BY Mike Rwothomio and Lee Ofoymungu.
From the rural and remote setting of Agyermach village, Afere Parish, Warr Sub County, Zombo District, a young female environmental champion has emerged.
She is Faith Amarurwoth, an S.4 student at Aluka Secondary School in Afere Ward, Warr town council, Zombo District.
Amarurwoth outpaced thousands of competitors across West Nile to claim the 2026 World...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Alur Kingdom’s health department have turned the fight against the Ebola Virus through extensive training and building capacity of traditional institutions and cultural leaders to address deep-rooted behavioral and cultural practices that are driving community transmission.
The initiative is part of His Majesty Ubimu Philip Rauni Olarker III consistent strategy in...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Alur Kingdom has showered praise on the Catholic Dioceses of Arua and Nebbi for rolling out a major expansion of the award-winning Radio Pacis, lighting up the airwaves with a sparkling new branch in Nebbi Municipality.
The community radio powerhouse, founded by the Catholic Diocese of Arua, officially blazed the airwaves last week across the greater Nebbi sub-region,...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Zombo District Police Commander, SP Job Mutegeki, has issued strict guidelines for the observance of Uganda’s National Cleaning Day on Saturday, 25 July 2026.
The exercise will halt activities for nearly three hours in Paidha Town Council, including at the busy Paidha Central Market, which attracts thousands of traders and shoppers every Saturday.
Paidha...
By Alex Pithua
ZOMBO— Grief has engulfed West Nile following the death of Bishop John Okethwengu, the Regional Overseer of Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU) for West Nile. He was 62.
Bishop Okethwengu died on Tuesday, 14th July 2026 at Nebbi General Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorbike accident.
A Life Dedicated to the Gospel
The late Bishop was...
By Mike Rwothomio
Cultural leaders in West Nile have raised alarm over the sharp decline in official marriages among young people across the sub-region, attributing it primarily to excessive bride price demands.
The body warned that the practice is preventing youth from starting homes, fuelling promiscuity, producing children of unknown parentage, and placing heavy burdens on parents whose...
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