Uganda: Acholi Crown Queen On New Year's Eve

3 January 2011

TEARS of joy rolled down the cheeks of 24-year-old Nighty Ajok as she was crowned Miss Acholi 2010-2011.

Ajok, who dropped out of Senior Six due to school fees issues in 2008, was given either a university scholarship for any course of her choice or sh1.5m to start a business.

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