GOSSIP: I have forgiven Stella Nyanzi - Mrs Museveni

The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has posted on facebook an interview she had with NTV, in which she reacts to recent criticism by fiery Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi.

Dr Nyanzi has criticized the First Lady, for what she claims, is her failure to push government to implement a campaign promise to provide sanitary pads to school going children.

Dr Nyanzi stepped up her criticism on social media after this week’s interview  in which, the First Lady  speaking as Education Minister, criticized the long hours children spend at primary school and their transportation to school.

She particularly criticized the practice of sending children to school unaccompanied on boda bodas (motor cycles).

“I have received reports about Dr Stella Nyanzi insulting me. I don’t know what wrong I committed to deserve that kind of language and abuse. However, I want to tell Ugandans that I forgive her,” Janet Museveni told NTV.

ENTERTAIMENT:Billboard features Tekno as next Nigerian star to break into North America

MMMG artiste, Tekno has again been recognized by Billboard Magazine.


I an article below, Tekno tells the magazine about the influence of his hit song ‘Pana’ and ‘Duro’ on his career. He said, “I started traveling heavy, my fee went up, more girls, more attention. That was: he’s bad and he’s here to stay.” 

One of his singles, titled "Pana," has gone on to entrap other listeners the same way it conquered its creator, accumulating 30 million streams between YouTube and Spotify. 

Veterans like Trey Songz and Ludacris have posted clips of themselves listening to the song on Instagram, and "Pana" also caught the attention of Imran Majid, senior vice president of A&R at Columbia, who signed the track and re-released it in December. 

Tekno's connection with Columbia is the latest step forward in an inch-by-inch acknowledgement of the commercial viability of Nigerian pop in the U.S. 

News: Uganda Police Spokesperson AIGP Adrew Felix Kaweesi, His Bodyguard And Driver Shot Dead

Uganda's police spokesperson Andrew felix Kaweesi, his driver Godfrey Mambewa and his bodyguard Corporal Kenneth Erau were shot dead at about 9am on Friday morning, March 17th, near his home in Kulambiro in Kisaasi.

According to government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo, details of the attack, including the motive, were unclear but said the assailants must have used a 'powerful weapon', given they knew they were attacking armed people.
Eye witnesses say the shooting lasted for more than 10 minutes and more than 50 shots fired. It was gathered that the perpetrators first shot at the Police car from both sides.

It is not yet clear how Kaweesi was killed but Inspector-General of Police Kale Kayihura and other senior security officers rushed to the scene to ascertain what could have happened.
Kaweesi, who also held the position of director human resource, was in August 2016 appointed by IGP Kayihura the special police spokesman as the force attempted to repair its image tainted by a string of brutality case and public relations nightmares.
Mr Kaweesi, whom Gen Kayihura had earlier removed from the Kampala Metropolitan Police command and later from the Directorate of Operations for being “in the media too often”, had been tasked to reclaim the force’s lost public trust.
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EVENTS:CHECK OUT SOME INTERESTING PHOTOS BY PARTICIPANTS AT THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO FOUNDATION MASTERCLASS WEST AFRIC

Masterclass West Africa, a satellite masterclass of the World Press Photo Foundation came to a close on Sunday 12, 2017, after five days of extensive training and workshop for. The class which took place in Accra, Ghana,

“Established and emerging brands use the services of models to create the idyllic world consumers would aspire to. Using their bodies as mannequins to adorn these idealistic identities and ‘perfect’ characters, This photo project looks at the lives of fashion models living and working in Accra, Ghana ”

“It is here in the suffocating heat in the streets of Brazzaville and the photograph shows small trades, with on question in mind: how to manage to become great?

STORE: NIKE LAUNCHES "pro-hijab"

American sportswear giant and brand to superstars Nike has launched what it calls the “pro-hijab”

SPORTS: Eibar 1-4 Real Madrid

Karim Benzema, James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio all on scoresheet. Real Madrid have moved to sit at the top of La Liga in thier away game against Eibar later this evening. This was a comprehensive victory for Zidane's side, and they did it without both Bale and Ronaldo. Benzema was the star man for the visitors.

SPORTS: Leicester City 3-1 Hull City

Hull have been pushing for an equaliser. But Gray skedaddles upfield, nearly finds the bottom left with a fine shot, and from the resulting corner, Huddlestone accidentally flicks a header into the top right of his own net. Manchester City 1938 look like remaining a singular lot a little longer.

SPORTS: Manchester United were held 1-1 by Bournemouth!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a second-half penalty saved as Manchester United were held 1-1 by Bournemouth and missed the opportunity to move ahead of Liverpool and into fifth in a feisty game at Old Trafford.