Outgoing Uganda Peoples Defence Spokesman Lt Col Paddy Ankunda has said the Uganda Peoples Congress deputy national mobiliser Oola Dan Odiya will be produced before the military court martial in Makindye in Kampala. Ankunda who, it was announced this morning, has been removed from his position, did not say when Mr Odiya and his two […]

Albinos in northern Uganda will on Wednesday next week get free medical checkup and skin care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Gulu town. The free skin clinic and general medical checkup is organized in a collaboration between the Lions Club of Gulu metropolitan, the Lions Club of New Zealand, the NGO Asante Mariamu and […]

The Gulu district education officer (DEO), Rev Vincent Ocheng Ocen has finally accepted his posting to the newly created Omoro district. Omoro became operational on 1st July 2016. Rev Vincent Ocheng Ocen told Acholi Times on Tuesday that he had accepted the posting to Omoro. The DEO did not say what caused him to change […]

The Omoro district interim LC V chairperson race has heated up with three expressing interest in the job. Omoro district becomes operational on 1st July 2016. The district headquarters will be located in Opit Trading Centre. Candidates who have shown interest to become interim Chairman of the new district include  Wadok Francisco Awori (Independent) who […]

  Gulu chief magistrate’s court on Monday granted a non-cash bail of 300,000 shillings for five students of Gulu University charged with arson. Prosecution led by State Attorney Bayo William told court that on 11 May, 2016, Okot Samuel, Olal Jimmy, Kusima Gorreti, Ogwal Ambrose, Akello Kedress and others, all third year students of Faculty […]

Grade one magistrate Paul Owino Tuesday afternoon remanded Dan Oola Odiya the UPC deputy national mobiliser to Gulu central Prison until June 29 when he will reappear in court. Mr Oola Odiya was charged with seven charges including  treason, concealment of treason, two counts of murder, aggravated robbery and three counts of attempted murder. Magistrate […]

Family members of Uganda people’s Congress (UPC) party Deputy National secretary for mobilization, Dan Oola Odiya has demanded that he be produced in court. The family says until now, police has not recorded a statement from Oola Odiya. His sister, Finny Odiya told this reporter from Gulu central Police station today that they want Odiya […]

  Outgoing Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) President was Thursday evening denied access to  detained party official Dan Oola Odiya. Mr Oola Odiya is the UPC’s Deputy   National secretary for Mobilisation and the party’s spokesperson for the Acholi sub region. He was arrested Wednesday evening in Gulu town as he planned to head home. Initial reports […]

The Public Service Commission has directed Gulu Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to ensure that the Gulu District Service Commission revokes the appointment of Omona John Oola as the deputy town clerk and also investigate previous positions held. Omona was Committee Clerk and Principal Officer. The commission also recommended that the Post of Gulu deputy town […]

Aswa Region Police are accusing Toolit Akecha Simon, a former contestant for the Omoro parliamentary seat of frustrating investigations into his disappearance two weeks ago. On the night of 25 May at around 3:00am it is alleged that unknown armed people abducted Toolit from his home in African Quarters in Pece Division, Gulu town and […]