Residents To Remember Barlonyo Massacre Amidst ICC Conviction Of Dominic Ongwen
(By Deogracious Ogwal) [Picture: Hon Charles Gutumoi being interviewed by this reporter] Sunday 21st February 2021 is the 17th anniversary of the infamous massacre by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels of Joseph Kony of over 300 civilians at Barlonyo Internally...
Presidential Skills Hub Nears Completion At Lira University
(by Winnie Auma)[PHOTO: A view of the Presidential Skills Hub at Lira University] The construction of a 5 billion shillings Lira District Youth Hub at Lira University in Lira City West Division is near completion. Lira University provided the 16 hectares of land for...
Residents Plead With Lira City Authorities Over Planed Demolition Of Kiosks
(By Brenda Akullo) Lira City Authorities are set to begin an operations to demolish kiosks located along the streets within the City but amidst pleas from the residents. Previous demolitions were done by the then authorities of Lira Municipal Council but the kiosks...
Long Periodic Reopening Of Schools Worry Lower Class Pupils
(By Immaculate Acen) The streets of of Northern Uganda's Lira City and the rural areas of Lango Sub region shall continue to witness a number of young school going age children as market vendors. Soon after the lock down over Corona Virus was announced by President...
Pakistani Community In Lira Surprise Orphans And People With Disabilities With New Year Gifts
(By Semmy Arao) [PHOTO: Hand Over of Gifts to the in charge of The Holy innocent Babies Home in Ngetta] People with Disabilities - PWDs in Lira City East and the orphans at The Holy Innocent Babies Home at Ngetta shall live to remember the first day of the year 2021...
Amuriat Appeals To Lango To Vote Opposition
(By Winnie Auma) [FILE PHOTO: Patrick Oboi Amuriat] The FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has pleaded with the people of the Lango region to vote more opposition candidates in order for their voices to be well represented in parliament. Speaking during a...
Archbishop Odama Calls For Peaceful Electioneering In His Christmas Message
(By Winnie Auma) [Photo: His Grace John Baptist Odama] The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese His Grace John Baptist Odama has called for the renunciation of all forms of evil in society as the world prepares to welcome the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas. In His...
Lira Registers Low HIV Related Coronavirus Deaths Since Lock Down
(by Winnie Auma) Lira district has registered three HIV/AIDs deaths related to corona-virus pandemic since the lock down in March. While affirming this information to Radio Wa, Omara Samuel Mwoc, the Chairperson of Persons Living with HIV in Lira district said other...
Investors, Tourist Operators Scary Of Lira City Street Children
(By Deogracious Ogwal) [File Photo: Chaos in Lira] The District Internal Security Officer - DISO of Lira has decried how some investors and tourist operators fear to operate in Lira for fear of the criminal acts of street children. Godfrey Mugisha while referring to...
Sasakawa Global 2000 Boosting Agricultural Production in Lango
(by Winnie Auma) [Picture: Farmers working with Sasakawa Global 2000] Over 2000 farmers in Inomo Sub county in Kwania district have had their production boosted with the help of the training they aquired from Sasakawa Global 2000. Sasakawa Africa is non governmental...