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District Officials Warned Against Harbouring Personal Vendetta In The Course OF Their Duty The LCV Chairman of Gulu district Mr. Martin Ojara Mapenduzi has warned district officials against harbouring personal vendetta in the course of their duty. It follows accusations by a... Read more
Gulu Residents Demand Shs7 Billion Shillings In The Gulu-Juba Highway Compensation Residents in Gulu who have been affected by the upgrading and improvement of Atiak- Juba Highway are demanding for shs7,306 billion shillings from the government in compensation for damages of... Read more
Gun Fire Rocks Elegu Town When Armed Thugs Attempt A Robbery Gunfire last Tuesday evening rocked Elegu trading centre when a group of armed thugs stormed the homes of a foreign currency dealers, fired live rounds in the air and made off with an empty money... Read more
Gulu Mayor Rescinds Three Construction Contracts Over Shoddy Work Mr. George Labeja, the Gulu Municipal Mayor has rescinded construction contracts from three companies for always generating shoddy work. He identified the construction companies as Hass, Perimi,... Read more
Government To Inject Shs62 Billion Shillings Into Upgrading Gulu-Kamdini Highway The government is to release around Shs62 billion shillings towards the upgrading and rehabilitation of Gulu-Kamdini highway, the ministry of works and transport has announced. The... Read more
Gulu Rural Women Group Establish Cooperative Society Gulu Women Entrepreneurs' Cooperative Society has officially opened its doors to the general public, having set up a warehouse and having acquired five, all geared towards helping local farmers... Read more
Minister Onek Urges Country To Back MPs Call To Defer Elections To 2021 Eng. Hillary Obaloker Onek, the Minister for Relief and Disasters Preparedness, has called on voters in Uganda to support the proposal by some Members of Parliament, to defer the 2016 General... Read more
Bishop Niringiye Calls On Ugandans To Pray For President Museveni’s Removal The leader of the controversial “Black Monday” Movement, Dr. David Zac Niringiye has said that President Yoweri Museveni is misleading Uganda and called on all Ugandans to pray to God for his... Read more
UPC Party Lauds Police Over Fine Conducts The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has hailed the Uganda Police force in Aswa region for its new approach towards opposition rallies and the professional manner with which they handled the... Read more
Minister Onek Urges Country To Back MPs Call To Defer Elections To 2021 Eng. Hillary Obaloker Onek, the Minister for Relief and Disasters Preparedness, has called on voters in Uganda to... Read more
Government To Inject Shs62 Billion Shillings Into Upgrading Gulu-Kamdini Highway The government is to release around Shs62 billion shillings towards the upgrading and rehabilitation of Gulu-Kamdini... Read more
Gulu Rural Women Group Establish Cooperative Society Gulu Women Entrepreneurs' Cooperative Society has officially opened its doors to the general public, having set up a... Read more
UPC Party Lauds Police Over Fine Conducts The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has hailed the Uganda Police force in Aswa region for its new approach... Read more
Gulu Residents Demand Shs7 Billion Shillings In The Gulu-Juba Highway Compensation Residents in Gulu who have been affected by the upgrading and improvement of Atiak- Juba Highway are demanding for... Read more
District Officials Warned Against Harbouring Personal Vendetta In The Course OF Their Duty The LCV Chairman of Gulu district Mr. Martin Ojara Mapenduzi has warned district officials against harbouring... Read more
Gulu Mayor Rescinds Three Construction Contracts Over Shoddy Work Mr. George Labeja, the Gulu Municipal Mayor has rescinded construction contracts from three companies for always... Read more
Bishop Niringiye Calls On Ugandans To Pray For President Museveni’s Removal The leader of the controversial “Black Monday” Movement, Dr. David Zac Niringiye has said that President Yoweri... Read more
Gun Fire Rocks Elegu Town When Armed Thugs Attempt A Robbery Gunfire last Tuesday evening rocked Elegu trading centre when a group of armed thugs stormed the homes of a foreign... Read more
Police Arrest Sodomy Suspect in Agago Police in Agago district are holding a 18-year-old male suspect over an alleged sodomy case involving two underage... Read more
WFP Contracts Private Company To Market Quality Grain At Its Gulu Warehouse The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has leased its 5,000 metric ton capacity warehouse in Gulu town to a... Read more
Thirty Graduates Qualify To Join Police Force from Acholi Sub Region At least 30 university graduates from the Acholi region are set to join the Uganda Police Force as probation police... Read more
Gulu Medic Netted Over Trading In Ivory In Nwoya Mr. Charles Adrama, a Nursing Officer attached to Gulu Regional Hospital has been arrested by police in Nwoya... Read more

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Dr Paska Layet It was the former United States Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady of the United States that once said during the celebrations to... Read more

Opinons

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Acholi Times Exclusive Interview

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Monday, 03 June 2013
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“My Journey from a destitute to a Nobel Peace icon” -Ms Rosalba Oywa, a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of the People’s Voice for Peace
Monday, 22 October 2012
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Land Issues

Museveni Promises Amuru Residents Shares In Madhvani Sugar Project
Monday, 22 October 2012
The team which was led by Member of... Read More...
Tension Mounting Between Communities in Amuru And Adjumani
Monday, 27 August 2012
A total of over 2,000 people from West... Read More...
Lamogi Declares 'Land revolt' Against Government
Monday, 30 July 2012
This was declared at a meeting between... Read More...
Local Investors Must Speak Directly to Land Owners Not Local Leaders – Todwong
Monday, 13 August 2012
Todwong who was visiting Purongo Sub... Read More...
Thousands Face Eviction in Nwoya District After Government Leases Land to Oil Company
Monday, 06 August 2012
The land in question is Latoro Parish... Read More...

Witness

NRA rape victim seeks compensation and justice
Monday, 23 May 2011
Mzee Emilio Odong 72 is an elderly disabled man who hails from the... Read More...
War Robbed Me Of My Sight: The Story Of A Former LRA Lieutenant
Monday, 02 December 2013
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Creativity And The Renewal Of Culture And Art
Monday, 27 January 2014
In most parts of the country, the horns of a cow are either burnt or... Read More...
Living With The Scars Of War: One Man’s Tale Of Survival Against The Odds
Monday, 10 February 2014
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Apaa women haunted by rape ordeals at the hands of UWA and police
Monday, 12 March 2012
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