08 December 2010

Origin of LUGBARA

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[Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled...
21 June 2010

7 Wonders of Great West Nile District

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Try and create your own List of the seven Wonders of West Nile, you will realise that everyone has his own thrills. There might be an ultima...
11 March 2010

Autobiography of the Author of the Book entitled "Sultan Isara"

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"I was born 36 years ago in Ewava, a small village in Arua District of Uganda. According to Mama Evelyn Ocokoru, d/o Sultan Isara, the ...
29 December 2009

Aje [The Marriage Price]

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After negotiations between both families about the amount of Bridewealth to be given whether in form of cash, cattle or other items, a day i...

Lugbara Thunderbolt (Ovi)

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According to some elders in Maracha, there is NO LOVE during Christmas nowadays. In the past, neighbours from the homestead would gather, si...
23 November 2009

Lugbara Kari (The House of Lugbara)

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There is a long awaited move towards forming an official administrative body of Lugbara. John Godo, a grey haired UPC (Uganda People's C...

(Book Review): Sultan Isara

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Born in 1886 (the same year Arsenal FC, my favourite club, was formed), he was the first contact with the British colonial administration in...
14 November 2009

Mvara S.S. (Arua) Lyrics

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Lyrics for these songs were created by the talented REGINA DRICIRU. "Stop Child Sacrifice in Africa" is a Cry by the Mvara S.S. Mu...

Culture can end Wars and make Long-lasting Peace...

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According to John Godo, a UPC champion in Arua (His office is about 200 metres beyond Kamure Park on the down town Adumi Road), culture is d...

Burning Charcoal

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In the Western world, people use electricity or gas for cooking but what do the Lugbara use for preparing their delicious delicacies? In the...

Only in Africa/ The Lords of Arua Streets

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In 2003, a New Vision newspaper writer described Arua Town as a place where you are more likely to get knocked by a bicycle or wheelbarrow (...