Author: Menyatta Ronald

UB40 has come out to deny knowing of any event in Kampala that they are supposed to perform. On their official website the legendaryEnglish reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England stated that they are totally oblivious of any upcoming concert in Uganda. The show which is widely advertised on all media platforms in Uganda championed by NBS is stated to take place on 21st December 2023 at Kololo Airstrip. The only airstrip worldwide used for human events rather than airplane gatherings! “UB40 sincerely apologises to fans in Uganda and clarifies that we will NOT be…

Busy as bee would not be a sufficeint word to describe the activities at the event that went down at Bell ObaFest at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo yesterday. Transmitted in over 3 big televion channels across East Africa including NBS and NTV Kenya for Uganda and Kenya respectively. This year’s event which was one of a kind  set to be graced in Kenya and Tanzania later was a succesful event with headlining artists giving their best. Azawi of Uganda, Bensoul and Nayshinski from Kenya among others. A day before, Tanzania’s edition dubbed Serengeti Oktoba Fest brought grove to the party revellers…

Gulu University-Main Campus in Gulu City suffered a devastating loss following a sudden devour by stormy wind on Wednesday evening. According to official university communication following the unfortunate event, The Gulu based government campus experienced upscale disaster between 4:15pm to 6:00pm that damaged several roofs, uprooted trees, and two huge tents were blown off. Infrastructure worth millions of shillings were destroyed including the roof of Accounts building in the Faculty of Business and Development Studies, Offices at the Faculty of Education and Humanities, Academic Registrar Building, and the Main Library among others. The merciless wind did spare the surrounding tress…

Losing Romelu Lukaku to AS ROMA is no option for Italian Giant Inter Millan for a perfect start of the season. Inter thrashed their long-time rivals AC Millan 5:1 on the much-anticipated Milan Derby. Former Manchester United player Henrikh Mkhitaryan was on fire with a brace on the 5th and 69th minutes of the games respectively. His playmates Thuram with a long range strike, Calhanoglu and Fattesi added more goals behind AC millan’s goal posts. Rafel Leao’s 57th consolation goal wasn’t halfway to stop further disaster. This leaves Inter Millan top of the Italian Serrie A table with 12 points…

The body of a third-year student of Makerere University Business School Nakawa has been found lifeless in Lake Victoria, the side of PortBell. Mark Agaba was publicly last seen on Sunday in MUBS, little was this known to be his last appearance on the Nakawa based University. He disappeared later that day, messages of his whereabouts and missing person started circulating on social media with the hope of resurfacing. Its alleged-on Friday, three dead bodies believed to be of young persons (students) were found along the shores of the lake until yesterday when it was confirmed that one of…

Exactly five years later, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) returned to Arua District in a countrywide roadmap mobilisation tour but also to expand his political territories by opening the National Unity Platform (NUP) District offices. It all begun in 2017 when a young musician (Bobi Wine) surprised Ugandans storming and capturing the political scene as evidenced by the mega support countrywide. Arua district is not exceptional, despite his sorrowful assassination attempt that claimed the life of his driver, Hon. Ssentamu didn’t give up instead he captured the hearts of several Ugandans who identified with him. The NUP leader posted on…

Hundreds of Focolare members and friends of the movement concluded their annual retreat dubbed “The Mariapolis” at Sacred Heart Primary school Kyamusansala, a quite amile away from Masaka city. Young people who constituted majority of participants embraced the ideal of the movement. Several schools and institutes across the nation attended this year’s event such as Immaculate Heart Girls’ School in Nyakibale who had hosted the previous edition of the event in Rukungiri, St Maria Goretti Girl’s SS Fort-Portal, St Mary’s Vocational School Kyamuhunga Bushenyi, Kitabi Seminary, Sacred Heart Sisters, Sisters of our Lady of Good Counsel, Banakalooli Sisters etc. On…

Within a space of two days only, a lot has been going on social spaces within and outside the boarder of the “banana republic”. From the unleash mess up immoral leaks of Sheila Gashumba to the embarrassment leak of Nampeera clip public clip. As netizens scramble here and there in connections to get the “sinful” videos, a popular 66-year-old American comedian Steve Harvey was equally shading frog tears when rumors broke of his wife Marjorie cheating on him with their long-time bodyguard. He tried rubbing the allegation off at the Invest Fest in Atlanta over the weekend.It’s unclear how the…

The crisscross movements at the Nakawa based university comes to close tomorrow Friday with anticipated massive Baazer dance hall. MUBS Freshers reported to Campus last weekend just a week after Kyambogo University concluded their orientation week too. Immediately this week on Monday first years were started on with orientation and it’s related activities that is running the whole week until tomorrow. Several excited first years were seen moving haphazardly and getting welcomed by several sports, cultural, academic and religious associations at the great business Campus.

Uganda national basketball team, the Gazelles was outpowered by the Kagame’s girls 66: 61 at the ongoing Afrobasket women championship in Kigali last night in what many described as the “Battle of the East.” In a technically 4 quartered contested game, Rwanda that not only happen to be the youngest team in the tournament but rather a host team, couldn’t bow down to Uganda’s Gazelles even despite the latter beating the 11th time champions Senegal previously. With that win over Uganda, Rwanda writes history of reaching semi finals for the first time in history. Earlier on Nigeria progressed to semi…