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28 November 2025, 6:01 pm
Rugunda urges job creation as 1,431 Gulu graduates get transcripts
By Okello Gift Gulu University Chancellor Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has congratulated the institution’s 21st cohort of graduates, urging them to use their academic achievements to create jobs and contribute to national development. Speaking at the university’s main football ground, Dr…
28 November 2025, 5:24 pm
Veterinarians convene in Gulu to enhance livestock productivity
By Okello Gift The Uganda Veterinary Association has brought together stakeholders in Gulu City for a national symposium aimed at improving animal health, welfare, and productivity. Speaking at a press briefing at Acholi Inn, Dr Okello David Nelson called for…
18 November 2025, 7:45 pm
Judith Obina Toopacho Urges Youth to Stop Selling Family Land
Okell Gift Judith Obina Toopacho, the Gulu City Woman MP aspirant in the 2026 general elections and former private secretary for political affairs to President Yoweri Museveni, has urged young people to stop selling family land, warning that the habit…
10 November 2025, 6:19 pm
UCI Gulu urges women to embrace breast cancer screening
The Head of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) Gulu branch, Dr. Fadhil Giriga, has expressed concern over the low number of women seeking breast cancer screening services at the facility despite having a functional mammography machine. By Okello Gift Speaking…
10 November 2025, 5:51 pm
NIRA condemns alleged extortion by staff during National ID registration
By Okello Gift The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has condemned reports that some of its staff are extorting money from members of the public in exchange for National Identification Card registration services. NIRA Regional Manager, Mr. Edwin Tukamuhebwa,…
10 November 2025, 5:18 pm
Police arrest 25 suspects in Gulu City night crackdown
By Okello Gift Police in Gulu City have arrested twenty-five suspects in a major night operation targeting criminal networks operating within the city centre. According to the Gulu Central Business Division, the operation was conducted around 1:43 a.m. on Wednesday,…
10 November 2025, 5:05 pm
NDA closes over 45 illegal drug outlets in Northern Uganda
By Okello Gift The National Drug Authority has shut down more than forty-five illegal pharmacies, drug shops, and stores across northern Uganda in a week-long operation aimed at cracking down on the sale of unauthorised medicines. Speaking to journalists in…
10 November 2025, 4:28 pm
Muntu pledges to clean up government in first 100 days
By Gift Okello Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate, General Mugisha Muntu, has pledged to clean up government within his first 100 days in office promising to restore integrity, accountability, and public trust in Uganda’s leadership. Speaking at a…
7 November 2025, 7:16 am
Uganda Cancer Institute Gulu records 100% rise in cancer cases
By Gift Okello The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) Gulu branch has recorded a sharp rise in new cancer cases this year, registering 800 patients compared to 428 last year a 100 percent increase. Dr. Fhadil Geriga, head of the UCI…
7 November 2025, 7:06 am
Health workers warn against myths on elephantiasis
By Joyce Adokorach Health workers in the Acholi subregion are calling on the public to stop believing myths surrounding Lymphatic Filariasis, locally known as Two Apim ki Longo, a disease that causes elephantiasis and hydrocele. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday,…