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With YouTube already shuttered in Pakistan, Google is now reportedly facing an all-out ban in that country, according to The Times of India. The country’s new IT and telecommunication minister, Anusha Rahman Khan, announced that unless Google removes “blasphemous and objectionable material” from YouTube, the country will block access to all Google sites. “It all depends on our negotiation clout,” Khan said, according to The Times of India. “If they persist with their stance, we can block Google in Pakistan as a last resort as there are many alternative search engines available on the Web.” YouTube was originally blocked in…

Here is how Africa voted this week (16 June 2013) – We say goodbye to Biguesas (Angola) and Neyll (Angola). Here’s who which country voted for: Angola: Neyll Botswana: Pokella Ghana: Pokello Kenya: Annabel Ethiopia: Annabel Malawi: Natasha Namibia: Pokello Nigeria: Pokello South Africa: Pokello Sierra Leone: Pokello Tanzania: Annabel Uganda: Annabel Zambia: Natasha Zimbabwe: Pokello Rest of Africa: Pokello Total: Pokello = 8; Annabel = 4; Natasha =2, Neyll = 1, Biguesas = 0. (Total: 15 Votes) Go to www.bigbrotherafrica.com for more.

A couple in South Carolina is facing jail time after they were arrested for having a romp in public. James Russell Nichols & Gloria Sawyer, both from South Carolina, allegedly were caught doing their thing in a boat. The two were arrested after people complained about their public indecent exposure in a docked boat in full view of patrons and children at the Bucksport Marina in Conway. Nichols denied that he and Sawyer were having sex and told police he’d only been rubbing his partner’s legs to ease his partner from irritation of “sores from a medical condition.” Although public…

No upcoming singer has received as much positive criticism as Irene Ntale. The petite singer with body of a French model could make one develop a feeling of ”vraintment dessole” considering that she hails from the same nation as Straka Mwezi. However, not her voice! Her love themed lyrics paint a colour of romance bringing the French city of romance, Paris into picture. While announcing the release of their duet dubbed ”love letter” at McKenzie’s launch of Kella PR at Gato Mato on Thursday night, Bebe Cool showered her with praises tagging the priceless ”next-big-thing” label. Described by Sunday Magazine…

Doctors have removed a pencil from a man’s head after he had lived with it for 15 years without knowing. The 24-year-old man is believed to have suffered an injury in his childhood, which led to the pencil being embedded in his skull. After years of headaches, constant colds and worsening vision in one eye, the unnamed Afghan man decided to seek medical help. After being taken for a scan, the Aachen University Hospital, in Germany, said a 10cm pencil was found lodged from his sinus to his pharynx. The object was also found to have injured his right eye…

President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Lawrence Mulindwa has rewarded the Cranes team with US$33,000 for their victory in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The home side scored late in the game to beat 10-man Angola 2-1 in a Group J encounter played at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Mulindwa, who also rewarded the Cranes after victory over Liberia last week, told the team at Sky Hotel, Naalya, that they deserved to be thanked for work well done. “Thanks for making the national proud,” said Mulindwa. Team manager Chrispus Muyinda said that they were going…

Get interesting gossip from the Red Pepper. Go to www.redpepper.co.ug After separating with his boss, the former vice president of the ghetto republic Buchaman now wants to go back to the Kamwokya camp. In 2011, Buchaman shocked Ugandans by revealing he was leaving Fire Base Crew, citing exploitation by his leader. Buchaman claims to have fought Bobi’s wars both Musically and physically. “He’s not willing to bring him back because the separation two years ago was messy”, says one insider. At one event, Buchaman praised Bebe Cool for having a good heart and caring for the needy. To diss Bobi…

Popular messaging application WhatsApp crossed its all-time daily record by processing 27 billion messages in a single day. The declaration came through a tweet from the service’s official Twitter account. new daily record: 10B+ msgs sent (inbound) and 17B+ msgs received (outbound) by our users = 27 Billion msgs handled in just 24 hours! — WhatsApp Inc. (@WhatsApp) June 12, 2013 To look at the figures more closely, the company refers to 10 billion inbound sent messages and 17 billion outbound received messages. There is a difference between the two figures because of the existence of group chat. When…

Desperate Venezuelans are now using a smartphone app, that helps in finding toilet paper, currently scarce in the country. The app, few weeks ago, uses crowd sourcing technology to enable users to let each other locate stores where stocks haven’t run out. Abasteceme – meaning “Supply Me” in English, is a free Android app which has already been downloaded more than 12,000 times, mostly by residents of Caracas (the capital city), said the Creator, Jose Augusto Montiel. He said: “Lots of things are in short supply, but what people are most worried about is finding toilet paper.” Economists blaming scarcity…