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Yesterday, Uganda’s oldest public university Makerere found itself in a dilemma when one of its iconic main buildings were set ablaze in a gruesome fire that left behind vast damage. Ugandans were in total shock when videos started circulating around the web showing the Makerere University main building, known as the Ivory Tower on fire. […]
Disney has suffered a terrible loss and so has the other communities that found Chadwick Boseman’s portray of the Black Panther character as an inspiration to them especially the youth. A few days ago, reports about the actor’s passing were confirmed by several media outlets pointing to cancer as the root cause of the 43-year-old’s […]
Nigeria is at a blink of reaching over 50,000 COVID-19 positive infections after the country recorded another 298 just a few days ago. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the latest figure in a late-night tweet on Sunday, August 16. According to NCDC, the latest numbers of infections were reported from 16 states […]
Black-ish’s Anthony Anderson was super excited and filled with joy as he celebrated with his family after he was awarded his first Hollywood Walk of Fame star, just in time for his 50th birthday. Anthony attended the Walk of Fame’s first virtual ceremony on Friday — one day before his milestone birthday — alongside his family and friends, […]
American media personality and broadcaster Regis Philbin, 88-years-old was announced dead hours ago, according to to a statement shared by his family on Saturday. Regis Philbin was an actor and singer, known for hosting a number of popular talk and game shows in America. He was also called “the hardest working man in show business” […]
A group of black armed protesters in Louisville, Kentucky marched through the city on Saturday demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in March by police officers who burst into her apartment. A large number of demonstrators all dressed in black, carrying semi-automatic weapons, and paramilitary gear walked in an organised formation as […]
Tennis superstar Serena Williams together with Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman and a group of others have decided to invest in a new Los Angeles-based women’s team to launch in time for the 2022 National Women’s Soccer League season. Apart from Natalie Portman, Serena Williams’ two-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, is also among the list of owners […]
Donald Trump faced it tough today after Linkin Park filed a copyright claim against one of his re-election video ads that were running on Twitter Saturday night. According to Variety, the re-election videos by Donald Trump’s campaign team were removed from Twitter after Linkin Park filed a copyright take-down notice against the visuals. The video, […]
A police officer has been arrested and quarantined in Busia after he was caught having sex with a female COVID-19 patient quarantined at the Agricultural Training Centre (ATC). The ATC quarantine facility is believed to be guarded by three police officers and three prison warders 24/7. The centre admits COVID-19 patients from the Busia GK […]
UG’s talented female rapper, Recho Rey yesterday informed her fans and partners about how her longtime manager Arnold Sempijja also known by some as Apple parted ways after working together for many years. Apple and Recho Rey had been close friends for a long while now, with the two going back as long as 4 […]
