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Lango chief critical towards Lango politicians

February 15th, 2009 · 9 Comments

photo: Sunday Monitor
By James Omara in Lira
 The Won-Nyaci of Lango and president of the Lango Cultural Foundation Yosam Odur Ebii is very disappointed with the political leaders in Lango sub region. He finds them ‘anti development’ and blaims them for a wrong trend in political behaviour.

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Tags: Background · Culture

Amuria Council divided over peace programme

July 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Richard Ekotu
SOROTI – Amuria District council is torn apart over the Teso-Karamoja peace co-existence initiative programme (TEKAPIP).

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Tags: Culture

Kings should not beg

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

By Richard Ekotu
SOROTI – Traditional leaders should look for means of sustaining their institutions other than living on handouts and begging. Gender Ministry Principle Culture Officer, Bukaye Lubega says most of the revived cultural institutions in the country remain weak because they cannot fund their own activities.

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Pastors fight during ceremony

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

by Stephen Candia
ARUA – Over the weekend the news of the fight between two pastors over the administration of Adalafu Church of Uganda Parish in Arua Archdeconary filled most of the airwaves of the broadcast media. A bitter fight, police intervention, an official church meeting and finally harmonisation between the pastors were [...]

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Tags: Culture · News from Northern Uganda

Jimmy Akena Obote fullfills promis

April 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

By James Omara
LIRA – The Lira Municipality member of parliament and also the son to the late president Milton Obote, James Jimmy Akena Obote has so far fulfilled one of his father‘s promises to bring the engine bicycle to Uganda.

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Historical knowledge dies with speaker of cultural foundation

March 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By James Omara – Radio Unity
LIRA – The speaker of the Lango Cultural Foundation (LCF) Y.K Okello Ebic has died of causes believed to be high blood pressure.
Okello passed away on Monday evening at his residence in African Quarters, Adyel Division in Lira Town. A critic says the LCF should do more to archive the [...]

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Tags: Culture · News from Northern Uganda

Northern women complain over poor representation in Juba talks

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

By Ronald Batre – Radio Pacis
ARUA – A team of women from Gulu and Amuru districts in northern Uganda have expressed disappointment over the poor representation of women in the ongoing peace talks in Juba.

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Tags: Culture · News from Northern Uganda · PRDP

Lango cultural leaders fight immorality

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

By William Bakama – Unity FM
LIRA – The Paramount Chief of Lango, Yosam Odur has urged cultural leaders in Lango sub region to continue with the fight against indecent dressing and other forms of immorality. Yosam made this remark while addressing ministers and other leaders of Lango at the Lango cultural centre in Ireda recently.

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Tags: Culture · News from Northern Uganda