Author: BigEyeUg3

Tusker midfield kingpin Khalid Aucho has expressed his joy after he was included in the Uganda Cranes final squad for the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. The player was in fine form for the Brewers throughout the season despite the club’s failure to defend its Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title and he says representing his country in the annual tournament is a milestone in his career. “I’m very happy to have made it to the squad to represent Uganda during this year’s edition of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup,” Aucho said. “I have worked hard this season and the call…

Former Fufa president Lawrence Mulindwa was on Tuesday voted onto the Cecafa executive committee in an election conducted at Hill Park in Nairobi. Twelve member countries took part in the elections with each voting once. Mulindwa, also a Fufa honorary president, polled twelve votes followed by Tariq Atta (Sudan) 10, Abdigani Said Arab (Somalia) 9 and Raoul Gisanura (Rwanda) 8 votes. “The #SamsungTwitterParty is back! Get ready to party the night away come 19th December at Zone 7 with fellow tweeps. Entrance is 15,000shs. Call 0775439894 for details. Great music and drinks.” The election was presided over by Emmanuel Maradas…

Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic is confident his dependable and versatile player Denis Guma will shake off his knee injury in time for the Africa Nations Championship (Chan). The Sports Club Victoria University (SCVU) defender-cum midfielder has carried the injury, which has ruled him out of Cecafa that gets underway in Nairobi on Wednesday, for some months now. But Micho is counting on his experience and quality, the same quality that saw Guma alongside Hassan Wasswa command the Cranes to Chan, when the tournament to be held in South Africa in January next year kicks off. “The #SamsungTwitterParty is back! Get…

A five-year-old boy’s penis was severed in a vicious attack from a blood-thirsty pit bull. The young boy was visiting relatives two weeks ago in Yonkers, New York, when the attack happened in an apartment where dogs over 25 pounds are banned. The dog has since been euthanized and the adults involved issued citations, according to the Rockland Journal News. The boy is still in the hospital. “The #SamsungTwitterParty is back! Get ready to party the night away come 19th December at Zone 7 with fellow tweeps. Entrance is 15,000shs. Call 0775439894 for details. Great music and drinks.” The victim was…

A religious court has ordered an Israeli woman to circumcise her son against her will – or pay a fine of $140 a day. The woman refused to let her son be circumcised under Jewish law because she said it would ‘mutilate’ him. But her husband, with whom she is reportedly getting divorced, demanded that the ritual take place, The Times of Israel reported. Jewish ritual circumcisions usually take place in a synagogue eight days after the baby boy’s birth. Named Brit Milah in Hebrew, the ceremony by a specialist rabbi called a mohel is a key part of the Jewish faith…

Kaley Cuoco is in a rush to get to that altar. A new report in Us Weekly claims that the “Big Bang Theory” star is planning to kick off 2014 as a married woman by trying the knot with fiance Ryan Sweeting on New Year’s Eve. Sources tell the magazine that Cuoco and her tennis player hunk have chosen to make it official on Dec. 31 in Southern California. Apparently, the evening will double as a fire-and-ice-themed holiday party, with drinks, dancing and several reasons for celebration. “The #SamsungTwitterParty is back! Get ready to party the night away come 19th…

Ian Watkins, singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has pleaded guilty to a series of “depraved” child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby. He had previously “furiously denied” the allegations. The 36-year-old from Pontypridd and two women had been due to stand trial at Cardiff Crown Court. Watkins pleaded guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13 but not guilty to rape. This was accepted by the prosecution. Sentencing will take place on 18 December. Prosecuting barrister Chris Clee QC told the court: “Ian Watkins was the lead singer in a successful band called…

ROCKSTAR4000 launched the ‘TribeOne: Dinokeng’ Festival in partnership Sony Music Entertainment Africa and the City of Tshwane, in the historic mining town of Cullinan, located in the South African region of Dinokeng. This world-class, three-day music festival will be the first of its kind on the African continent, and will be the African continent’s debut on the global music-festival circuit boasting a unique multi-day, multi-stage musical extravaganza yet to be experienced on African soil. Uganda’s very own KEKO and Naava Grey attended and performed at the launch of the ‘TribeOne: Dinokeng’ three-day music festival that will boast an electrifying mix of music…

By Isaac Mites After graduating from Westminster University, London with a professional qualification in marketing, Roger Mugisha acquired the expertise and personality every TV station in Uganda would desire and now the main battle is between Vision Group’s Urban TV and Nation Media’s Serena based NTV. Roger Mugisha who graduated on Saturday from London, is at the verge of quitting doing what he did best on the mighty breakfast show on KFM, a sister radio station to NTV. Roger Mugisha apparently has been replaced by Ben Mwine from Power FM starting with this week. “The #SamsungTwitterParty is back! Get ready…

By Isaac Mites Multi-talented sexy Hellen Lukoma has finally set the date to unveil her clothing line. This comes after a very good time of surveying and experimenting what it’s like in the fashion and design industry with her collections and fashion shows that emerged a success. Hellen, for the better part of the year showcased her designs at different events and finally she has decided it is time to launch her label and go into full time business. Hellen Lukoma, who stars as Patra  in the Hostel Series that airs on NTV, will launch her fashion label of House of Lukoma…