Tag Archives: Lango

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Lira has awarded 68 billion Shillings in compensation to more than 5,000 families after the government set up an Internally Displaced People’s (IDPs) camp on their land. In 2016, the families acting under their umbrella Lango Camp Host Association (LACHA) filed …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF have recovered 2,700 cattle that were raided from East Acholi by suspected Karamojong rustlers. Capt. Amos Nsamba, the Spokesperson of the UPDF 5th Division, says that the animals were recovered in the past six months from Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo in Acholi …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Province stormed the finals of the FUFA Drum tournament after beating Toro province 1:0 at Akii Bua memorial stadium. Allan Okello netted the lone goal for Lango Province from a spot kick in the second leg game played on at Akii Bua stadium on …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango sub-region has received with shock the news of the demise of Supreme Court Justice, Ruby Opio Aweri. He passed on Wednesday morning from Mulago National Referral Hospital where he was admitted two weeks ago. His death shocked the entire sub-region where people described him as …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Visually impaired people in Lango sub region will now be able to read a complete version of the bible following the launch of the first-ever braille bible. Braille is a system that uses raised dots, to form a coded reading language for the visually impaired. …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim factions in Lango are embroiled in a fight over the ownership of Muslim properties. The dispute pits the Lango Muslim leadership under the Kadhi, Sheikh Ishaq Salim Nangoye and the leadership of Madina Faiza Mosque commonly known as Lira PS under Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will next month carry out indoor spraying of mosquitoes in districts of Lango and West Nile. Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director General Health Services in the Ministry of Health on Thursday said that spraying the mosquitoes will be rolled out in the districts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Government Assurance and Implementation Committee have resolved to investigate irregularities surrounding livestock compensation. It follows queries over the ongoing livestock verification process, and methods of compensation which were presented to the Committee by Jackson Kafuuzi, the Deputy Attorney General. According …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Musa Khalil, the newly appointed acting Northern regional assistant to the Mufti has vowed to bring unity and more development to Lango. Sheikh Khalil was recently appointed by Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda to replace Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Hussein who was sacked …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has distributed 75 tons of sunflower and 500 tons of Soya beans to 22 cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub region. The oil seeds were distributed to cooperative societies from Lango sub region including Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative in …