Tag: uganda

October 12, 2012

TICKER: Ugandan lawmaker calls for life imprisonment of homosexuals in every African country

In many African countries, it is illegal to be gay. 25 out of 38 African nations have passed laws that give varying degrees of prison sentences to people caught practicing homosexual…

Read More Arrow
August 16, 2012

TICKER: Uganda organises its first gay parade

On August 4th, Ugandans hosted their first LGBT Pride Parade. The movement was sparked partially because the country’s President, Yoweri Museveni, attributed his success in cutting his country’s HIV infection rates…

Read More Arrow
July 31, 2012

Scary times: “Avoid handshakes and promiscuous sex,” Ugandan president advises after Ebola kills 14

by Stanley Azuakola The deadly Ebola virus has put the East African nation of Uganda on the edge. An outbreak of the virus killed 14 people last week and has…

Read More Arrow
March 11, 2012

Ikhide Says: To the critics of #Kony2012 – Shut up and do something!

by Ikhide R. Ikheloa The name is Ikhide. I am an African. This African rises to applaud Jason Russell the filmmaker, and  Invisible Children, the geniuses behind the epic video…

Read More Arrow
Oluwapelumi October 22, 2011

The new faces of O: Channel O unveils Denrele and 5 other new VJs!

by Ifreke Inyang A lot of people were both surprised and confused when they spotted eccentric TV star, Denrele Edun with a Channel O microphone at the launch of Ice…

Read More Arrow
Oluwapelumi July 1, 2011

Amplified! The Daily BBA Report (Day 60)

by Wilfred Okiche Sharon O apologised to Millicent this morning about their fight last night which left Millicent in tears after Sharon accused her of butchering her native language while…

Read More Arrow
cool good eh love2 cute confused notgood numb disgusting fail