Jinja: Saturday night was surely one to remember, especially for fun lovers who travelled to Jinja to witness the first edition of the Evoke Nights which was dubbed ”Neon at the Bridge.” The event that started at exactly 9pm attracted the city’sparty folk who travelled from Kampala to attend the first-of-a-kind musical event held at the Forest Resort with a picturesque view of the New Nile Bridge. Sponsored by Tusker Lite, the event had the New Nile Bridge dressed in attractive bright neon colors, giving the crowds an amazing view of the venue well into the night. By night-fall, the…
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Following rapper Gravity Omutujju’s alleged assault on DJ Ciza, the DJ association of Uganda has teamed up to form a mute Gravity campaign. The campaign was formed after Gravity disrespected and vulgarly abused Galaxy FM’s DJ Deno who is the head of music at the station. The verbal exchange between the Kerere singer started when DJ Deno asked Gravity apologize to DJ Ciza but he instead decided to take on Deno in another heated exchange
The United States announced on Friday it would deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating alleged war crimes from US troops in Afghanistan or in other countries. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was prepared to take further steps, including economic sanctions, if the war crimes court goes ahead with any probes of US or allied personnel. “The ICC is attacking America’s rule of law,” Pompeo told reporters. “It’s not too late for the court to change course and we urge that it do so immediately.” The United States has never joined the ICC,…
S&S Female staff have been urged to remain content and satisfied with their jobs rather than running away to the different countries in the Middle East where they end up in modern day slavery. Addressing the S&S Female Staff on International Women’s Day on Friday, Guest Speaker Anna Maria Ntate, a seasoned TV Personality, events MC and a businesswoman said that youthful girls get excited when they secure passports to go to the different Middle East and Arab countries such as Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Oman and others and on reaching there, they don’t get the jobs they were promised…
According to the proprietors, the club will host Christians from different backgrounds and churches who need a place that offers “clean and godly entertainment for all.” Host of the ‘wake-up call’ on Spirit 96.6 FM, King Wesley on Friday announced the opening of a non-alcoholic, smoke free Christian Club at Equatorial Mall in Kampala. The development received mixed reactions on social media with critics urging that regardless of what was envisioned, “the ideologies of a Club and Christians don’t mix.” Uganda is home to hundreds of night clubs and pubs, most of which have been deemed as part of the…
Somali capital Mogadishu was Monday rocked by protests against the proposed impeachment of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. Groups of people had as early as 7am (local time), started marching along the main streets, shouting slogans against the motion that was proposed on Sunday by 93 legislators and received by the Speaker of the Lower House, Mr Mohamed Mursal. The motion was made public by the Administrative Director of the Legislative House, Mr Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buuh, on Sunday afternoon. Hours later, the First and Second deputy speakers of the Parliament, Mr Abdiweli Sheikh Ibrahim Mudey and Mahad Abdalla Awad, respectively,…
Members of Parliament have rejected a Minister’s explanation justifying Police decision to block events organised by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Mario Obiga Kania, told a sitting of Parliament on Thursday, 6 December 2018 that Police had blocked prayers and thanksgiving event organised by the FDC at Rukungiri District Stadium because the party had not observed the guidelines under the Public Order Management Act. Obiga Kania presented the statement in response to concerns raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Betty Aol Ocan, and other Opposition MPs, who said…
Kevin Hart STEPS DOWN as 2019 Oscars host after refusing to apologize for homophobic tweets joking about ‘f*gs’ and Aids and stand-up skit saying his ‘biggest fear was his son growing up gay’ ‘I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists,’ the comedian tweeted Thursday night, just two days after being named host. ‘I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.’ His apology, however, has come…
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has castigated government for failing to fight human trafficking. “Last year, we had stopped government from allowing what they call domestic workers to go out. We thought we can allow those who want jobs as drivers and bankers,” Ms Kadaga said yesterday. She was meeting Catholic nuns under their umbrella, Association of the Religious in Uganda, who petitioned the Speaker against increasing cases of torture and slavery of Ugandan labourers abroad.Ms Kadaga said efforts by Parliament have been failed by conflicting interests of high profile government officials. “Unfortunately, a number of people in…
Men’s penises are half-an-inch SMALLER if they are exposed to high levels of chemicals in non-stick frying pans and fast food packaging while in the womb, study finds Men could end up with penises half-an-inch shorter than usual if their parents were exposed to high levels of a chemical used in non-stick frying pans. Scientists have found the chemicals, called PFCs, can interfere with male hormones and lead to sexual organs being ‘significantly’ shorter and thinner. And this effect is not only seen in the womb, the researchers said. PFCs could have toxic effects in teenagers, too. The chemicals, also…