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By Tuhairwe Joab One of Uganda’s strongly recognized new promoters in town BK of BK promotions has finally resorted to promoting new talents under his label. His label employs a considerable number of people including marketers, organizers, talent scouts and musician. Others include high school students, campusers and graduates with different talents. This label rounds up talents ranging from music, boxing, rallies, kickboxing and jetting in big artists from overseas. This can be traced from this gentleman being ear marked to be the one who was meant to jet in Konshens for the second time despite succumbing to pressures from…

Television talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity in the world on Wednesday as Forbes.com released its annual list of the top movers and shakers in the entertainment industry. Winfrey, 59, who was ranked in the top spot despite her signature daytime television show Oprah ending its 25-year run in 2011, headed a 100-strong list which featured six women in the top 10. Forbes.com uses a complex methodology to come up with its list, taking into account various factors including earnings, the number of mentions each celebrity gets in print and television and their Internet…

Behind all the hair, make-up, pecs and egos lie the true spirit of survivors. This afternoon, the Diamond Housemates shared touching stories of struggle, pain and dreams deferred. Maria – “My determination helped me survive an attempted rape. I don’t know where I got the strength to fight back but I did”. Melvin – “I was called by a stranger who was standing in front of my parent’s gate in the middle of the night when I was a kid. I fell into a trance and started following this person. Luckily, a little girl from the neighborhood saw me walking…

Facebook shadow profiles. Surely you’ve seen the term bouncing across tech news the past few days, and you’ve got a sense it’s probably some nefarious privacy violation—or just the first fun feature Facebook has introduced in years. But seriously, are shadow profiles real? Do I have one? Are they bad? If you use Facebook, then “yes” to all three. Let’s take a trip into Facebook’s shadowy recesses. Why are shadow profiles in the news? Last Friday, right when most journalists were ready to go home for the weekend, Facebook released some embarrassing news. A bug had exposedthe private email addresses…

Microsoft is giving people a peek into Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of the gripes people have with the latest version of the company’s flagship operating system. Although the preview version of Windows 8.1 is meant for Microsoft’s partners and other technology developers, anyone will be able to download it for free starting Wednesday, exactly eight months since desktops, laptops and tablets with Windows 8 went on sale. The version of the Windows 8.1 update meant for the general public will come out later in the year, though a specific date hasn’t been announced. Many…

While the rest of the Housemates continued to spend the evening outside guarding the ‘Book of Tales’ for theirCamp Task, Hakeem and Cleo chose to retreat to the bedroom to snuggle up under the covers. The two spent the night giggling, gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes and whispering sweet nothings to each other. It looks like the cold weather has the Zimbabwean ready to steam things up after all he is a red blooded man. As they lay in bed snuggled Hakeem looked to be slyly trying to coax his girl into taking her top off. “You are hot.…

R&B singer Chris Brown, on probation for punching and beating his former girlfriend, was charged on Tuesday with a hit-and-run and driving without a valid license in connection with a May 21 traffic accident in Los Angeles. Brown, 24, allegedly rear-ended another car and faces up to six months in jail on each misdemeanor charge, L.A. City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said. He will be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 15, Mateljan said. The “Kiss Kiss” singer was sentenced to five years probation, 180 days of community service and domestic violence counseling after pleading guilty to punching…

Uganda Cranes up and coming defender Savio Kabugo is undergoing trials with PSL side Bidvest Wits University. Leon Ssenyange, the Media manager of SC Victoria University, confirmed to MTNFootball.com that the defender was already in South Africa for trials.  “After his good performance in the Fufa Super league, the Uganda Cup and also the national team, Savio has earned himself chance for trials and hopefully he performs well,” added Ssenyange. The steady defender helped SC Victoria University win the Uganda Cup and also finish fifth in FUFA Super League. He made his debut for the national team in an international…

Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) on Tuesday evening confirmed that Lawrence Mulindwa will not seek re-election in August. This comes after reports that Mulindwa, in power since 2005 when he replaced the late Denis Obua, told his executive on Monday that he would not stand again. “It’s true the Fufa president Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa on Monday addressed his Executive Committee members at Fufa House and hinted on his intentions not to seek another term of office in the forthcoming elections scheduled for 30th August 2013,” reads in part a communication dispatched by communications head Rogers Mulindwa. “An official statement…

His music experience in the past years has shaped him to be a better rapper on the Ugandan music scene. Attributing his music to Originality, Preciseness and Uniqueness, the ROW Records signee OPU Isaac, a Ugandan hip hop artiste has exuberantly expressed his merit ever since his debut entry in 2009, a year where his patience and talent were put to test. Despite his debut song being rejected for airplay on some top radio station, OPU didn’t excuse himself from hip-hop’s drawing board. Crafting his rap mastery through assorted collaborations with some of the skilled rappers like Enygma, Lyrikal…