By BigEyeUg Team The Ministry of Health has written to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology requesting for the ban of singer Eric Opoka aka EeZzy’s smash hit, ‘Tumbiza Sound’. According to the letter that this website has glanced at, Ministry of Health is concerned that the message in the song contradicts its call for COVID-19 prevention. The Ministry claims that the message in the song has caused misinformation among different audiences and subsequently creating complacency among the public. It is for this reason that the Ministry of Health has reached out to…
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By BigEyeUg Team Nigerian fast rising artiste Temilade Openyi, famously known by her stage name Tems, has accused Ugandan singer Bebe Cool of orchestrating their recent arrest. Tems along with fellow Nigerian singer Omah Lay and their manager Muyiwa Awoniyi were arrested last weekend by Uganda Police after they performed at ‘The Big Brunch’ show that was held at Ddungu Resort, Munyonyo. The singers were accused of breaching the Ministry of Health guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. They were paraded before the Chief Magistrates Court of Makindye, and charged with negligently…
By BigEyeUg Team Media personality Edwin Katamba alias MC Kats has started a campaign to end stigma against HIV/AIDS. The self-proclaimed King of the mic’s new journey is an edutainment campaign to eradicate stigmatizing people living with HIV through by the public. In this initiative, Kats will be working closely with the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA). The NBS TV presenter’s initiative is expected to go a long way in reaching out…
By BigEyeUg Team Socialite Sheilah Carol Gashumba is furious with songstress Cindy Sanyu for insulting Nigerian singer Omah Lay. Taking it to her Twitter, Gashumba revealed that she was shocked after watching Cindy call Omah Lay an idiot in a live video on social media, before further calling her out for being jealous. “I missed the part where Cindy Sanyu called Omah Lay an idiot during a live video!! Wow!! My favorite artist!! Shame on you!! Be happy for others just like Uganda was happy for you when u filled up cricket oval,” Gashumba stated. “This boy is only 23…
By BigEyeUg Team Young female rapper Nanyanzi Faith aka Felista di Super Star continues to make a statement in Uganda’s entertainment fraternity even at such a tender age. At an age of 10, Felista is indeed living a dream that most musicians especially those above her age do fantasize daily. News reaching our desk is that, the ‘Nawambye’ singer has been signed by a new music management, Rok Invents that seeks to elevate her talent to another top level. This comes-in after almost a year ever since she was signed by Ruparelia Foundation working collectively with Bravo shoes company. She…
By BigEyeUg Team The Ministry of Health – Uganda has denied lifting ban on concerts as earlier reported. Through its official twitter account on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health has made it clear that entertainment centers or concerts have NOT BEEN OPENED and all bars, night clubs and discotheques remain closed. “The Ministry of Health would like to state that entertainment centers or concerts have NOT BEEN OPENED as is being portrayed in sections of the media. All bars, night clubs and discotheques remain closed,” Ministry of Health tweeted. The same tweet threads that only cinemas were officially allowed to…
By BigEyeUg Team Fabled Ugandan critic journalist Edward Sendikadiwa alias Eddie Sendi has roasted Nigerian singers Omah Lay and Tems after they threw in a bitter piece in the longtime Uganda-Nigeria music relationship. While weighing in on the Nigerian singers’ saga on NBS TV’s Uncut show, the Dembe FM presenter dared most of the foreign artists especially Omah Lay and Tems to challenge any Ugandan artist in regards to stage performance. Sendi took a case of singers Fik Fameica and Gravity Omutujju who are some of the volatile stage performers in Uganda and assured the two a landslide victory if…
By BigEyeUg Team Ugandan musician Bebe Cool while working closely with the Uganda Police Force and Judiciary has secured release of Nigerian singers Stanley Omah Didia (Omah Lay) and Temilade Openyi (Tems) from Kitalya Prison. The two singers were arrested on Sunday 13th December 2020 and charged with the offence of negligent act likely to spread of infectious disease section 171 of Penal Code Act. This was after they performed at a disguised concert on Saturday at Ddumba Resort, Munyonyo breaching the government of Uganda’s ban of all concerts since March to curb COVID-19 Pandemic spread in the country. According…
By BigEyeUg Team Joy and success continues to cape singer Bebe Cool’s career and family this year better than any other artists. Just a weeks after his son Alpha Ssali Thiery featuring among the CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup triumphant Uganda Hippos, Bebe Cool and family have been hit with another milestone of their firstborn child, Allan Hendrick Ssali (PaperDaddy) graduating. We earlier last month ran a publication about Allan’s graduation ceremony, a life-time event that was anxious at by then. Allan was part of the thousands of graduands at International University of East Africa in year 2020 after successfully pursuing…
By BigEyeUg Team Singer APass is another Ugandan artist who has gone rough with the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) nominations that were concluded Wednesday 9th December 2020. As popularly known for criticizing fellow singer Bebe Cool, there was no way the ‘Wakayima’ singer would walk away smartly without APass’s verbal feasts. Upon coming across the MAMAs nomination list featuring Bebe Cool, the ‘Nkwagala’ singer took it to his social media suggesting Bebe Cool’s elimination and prioritizing either himself or Winnie Nwagi and Fik Fameica as perfect replacements. “About the #MTVMAMA2021 issue. I suggest Bebe Cool should be removed…