15-3-2026. 📸: Uganda Prison Uniform and SP Collins Asea police spokesperson for North WestNile region. Courtesy Photo. A controversial witch doctor ritual at Openzinzi Prison has left one prison warder dead and another arrested as police search for two suspects. According to Collins Asea, the North West Nile Regional Police spokesperson, the ritual was arranged to identify the person who stole a motorcycle belonging to a warder. A witch doctor identified as Emmanuel allegedly administered herbal medicine to several officers during the ritual. Police say the herbal mixture caused severe reactions among three warders. Two recovered after treatment, but Wegumba Mathaeus (30) later died. Another warder, L/CPL Kibedi Yese, has been arrested to assist with investigations. Authorities say the warder who organized the ritual and the witch doctor are currently on the run, while the body of the deceased was taken to Adjumani General Hospital for a postmortem as investigations c...
District Leaders Appeal for Calm as Brief Findings Begin to Exonerate Aringa South MP Hon Odria from Land Grabbing Allegations in Ariwa Sub-county.
Story by Osuta Yusuf. Yumbe District 14-3-2026. Click here https://youtu.be/ytRVWMswomA to watch the speeches from the locus visit. 📸: The community members and Yumbe district officials during the meeting. Photo by Our News Reporter. Yumbe district security committee (DSC) members comprising of the RDC, DISO, DPC, UPDF, LC5 AND CAO together with Yumbe District Land board officials have given an ultimatum of 7 days for the elders and the community members of Kiranga Clan to sit down and solve the confusion on ownership and squatters on a land they sold to Aringa South Constituency MP Hon Alioni Yorke Odria. Two weeks ago, Social Media was awash with unverified and one-sided breaking news allegaing MP Alioni Yorke Odria had grabbed an entire community land and even chased them out of it. 📸: Part of the land which has brought misunderstanding amongst some members of Kiranga clan. Photo by Osuta Yusuf, Our News Reporter. The meeting took place on...