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Singer Sends Bishop Parking In Anger At Wedding Event A local singer on Saturday sent the Bishop of Northern Uganda Rt. Rev Johnson Gakumba parking after he hurled an insult against his religious rope. The vocalist known as Opiyo... Read more

From Grace to Grass: Police Officer Rotting Away In Hospital Appeals For Wheelchair Seated beside his wife Mrs. Joy Ogwang and their son Jolly Joe Odongo at the orthopedic workshop in Gulu referral hospital, Inspector of Police Nelson Omara Ogwang is fading away without assistance... Read more

”We Can Learn A Great Deal From Acholi’s Unique Culture” - Danish Designers Mato Oput, the Acholi version of “transitional justice” (TJ), has recently attracted a lot of attention in Peace and Conflict Studies and continues to received support from both national and... Read more

A Football Punter Scoops Shs127,668,400/ On A Shs3.5 Million Bet in Gulu A Lucky punter from Lacor trading centre last week scooped more that shs127,668,400 from a shs3.5million bet he placed against results of 9 football clubs in the English... Read more

Late Col. Ochora’s Mother Appeals for New House Mego Ijeria Auma, the mother to the former Gulu Resident District Commissioner (RDC) and LCV Chairman, Late Col. Walter Ochora Odoch has appealed to the army to fulfill their pledge of building the... Read more

Congressman Calls For A More Broad, Unified And Proactive U.S. Government Policy Towards South Sudan The need for a more broad, unified and proactive U.S. government policy that can advance the long-term goals of peace and sovereignty being faced by the peoples of Sudan and South Sudan, was the... Read more

Beer Truck Accident Brings “Early Christmas” To Gulu Youths Dozens of youths on Friday afternoon raided and looted a beer truck which lost control and fell along Gulu-Juba highway, just 3KMs outside Gulu town. When this paper visited the scene,... Read more

Singer Sends Bishop Parking In Anger At Wedding Event A local singer on Saturday sent the Bishop of Northern Uganda Rt. Rev Johnson Gakumba parking after he hurled an... Read more

Late Col. Ochora’s Mother Appeals for New House Mego Ijeria Auma, the mother to the former Gulu Resident District Commissioner (RDC) and LCV Chairman, Late Col.... Read more

Passenger Dies In Amuru Tragic Accident A passenger aboard an Amuru bound truck died on the spot after a truck he was travelling in, run over him killing him... Read more

Kitgum District Leads In Child Pregnancies And School Drop-outs — Report According to a recent report released by the African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse... Read more

Betty Bigombe Is Awarded The Legion Of Honour By The French Government The French Embassy in Uganda has decorated Hon. Betty Atuku Bigombe Oyella, the Minister of State for Water, with... Read more

IGG Blames Corruption On Lack of Public Awareness The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has blamed the recurring waves of corruption in the country to lack of... Read more

Kitgum Registers Stride In Fight Against Malaria Kitgum district says that it has registered a substantial stride in the fight against Malaria, with prevalence and... Read more

Gulu University Lecturers Threaten Strike Over Over Delayed Salaries Over 150 lecturers at Gulu University say that they have gone without pay for over two months now, due to financial... Read more

A Football Punter Scoops Shs127,668,400/ On A Shs3.5 Million Bet in Gulu A Lucky punter from Lacor trading centre last week scooped more that shs127,668,400 from a shs3.5million bet he... Read more

Beer Truck Accident Brings “Early Christmas” To Gulu Youths Dozens of youths on Friday afternoon raided and looted a beer truck which lost control and fell along Gulu-Juba... Read more

School Authorities To Face Disciplinary Action For Shunning Games and Sports School authorities who shun sporting events this year will have to think twice as they are likely to face... Read more

Countdown to 2016

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

Features

Remembering NRA’s Massacre At Namokora

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
He was accused of being a rebel; he wasn’t. For having committed a... Read More...

Opinons

Girls Education in Uganda

Monday, 10 March 2014
Residence in Uganda at the village of Opiro in Soroti Sub-county,... Read More...

Here Is Why Schools In Northern Uganda Will Always Lag Behind

Monday, 10 March 2014
The recently released O-Level result has proven that there is a huge... Read More...

Former Minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru Has Exposed Museveni’s Hand In Corruption In Uganda
Monday, 10 March 2014
Uganda is going through interesting times and hope all pro-democracy... Read More...

The West Slips Up On Uganda’s Anti-Gay Laws
Monday, 10 March 2014
Poor Yoweri Museveni. Like a bear in a cage, goaded and provoked by... Read More...

Girl Power: Flexible Working Key To Keeping Valuable Returning Mums To The Workforce
Monday, 10 March 2014
A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries... Read More...

Acholi Times Exclusive Interview

Nile Award medallist Labeka Auma Okwong, 80.

Monday, 14 May 2012
When it came to education, girls were viewed as would-be prostitutes... Read More...

Gilbert Olanya - Member of Parliament for Kilak County, Amuru District

Monday, 04 July 2011
Gilbert Olanya was elected Member of Parliament (Independent) in the... Read More...

Ronald Reagan Okumu, Member of Parliament for Aswa County

Monday, 16 May 2011
Acholi can recover from the war and the current economic crisis... Read More...

“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
Ms Rosalba Oywa, a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder... Read More...

Acholi Legislators Are Not Resisting Development – Hon Reagan Okumu

Monday, 03 June 2013
The chairperson for Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) and Member of... Read More...

Land Issues

Court Of Appeal Blocks Activity on Disputed Land In Amuru

Monday, 15 October 2012
The Court of Appeal on September 28th... 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...

Opposition Leaders Sound War Drums Over Land In Amuru

Monday, 04 March 2013
“The Court and Parliament are just... Read More...

Clan Chiefs Warn Acholi War Debt Claimants Association Over Land Grabbing
Monday, 23 July 2012
While appearing on MEGA FM on Saturday... Read More...

Legislators from Northern Uganda Say Government is Behind Land Conflicts

Monday, 13 August 2012
They made the statements last weekend... Read More...

Witness

Living With The Scars Of War: One Man’s Tale Of Survival Against The Odds

Monday, 10 February 2014
The war in northern Uganda may have moved to another region, but the... Read More...

Former LRA Abducted Girls Demand for Blanket Amnesty To Some Senior Rebels Commanders

Monday, 07 October 2013
Girls who spent years in LRA captivity are demanding that government... Read More...

Acholi Legislators To Petition Parliament Over Reparations To War Victims

Monday, 03 June 2013
Legislators from the Acholi sub region under their umbrella group,... Read More...

Path To Peace And Justice: Memorials Are Ghosts To War Survivors

Sunday, 30 June 2013
Traditionally and legally, remorse is an acknowledgement or guilt for... Read More...

War Affected Women And Their Children Petition Leaders For Reparations

Monday, 02 December 2013
For most women and children in conflict zones, the dangers of war go... Read More...