Radio Wa
Lira city
19 September 2026, 7:29 pm
Mentor High student wins National Physics Contest
By Dickens Aruca A Senior Two student of Mentor High School in Lira City, Tina Hope Adongo, has emerged the overall best performer in Category Two of the 2026 National Physics Contest organized by the Uganda Physics Society. Adongo was…
14 September 2026, 7:32 pm
Akii-Bua stadium set for December 2026 completion
By Baker Okello The construction of the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City remains on schedule, with the government reaffirming that the facility will be completed and ready for handover by December 31, 2026—slightly ahead of the initial handover date…
5 September 2026, 7:52 pm
Okii Amat clan head urges parents to test girls for HIV
By Baker Okello The Clan Head, or Awitong, of the Okii Amat clan, Prof. Dr Richard Nam, has urged parents to have their school-going daughters tested for pregnancy and HIV/AIDS before the beginning of the third school term. Speaking to…
16 August 2026, 1:42 pm
Lira Resident City Commissioner pledges stronger ties with Pakistani community
By Baker Okello The Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Lira City, Lawrence Emmy Egole, has pledged to strengthen relations between the city authorities and the Pakistani community while promoting closer bilateral ties between Uganda and Pakistan. Egole made the commitment…
31 July 2026, 8:36 pm
Lira schools urged to plant trees as KCB Bank donates 800 seedlings
By Dickens Aruca School authorities in Lira City have been urged to prioritise tree planting within their compounds to protect school infrastructure from strong winds and promote environmental conservation. The call was made by the Deputy Resident City Commissioner for…
23 July 2026, 2:02 pm
UPC President Jimmy Akena urges Ugandans to vote wisely in LC I elections
By Baker Okello The President of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), Hon. Jimmy Michael Akena, has urged Ugandans to actively participate in the forthcoming Local Council One (LC I) elections, describing the polls as the cornerstone of Uganda’s democratic governance…
21 July 2026, 7:48 pm
Lira NRM vice chairperson calls for unity ahead of LC1 and village council elect…
By Baker Okello The Vice Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Lira District, George Abdul, has urged party members to put aside internal divisions, rally behind the party’s official flag bearers, and discourage independent candidacies that could weaken…
20 July 2026, 1:47 pm
Lango FUFA Drum management threatens to resign over alleged shs 19.7 million pay…
By Baker Okello The management committee of the Lango Province football team appointed by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) to oversee the FUFA Drum tournament has threatened to withdraw from its responsibilities over the alleged mismanagement of Shs…
30 April 2026, 3:10 pm
Lango residents count losses as floods expose environmental damage
By Agness Agilo A section of residents in the Lango subregion are reeling from heavy losses after floods swept through their homes, leaving behind widespread destruction and renewed concerns over environmental mismanagement. The April rains, intensified by changing climate patterns,…
24 April 2026, 8:46 am
Experts warn cemented graves are harming the environment in Lango,
By Agness Agilo Environmental experts in the Lango sub-region have raised concern over the growing practice of cementing graves, warning that it is contributing to environmental degradation. Leonard Otika, the Lira City Environment Officer, explained that traditional African burial practices…