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24 August 2026, 2:07 pm
10 suspects held over Ngai SS office break-in and computer theft
By Eman Yonah Oruk The territorial police in Oyam District have apprehended ten suspects in connection with the theft of computers from Ngai Secondary School’s computer laboratory. The incident occurred on August 23, 2026, at around 2:00 a.m. in Barryeko…
27 July 2026, 11:23 pm
Aduku Court sentences councillor, fines him Shs500,000 for threatening widow
By Our Editorial Aduku Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Kwania District has sentenced James Patrick Alele Lubega, the directly elected councillor for Aboko Parish, to two months of community service and fined him Shs500,000 for threatening a 38-year-old widow, an…
12 July 2026, 1:51 pm
Vehicle Fire Scare In Oyam: Residents Use Sand And Soil To Fight Flames
By Eman Yonah Oruk Corona Mark 2 catches car fire during wiring in Oyam. Residents use sand and soil as panic spreads near petrol station On Sunday at around 12:30 p.m., a motor vehicle registration number UAJ 061W, Corona Mark…
19 June 2026, 6:43 pm
Ariba parish chief arrested over alleged PDM extortion
By Eman Yonah Oruk The Parish Chief of Ariba Parish, Mr. Odur Walter, in Abok Subcounty, Oyam District, is in police custody at Oyam central police station after being accused of extorting money from residents to benefit from the Parish…
14 June 2026, 9:21 pm
Mob kills suspected goat thief in Kitgum
By Onapa Samuel Police in Kitgum District are investigating a case of mob justice that left one man dead in Labet Village, Laro Parish, Lalano Subcounty, on 12 June 2026 at around 4:00pm. The deceased has been identified as Okema…
10 June 2026, 7:41 am
Lango Parliamentary Group rescues over 100 youths from exploitative forestry wor…
By Eman Yonah Oruk Over 100 stranded youth rescued by Lango Parliamentary Group after job scam in Kiboga and Kyankwanzi The Lango Parliamentary Group (LPG) has successfully rescued over 100 stranded youths who were deceived with false promises of lucrative…
9 June 2026, 11:25 pm
Oyam Police Commander urges youth to embrace farming over job scams
By Eman Yonah Oruk The District Police Commander of Oyam, SP Francis Okongo, has urged young people in Oyam District to make better use of available land for farming instead of pursuing fraudulent job opportunities that often end in hardship.…
9 June 2026, 8:04 am
Abok Sub county LCIII Chairperson appeals for budget for massacre commemoration
By Eman Yonah Oruk The LCIII Chairperson of Abok Sub county, Mr Moses Oboke Apuro, has appealed to Oyam District to allocate a budget for next year’s Abok Massacre commemoration. During the 5th commemoration prayers at the Abok massacre site,…
8 June 2026, 3:57 pm
Patrick Ogwang Obura rescues 21 Lango youth in Hoima scam
By Eman Yonah Oruk Twenty-one young people from the Lango Sub-region who were stranded in Hoima City after being deceived with fake job offers are now on their way back to Oyam District. The rescue was coordinated by the Oyam…
26 May 2026, 3:58 am
Police probe death of Kenyan pastor in Kitgum District
By Onapa Samie Police in Kitgum District are investigating a suspected case of suicide after a Kenyan national and resident pastor was found dead early on Saturday morning in Lobiri Village, Katwotwo Parish, Orom East Sub county. The deceased, identified…