Arua, Uganda: A revered matriarch from Arua District has been laid to rest amid claims of extraordinary longevity, with family and community members celebrating a life they say spanned 139 years and touched generations across West Nile.Mama Luiza Omene Nafura Aya, a respected Traditional B
A Kampala-bound Nile Star bus collided with a truck near Karuma, leaving several people feared dead and others injured.A Nile Star bus collided with a heavy truck between Pakwach and KarumaThe bus was travelling from Arua City to KampalaThe crash happened at about 1:00am on M
devastating landslide has killed two Juveniles, injured two elderly Persons in Murora Sub-county, Kisoro District.The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 3, 2026, at around 5:00 a.m. in Nyabiyonga Village, Kibumba Parish, when a house was partially buried by soil fro
Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refugees.Leaders in the area say Uganda's larger sections rely on external support, especially in matters related to the welf
The National Drug Authority, a body that regulates the manufacturing and management of drugs in the country has directed its department of compliance to end the vending of drugs in buses plying long routes within the country.This follows concerns from travelers in public means of transport
The suspect, identified as Alice, allegedly attacked the deceased, Andrubaku Grace, after finding her in a compromising situation with her husband inside the victim’s residence. Police say the suspect used a sharp knife to inflict multiple stab wounds.North West Nile Regional Police Spok
Lira, Uganda | Police in Lira City West Division have arrested six suspects following a horrifying night attack in which a 20-year-old woman was assaulted by multiple assailants in two separate incidents within hours.The woman, a businesswoman from Aminyanga Cell in Amuca Ward, had been wa
Mr Collins Asea, the North Western Regional Police Spokesperson. PHOTO | RASHUL ADIDIPoni Islam, a national of Bangladesh who was contracted as an engineer in the ongoing tarmacking of Yumbe-Terego Road in West Nile, has been discovered dead in his hotel room in Lomunga Town Council.
The deceased, identified as Okeng Simon, a peasant farmer in the area, is reported to have sustained fatal injuries during a violent altercation at his home on the evening of April 29, 2026.Preliminary police findings indicate that the incident stemmed from a dispute over a mobile phone be
The victim, Yamindu Bill, a resident of Ora Village in Olua Parish, Katrini Sub-county, was shot dead near Katrini Secondary School on Tuesday morning at around 10:00am. The incident was reported to police shortly after at 10:30am.According to West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson SSP Jos
