has contributed Shs 10 million to support the upcoming coronation of the new Won Nyaci of Lango, Dr. Eng. Moses Michael Odongo Okune. The donation was presented at the Lango Cultural Center by Philip Odoi, who represented MTN during the handover of a dummy cheque. Odoi noted that this is not MTN’s […]
Comboni College has become the first secondary school in Uganda to host a Technology and Innovation Support Centre, launched by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The new centre aims to empower students and local innovators by providing essential technological resources, enabling them to harness creativity, manage intellectual property, and bring their innovations to market. […]
