Justin Bieber Driving Drama Builds While He Kicks Back at Hockey Game

Posted by Unknown Rabu, 29 Mei 2013 0 komentar

             Justin Bieber in one of his many rides

When the going gets tough, teen stars … hide in their mansions. That's today's lesson from Justin Bieber, whose latest run-in with his neighbors seems to be escalating from bad to worse as more details emerge.

Earlier this week, residents of Calabasas, California, a family-oriented community just north of Los Angeles, called the authorities on the pop star (again) for allegedly speeding his white Ferrari through a 25 mph zone. Among the witnesses was Keyshawn Johnson, who happened to be outside with his 3-year-old daughter when Bieber flew by.According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore, Johnson admitted that he was not happy with the zooming sports car — or its driver — and so he hopped in his Prius and followed Bieber, 19, to his house. (Yes, a Prius chased down a Ferrari.)
Whitmore told the Associated Press that when the former NFL star got out of his eco-conscious car at Bieber's home, the teen idol was already closing his garage door. Obviously, Johnson simply stuck out his ripped arm and stopped it as he explained that he wanted to talk about Bieber's unsafe driving. However, rather than talk it out, Bieber did what any teenage boy would do: He ran inside his house and refused to come out.
Though Johnson never got to hash things out with Bieber, he did make a statement to the deputies, who showed up at the Canadian crooner's house to follow up his complaint as well as another neighbor's. However, Whitmore noted that officers were also unable to get face time with Bieber: "His security detail said he declined to talk to us based on the advice of counsel."
The incident is still under investigation, and deputies plan to send a report of reckless driving to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office so that it might consider filing misdemeanor charges in the next few weeks. As of now, Johnson has declined to publicly comment, even via ESPN, where he currently works as a commentator.
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Bieber at a hockey game on Tuesday (Getty Images)
While this scuffle is just the latest in Bieber's string of missteps, which include everything from possibly assaulting a neighbor to trying to smuggle his pet monkey into Germany, one person's got the singer's back: his good friend Usher. During an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Wednesday, Usher defended his young protégé, explaining, "He's a teenager having to live his life in front of the camera."
For his part, Bieber has seemed pretty unconcerned about the possible legal charges, tweeting a photo of himself looking happier than ever as he watched the Los Angeles Kings face off with the San Jose Sharks during the NHL playoffs on Tuesday. No word yet on whether he drove himself.
Justin got his first tattoo, a seagull, back in March 2010. Inspired by the fable "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," the ink is reported to be a family tradition. Jeremy Bieber, who accompanied his son to... more 

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MEDIA SIEGE: UK Issues Travel Warning For Uganda

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The government of the United Kingdom has issued a travel warning for its citizens asking them to exercise caution and avoid all demonstrations, and to continue monitoring travel advice following yesterday’s skirmishes as police clashed with journalists protesting the closure of the Pepper Publications and Monitor Publications last Monday.

Al Jazeera journalist, Malcolm Webb (R) runs for safety after being tear-gassed outside Daily Monitor offices in Kampala on May 28 (Photo by Isaac Kasamani) 

Al Jazeera journalist, Malcolm Webb (R) runs for safety after being tear-gassed outside Daily Monitor offices in Kampala on May 28

We advise all British Nationals to exercise caution and avoid all demonstrations, and to continue monitoring travel advice,” the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement on Tuesday night.
Pundits say the closure of the newspapers could affect tourism revenues as tourists from western countries shun Uganda for fear of violence. An estimated 15,000 British nationals visit Uganda every year.
The statement adds; “There were demonstrations outside the offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper in the Namuwongo area of Kampala on 28 May. There are reports that tear gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters.
Several activists and journalists were tear-gassed as they challenged government’s decision to keep a lock on Daily Monitor and Red Pepper offices.



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Iryn Denies Being in Japanese Prison

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Iryn Namubiru who was arrested early this month in Japan after being caught with drugs has today morning said that she was not in any prison but was at a detention house.

Ugandan DIVA Iryn Namubiru  
 
Ugandan DIVA Iryn Namubiru

 Iryn said that after being arrested, She was detained at the police station as investigations were going on. Iryn Namubiru who was accompanied by her Manager said that she was proved innocent before being set free.
“After the investigations, they found that am innocent and i was now to act as a witness. I recorded statements and i was given two state lawyers. I explained to them that case which i carried belonged to Kim who was waiting for me at the Hotel.” Said Iryn.
Namubiru denied the allegations that she was the owner of the drugs saying hat she has never tasted any drug in her life.
Namubiru signed a deal with a Japanese based promoter one Kim where she was supposed to go with Dj Micheal and Hilderman but they later failed to go due to unknown reasons.
Namubiru who went on with the deal ended but up in the hands of Japanese Police after discovering that the case had drugs inside its covers.
Namubiru returned in Kampala on Monday after being set free.She also claims that she was granted security to the airport for her dear life.





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A quick chat with . . . BBC's Alan Kasujja

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A quick chat with . . . BBC's Alan Kasujja 
Alan Kasujja is the Ugandan presenter of Newsday on the BBC 
World Service. 
 
Alan Kasujja is the Ugandan presenter of Newsday on the BBC World Service. Carol Kasujja asked him what keeps him busy. . .
Q: Alan, what are you doing in Kampala?

A:
I am part of the BBC science festival which seeks to answer the question: “Can Africa be News For Science In The World?” And also to check on my friends and relatives.

How do you find London?

If you have not been to London before, it is worth a visit. It offers a wide range of cultural, diversity and its massive buildings are worth looking at. There is always something happening in the city.

Has your accent changed?

My accent is organic. I do not know how to fake accents. The most important thing is that my audience understands what I communicate. Ask me that same question after three years.

What do you miss about Uganda?


Missing home comes in all shapes and sizes; it just depends on what I am experiencing at that specific moment. I miss friends I always hung out with and the local bar that plays my kind of music. I miss being home. East or west, home is best.

You have been in the media ever since you were a teenager. When do you intend to retire?

I am proud of my job. I thought of retiring some time back but that has changed. I am on top of my career. I am still strong and focused. Being in the newsroom is fun and exciting. So madam, I have no announcement to make because I am not about to retire. And if I want to retire, you will be the last person to know.

You were among the highest paid radio presenters in Uganda. How do you compare BBC and the Ugandan media?


Both institutions play a big role to inform, but BBC has more resources. Working with them has exposed me to so many things I had overlooked. People are very professional there.

How do you handle a long distance relationship?


I am with my family and we have just had another baby.

 

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Chris Brown accused over hit-and-run

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Chris Brown (Source: BANG Showbiz)
                  Chris Brown


Chris Brown is been accused of committing a hit-and-run offence.
The Don't Wake Me Up singer reportedly refused to hand over his driver's licence and insurance information when he crashed his Range Rover into the back of a Mercedes at a set of traffic lights in Beverly Hills, California last week and police are now looking into the incident, 
Chris, 24, is still on probation for violently assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, leaving her face battered and bruised, and this alleged hit-and-run could trigger a violation.
However, sources close to the star claim he did nothing wrong. The friends said Chris gave the woman involved in the crash his correct details and when he lawyer attempted to contact her aftewards she hung up on him. Subsequent calls have also reportedly gone unanswered,
This is not the first time the Fine China hitmaker - who was en route to a recording studio with his former lover Karrueche Tran - has been involved in a car crash.
In February, Chris wrecked his Porsche 911 after he hurtled into a wall claiming he was cut off by "aggressive" paparazzi photographers in Los Angeles, California.
A spokesman at the time said: "The occupants jumped out, with cameras, and aggressively approached his vehicle. In an effort to remove himself from the situation, he [Chris] began to back down an alley at which point his was cut off by two additional vehicles.
"Chris' vehicle was wrecked due to this aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi."
Chris - who has reportedly reunited with model Karrueche - recently ended his turbulent relationship with Rihanna after deciding to go "solo".

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13 on trial for child trafficking in Algeria

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ALGIERS
Thirteen people, including dual nationality French-Algerians, went on trial in Algiers on Monday accused of kidnapping Algerian children and selling them for adoption in France.
The prosecution requested a 20-year jail sentence and a fine of five million dinars (50,000 euros) for the main suspect, Khelifa Hanouti, a doctor accused of illegally shipping the children abroad with the help of a notary.
He also demanded 10-year sentences for each of the remaining 12 suspects in the case, in which nine children of single mothers were allegedly kidnapped and sent to the French city of Saint-Etienne, where they were sold for adoption.
Seven of the accused appeared in court for the start of the trial, which has been repeatedly delayed, but none of the six French suspects of Algerian origin living in Saint-Etienne were present.
"There was no appropriation of children," said Allel Boutouili, the lawyer of Hanouti, who has been in jail since March 2009.
"The only woman on whom the entire investigation rests has said that her twins, Ahlem and Katia, were kidnapped and sold to a couple living in France," Boutouili told AFP.
But according to documents in his possession, the lawyer said the two girls, who were born in 1997, were adopted by a woman living in Algiers.
Hanouti allegedly transported the children to France with the help of a notary, who is charged with falsifying "disclaimer documents" that had been signed by single mothers.
The case first came to light when a young woman died in 2009 during an abortion at a clinic in the Algiers suburb of Ain Taya that belonged to Hanouti, and an investigation was launched.
The lawyer said his client had initially been prosecuted for performing illegal abortions but this charge was finally dropped.
Hanouti had been convicted on the same charge in 2002, and handed a two-year jail sentence, of which he served nine months before being released.
Abortion is a crime in Algeria and women patients risk two years in prison, while doctors can be jailed for up to five.
One of the other suspects, Boualem Ibari, who lives in Saint-Etienne, "adopted two boys from the Ain Taya nursery, according to Algerian procedures," the lawyer said.
"He was even authorised by the court of Rouiba (near Ain Taya) to change their names and take them out of Algeria on his passport," he added.
Hamid Touliba, another lawyer for Hanouti, said "all the adoptions in this case took place according to the law, with authentic documents, and none of the biological mothers filing a complaint."
The charges of those on trial include criminal conspiracy, transporting children with premeditation, forgery and impersonation.

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Nantumbwe wins Miss Uganda 2013 central region

Posted by Unknown Minggu, 26 Mei 2013 0 komentar
Nantumbwe wins Miss Uganda 2013 central region 
Stellah Nantumbwe was up against weak contestants
 
 The search for Miss Uganda 2013 central region went down at Maria-Flo gardens, Masaka Saturday night with Stella Nantumbwe, a business computing graduate from Greenwich University, taking the day.

And not that she was the most exceptional on the night; it’s just that her 16 opponents were just not good enough. The 22-year old was a tad more intelligent with her answers that at some point the judges teased her to answer English questions in Luganda, to find out whether she grasps her mother tongue. She never disappointed.

Nantumbwe was trailed by Rashidah Namakula Birabwa, 22, and Vanessa Namalwa, 20, in the first and second runner-up order. The crowds loved Birabwa’s walking gait on the runway but the judges felt she lacked the nous of the winner.

And then, it was not funny watching some contestants dragging their feet in high-heeled shoes. One contestant Hindu Nakirya wasn’t really good with the high-heels.

With backlashes having rained on the organisers for poorly managing the past two regional searches, one could tell they had tried their best to answer the critics’ calls. The stage lighting from Fenon team reflected the mood, though some photojournalists felt more work should be done for it to hit the perfect mode.

The organisers never delayed to start the event for the crowds’ numbers to swell up as the night’s emcees comedian Alex Muhangi and Gloria Ayeera, former Miss Uganda contestant, kick-started the event at 9:30pm.

After the judges, former Miss Uganda Sylvia Namutebi, Janat Nalugya, Brenda Nanyonjo, Olivia Nakitto and outgoing Miss Uganda Phiona Bizzu had taken their seats, there were some musical performances from artistes Grace Nakimera and Captain Dollar to light up the mood. in all, the event was an improvement from previous regional scouting.

The next search is going for the eastern girls and will be at Jinja this Saturday.
 

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Pope Tells Mobsters To Repent And Follow God

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Pope Tells Mobsters To Repent And Follow God
 Pope Tells Mobsters To Repent
  And Follow God


Pope Francis has spoken out against Mafia organisations exploiting and enslaving people, and called on gangsters to turn to God.
The Pontiff was speaking a day after a courageous priest murdered by the Sicilian Mafia was beatified.
"My thoughts are with the suffering of women, men and also children who are exploited by the many Mafias who make them slaves, through prostitution, through many social pressures," the Pontiff told the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square.
"They cannot do this, they cannot make our brothers slaves, we must pray to the Lord to make these mafiosi convert to God."
Francis paid tribute to Pino Puglisi, the reverend murdered by the Mafia, calling him a martyr and an "exemplary priest" dedicated to serving and educating young people.
Father Puglisi worked in one of Palermo's poorest and roughest neighbourhoods, trying to give hope and options to young people who were often recruited by the mob.
He was gunned down by the Mafia in 1993.
Father Puglisi was beatified at a mass in Palermo on Saturday with tens of thousands in attendance. Beatification is the last formal step before possible sainthood.
The Pontiff’s remarks recalled an impassioned plea by the late Pope John Paul II. During a visit to Sicily 20 years ago, he called on mafiosi to "repent, because one day you will face the judgment of God".

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Plane Crash: Search For 'Angel Flight' Pilot

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Plane Crash: Search For 'Angel Flight' Pilot
 Plane Crash: Search For 'Angel
Flight' Pilot


The search has resumed for the pilot of a volunteer medical flight days after the plane crashed in woods in New York, killing at least two people.
Divers have been using sonar equipment to scour a big, murky pond where much of the wreckage of the Angel Flight aircraft was submerged.
Supervisor Todd Bradt said the divers had trouble seeing in the water because it was so muddy, but a piece of the plane was removed.
The flight's two passengers, a husband and wife, were found dead on Friday near the crash site in Ephratah, a small town about an hour west of Albany.
The search for the pilot was unsuccessful on Saturday and teams have also been looking in woods.
Angel Flight is a non-profit group that works with volunteer pilots and sets up free air transportation and medical care for sick patients.
It claims it has helped more than 65,000 children and adults on about 60,000 flights covering more than 12 million miles. It was founded in 1996.
Larry Camerlin, president and founder of Angel Flight Northeast, said the organisation was "tremendously saddened" by news of the crash.
The twin-engine Piper PA 34 had left Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachussetts and was heading to Rome in New York before it crashed just after 5pm on Friday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the plane did not issue a distress call before losing radar and radio contact.
Officials have not yet identified the passengers, pilot or cause of the crash.
Visibility at the time in Rome was 10 miles, said National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Montgomery. It was slightly raining with winds of 13-14 mph.
Witnesses described the destruction that started in the air above Ephratah, a sleepy town of about 700 people.
The car park of Granny's Ice Cream Shanty, less than a mile from the crash site, was packed with emergency vehicles.
Owner Joan Dudley told The Associated Press that she and her employees were among the first at the scene.
"We were just leaving to get something to eat, and we heard this noise," Ms Dudley said.
"We looked up and saw the plane flipping in the air. Then it fell apart," she said. "Parts and pieces of it were flying through the sky, and a body fell out."
They called 911 as they parked their car and ran to the crash site in the rain to see if they could rescue anyone.
"Airplane parts were all over the place," she said. "They were picking them up all over."
Ephratah resident Roger Berry, 75, said: "When I heard it, I knew something was wrong. It made one circle and came back around."
Mr Berry said he heard a bang, then saw pieces of the plane fall out of the air. Although most of the plane landed in the pond, he said pieces, including the engine, scattered about the area.
The motor fell 50ft from his neighbour's bedroom, where she was sleeping, Mr Berry said.

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17 killed, 20 injured in rebel attack in India

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and chairperson of the National Advisory Council, Sonia Gandhi (2L) meet injured survivors of the attack on May 26 2013.
 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and chairperson of the National Advisory Council, Sonia Gandhi (2L) meet injured survivors of the attack on May 26 2013.

In Summary
  • Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi has described it as "an attack on democracy" while her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi is currently camping in state capital Raipur. 

New Delhi

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the ruling Congress party have condemned the horrific attack on party leaders by left-wing Naxalite rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh, in which at least 17 people were killed and more than 20 others injured.
A group of armed Naxalites Saturday ambushed a Congress party convoy at Dharba Valley in the state ruled by the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), killing 17 people on the spot and abducting a senior leader along with his son, according to a senior police official.
"All the injured, including former central Minister and senior Congress leader V.C. Shukla, are currently being treated in various hospitals," he said, on condition of anonymity. The prime minister has strongly condemned the horrific attack and offered all kinds of assistance to state Chief Minister Raman Singh. He is due to visit the injured Sunday.
Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi has described it as "an attack on democracy" while her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi is currently camping in state capital Raipur.
"The Congress party stands by the families of the victims," he told the media.
Meanwhile, local Congress workers have staged demonstrations throughout the night in Raipur and called a 24-hour closedown of Chhattisgarh to protest against the state government's inadequate security arrangements for the Congress leaders who were ambushed while returning from a political rally.

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Two arrested for ‘eating’ chimp meat

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Two arrested for ‘eating’ chimp meat 
Some of the residents skinned the chimp, skewered and then roasted
its meat, saying they would feed it to their dogs.  
 
 KIBAALE, Western Uganda - Two men sought police protection after residents tried to lynch them, accusing them of ‘eating’ meat of a chimpanzee killed on Wednesday.

The primate, which was said to have attacked a 52 year old man working on a coffee plantation was speared dead by the residents.

The village chairman of Mabale in Bwikara sub-county Kibaale district Julius Kabera said that two men – one identified as Wilson Kwoyenda and the other only as Dan – from Katikengeye are accused of hiding some parts of the chimpanzee for unknown reasons.

Parts of the dead male chimp that were allegedly taken by the two men include the private parts, tongue, kidney, lungs, and others.

Kabera said that they suspect that by hiding the body parts, the two men had ulterior motives, and likened the move to cannibalism, considering that chimpanzees are a close relation to humans.

“We asked them where these parts were and they could not tell and when residents turned rowdy these people ran to Bwikara Police Post for rescue,” he said.

Allin Bazira, who was attacked by the chimp in question, wrestled it after it rammed into him
unawares, and he cut off one of its hands during the fight

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Jumper kills 5-year old girl in South Korea

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Jumper kills 5-year old: A man jumped from the 11th floor of a building, committing suicide. But he also killed a 5-year girl walking by on the sidewalk.

Japanese ferry Hamayuu sails through the port in Busan, south of Seoul, South Korea. A man committed suicide by jumping from a building in Busan, and in the process the jumper killed a 5 year-old girl. 

 

Seoul, South Korea
 outh Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.
A police official said the 39-year-old man died immediately after he jumped Wednesday from the 11th floor of the building in the southeastern port city of Busan. The girl died later from brain damage and broken bones.
The official who spoke Friday declined to be named because the case is still under investigation.
The official says it's unclear why the man jumped. He says witnesses saw the man jumping but there was no suicide note.

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Woman killed in crash while driving wrong way down M5

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People taking part in the English Defence League march in Newcastle

 
A woman has died after driving her car the wrong way up a motorway in the early hours of this morning, police said.

The woman, aged in her late 20s or early 30s, died after her Ford Ka collided with four vehicles on the M5 in Somerset.
She drove the small blue car north up the southbound carriageway from Weston-super-Mare towards Clevedon at 12.30am, Avon and Somerset Police said.
"It was involved in separate collisions with two vehicles and was left stationary when it was hit by two more vehicles," a force spokesman said.
"Unfortunately the driver of the Ford Ka, a woman in her late twenties or early thirties, died at the scene."
The road, a key tourist route in the West Country, was closed while the emergency services dealt with the incident and while police officers investigated the crash.

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Jim Iyke Should Speak The Truth On His Relationship With Nadia Buari

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Ghanian actress Nadia Buari and Nollywood bad boy Jim Iyke have confirmed that they are dating. The two took to twitter to profess their love.

Nadia tweeted: “There comes a point in ur life wen u realise who really matters, who never did and who always will. I named him Skittles, he calls me space.”

Shortly after, Jim Iyke followed with this tweet: “She calls me Skittles. I named her space, D gift of laughter, companionship n trust is incomparable. BFF. Love is a f***ink beautiful thang!”

The two have been seen together several times after Jim Iyke's spat with his ex-fiance Keturah Hamilton. They were also spotted together at that Ghana Music Awards.



Jim with EX

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Why I prefer dating white guys to Nigerian men – Cynthia Agholor

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Cynthia Agholor will tell anyone who cares to listen that she has been having a wonderful time in Nollywood even though she started acting as a child many years ago. What has not been kind to her, as Cynthia is certain to tell you, is the media who have continued to spread negative stories about her.

Beautiful, busty and brainy, Cythia is a simple woman who will rather have a glass of wine instead of going all the way even with the man of her dream, out of wedlock. In this chat with Showtime Celebrity, she opens up on variety of scandals trailing her career and why she prefers dating a white guy to a black man. ..Enjoy!!!

You once dated a White guy and there was an interview where you said you regretted dating a White guy…

(Cuts in) that was years ago. Did I ever say I regretted dating the guy? That was a long time ago and now that I am more mature I will say White guys are better. For one, they wouldn't break your heart unnecessarily. If you want me to compare I will say White guys are better lovers because of their truthfulness.

What if we look at the difference between the two in bed. Which would you say is better?

(Laughing) oh, what a question! Well, it depends on how you go about it. A man is a man. I am not saying that Black men are not blessed naturally more than the whites. They seem to be more endowed but then it still depends on how you go about it. You can get whatever you want from the white man depending on how you go about it.

What's your idea of sex generally. How often should it be done?

I think sex is good when someone is married. You know, you do it without fear of committing a sin or committing adultery. Sex is something every couple , married couple, should do, probably, everyday, I don't know, probably every time they are moved to do it.

Sex has the real pleasure when you are doing it without any form of fear. I'm not saying unmarried people should not engage in sex because there is nothing I will say that will make them stop but somebody like me, every time I do it I always feel bad that I'm sinning against God. Even before sex I feel frigid because there is always that looming fear that I'm not doing what is right. That is for me, I don't know about any other person. If I'm married to the man then I will feel very free and enjoy it very well.



Can you marry a married man like some of your colleagues in the industry are doing?

Oh, what a question! I wouldn't marry a married man because the man is married. I can only marry such a man if he is divorced. If the man is divorced he is no longer married, then I can marry him with or without children. There is nothing wrong in a man having children. If the person is nice and we are compatible, why not? I don't mind

There was a rumour some time ago that you fought with Cossy Orjiakor in public and got yourselves stripped?

That was a very big lie but then what do I do. I heard it but had to overlook it because that was a very big lie. Even at the end of the day, the person that wrote the story came to apologise to me. The journalist said she just wanted to make noise. For me, it's a bygone, I wouldn't do that with anyone let alone Cossy. Cossy is my friend. I never had a fight with even my enemy.

The report was trying to paint a picture that you and Cossy were in competition with each other over whose boobs are bigger and finer…

(laughing): I never knew that. I think I am hearing that for the first time. Cossy is my friend. We never quarrelled even during the time we lived together. At a time, she was staying with me and later moved into her own house. When some people see two people being friends they just imagine things and write stuffs about them. Me and Cossy are still friends till date.

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Sudan suspends two biggest dailies for critical coverage

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Sudan suspends two biggest dailies for critical coverage 
 The newspapers were suspended also for writing about the future
  plans of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. 
 KHARTOUM - Sudan's security services temporarily suspended the country's two biggest newspapers to punish them for writing about army operations against rebels and the future plans of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, editors said on Saturday.

Sudan has clamped down on independent media, think tanks and non-governmental groups since it discovered plans for a coup against Bashir's government in November.

Al-Intibaha, Sudan's biggest daily owned by an uncle of Bashir, said the security services had ordered it to stop publishing for one week because it published a report about the army's fight in South Kordofan, home to a rebellion against the government.

"A security officer called us yesterday without giving a reason," said editor Sadiq al-Rizigi.

Al-Majhar al-Siyassi, Sudan's second-biggest daily by circulation, said it had been ordered to halt publication for three days after it criticized calls from some officials urging Bashir, in power since 1989, to seek reelection in 2015.

"Our chairman also wrote an article in which he criticized the performance of the defence minister in South Kordofan state," said its editor Salah Habib.

Sudanese journalists complain of frequent restrictions, even though censorship was officially abolished in the Arab-African country in 2009.

The security service often bans distribution of entire editions to inflict financial losses on newspapers as punishment for critical coverage, journalists say.
 

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Who is teaching your child bad manners?

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Who is teaching your child bad manners? 
 
Experts say a parent is the most influential person in the life of
  a child below five years.
 
 Gwe madam!" a three-year-old boy rudely called out to his mother at a small family function. For a second, there was an uncomfortable silence until his bold aunt broke it: “Tim! You should never refer to your mother like that!”

His mother, Maggie, later said her husband often referred to her that way in front of the children. Each time she reminded him not to, a verbal exchange ensued.

The embarrassment that another mother bore due to a vice her son picked from his father was worse than Maggie’s. She was once summoned to school because her four-year-old son was punching and cursing his classmates.

Her husband, a soldier, who works abroad, comes home at least every four to six months. While on holiday at home, he loves bag-punching and saying the F-word. So, the boy always said the F-word while punching his classmates.

The boy’s mother punished him by applying pepper on his tongue and the word was no more. She said despite her husband’s shock on learning that their son often used the F-word, he remained verbally careless around the children.

So, are fathers more likely to pass on bad habits to the children?

Grace Bayiga, a mother of two and TV presenter, believes fathers are more likely to influence their children negatively.

“My ex-husband used to call me Grace and my four-year-old child did the same. I stopped him, but he asked whether it was not my name after all,” she notes.

Like Bayiga, Ronald Ssebanenya, an endorsement officer in a clearing and forwarding company, says men are careless around children, hence passing on ill behaviour.

“Most men do weird things in the presence of children, especially if they have a serious misunderstanding with their partners. Others beat up their spouses and utter vulgar words in the presence of children,” says Ssebanenya.

Similarly, Theresa Mbiire, a businesswoman, concurs: “A man goes home drunk and perhaps fights his wife. When the children witness that, they go to school thinking fighting is the solution to all problems. Nonetheless, there are men who are careful around their children.”

Mbiire, however, observes that some mothers also exhibit bad behaviour in the presence of their children.

“Today, young mothers go home drunk and also dress indecently in the name of freedom. When a mother wears a mini-skirt, her daughter will wear something even shorter,” she notes.

When they are in other environemnts, children will attempt to replicate what they have seen and heard at home.

Who takes blame?

Joy Tumwesigye, a relationships counsellor, says the mother is to blame if the children pick on their father’s bad habits.

“A woman of noble character puts her husband on the right road. If you notice an undesirable habit, calmly talk to him about it, before the children pick it up,” she advises.

Tumwesigye warns against ignoring the behaviour. “You ignore him at your own peril because it is your family that will be embarrassed.”
Taming language
Calmly talk to hubby
Tumwesigye advises: “Do not rebuke him in public or in front of the children. Talk to him in a calm tone. Ask questions like, did you know that children pick on the curse words that you always use?”

‘‘He may not want to accept blame and even label you a nagging wife, but do not despair because you will have communicated and he will think about it.’’

Similarly, Joseph Musaalo, a counsellor at the Uganda Christian University, says: “Talk to him when he is in a good mood. Do not wait for him to exhibit that undesirable behaviour in front of the children and then whisk him off for a scolding.”

Bonita Birungi, an early childhood care and development expert at Save the Children, says: “Children often fine tune the skills they acquire before the age of five. Therefore, depending on what behaviour the parent/caregiver exhibits, they are in ‘the teaching process.’
Be a role model

Birungi says parents need to consistently exhibit good behaviour as role models.

“As a parent, you cannot start lying on phone about where you are in the presence of the child or ask him not to hit/abuse other children while you continuously fight or abuse your spouse in their presence.”

She also advises rewarding positive behaviour among children and recommends being candid and communicating the expectations clearly, and consistently. The ‘rules’ should be clear and consequences, both negative and positive, explained.

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Africa to celebrate progress and 50 years of 'unity'

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President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) confers with Deputy President William Ruto (right) and Head of Public Service  Francis Kimemia (left) at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) before leaving for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend a regional summit May 3, 2013.  PHOTO/PPS
 President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) confers with Deputy President William Ruto (right) and Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia (left) at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) before leaving for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend a regional summit May 3, 2013.


In Summary
  • Kadhafi's death also stripped the AU of a major source of funding. Leaders will discuss finding backers for the cash-strapped body at a two-day summit following Saturday's anniversary celebrations.

Addis Ababa
African leaders gathered Saturday ahead of extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made.
Mass dancing troupes are set to perform musical dramas to some 10,000 guests in a giant hall in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union (AU).
Today's 54-member AU is the successor of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established amid the heady days as independence from colonial rule swept the continent in 1963.
African leaders are expected to be joined by French President Francois Hollande, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
AU Commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the "celebration of all Africa" was "historic", and that it was a time to both look back at the past and consider how the continent can tackle the many challenges ahead.
"The future is in our hands, its bright.. the opportunities are great for the continent to be prosperous," Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement late Friday.
South African choreographer Somzi Mhlongo, who organised the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 World Cup as well as this year's Africa Cup of Nations, said the celebrations he had organised would be "an extravaganza".
Musicians playing include Congolese music legend Papa Wemba, Mali's Salif Keita and British-based reggae band Steel Pulse, with giant screens set up across Addis Ababa also showing the festival.
The AU has budgeted $1.27 million for Saturday's celebrations, according to official documents seen by South Africa's Institute for Security Studies (ISS).
AU Commission deputy chief Erastus Mwencha said he did not have the exact figure but that some $3 million would be spent on Saturday's festivities and on other events over the coming year.
The AU took over from the OAU in 2002, switching its name in a bid to shrug off its troubled past.
OAU non-interference in member states' affairs allowed leaders to shirk democratic elections and abuse human rights without criticism from their neighbours.
In recent years, the AU's role in combat -- such as its mission in Somalia to battle Al-Qaeda linked Islamists -- has shown it can take concrete action, even if the funding for that mission comes mainly from Western backers.
But at the same time, the splits revealed by the 2011 conflict in Libya -- when members squabbled between those wanting to recognise rebels and those backing Moamer Kadhafi -- showed its disunity and lack of global clout.
Kadhafi's death also stripped the AU of a major source of funding. Leaders will discuss finding backers for the cash-strapped body at a two-day summit following Saturday's anniversary celebrations.
Development indicators on the continent -- including health, education, infant mortality,economic growth and democracy -- have improved steadily in the past 50 years.
Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world according to the IMF, and has attracted huge amounts of foreign investment in recent years.

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16 children die in Pakistan school bus fire: police

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LAHORE
Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said.
Seven other children were injured in the blaze which destroyed the vehicle.
The van was carrying 24 children to a private school in Gujrat, about 112 kilometres (70 miles) north of the eastern city on Lahore, when it caught fire, local police chief Dar Ali Khattak told AFP.
"The fire erupted in the vehicle when the children were only a few kilometres from their school," he said.
The blaze was apparently caused by a spark when the driver of the dual-fuel van switched from gas to petrol, he said, adding that the fuel gas cylinder was intact.
The children were aged between five and 15 years old, he said, adding that a female teacher also died.
Another police official, Abid Khan, said the driver fled after the fire.
Five of the injured children were in serious condition, hospital officials said.
Vehicles in Pakistan mostly run on both petrol and natural gas.
Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

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Plane 'On Fire' Flying Over Central London

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A British Airways plane made an emergency landing at Heathrow airport with smoke billowing from the aircraft. BA said it was due to a technical fault.
 A British Airways plane made
 an emergency landing at Heathrow
airport with smoke billowing …


A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport as eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft "on fire" flying over central London.
A man who only gave his first name as Jamie told Sky News: "As you looked up you could just see the flames being chucked out of the engine ... It was on full fire when we saw it."
BA has cancelled all short-haul flights in and out of the West London airport until 4pm.
Both runways were initially closed as the London Fire Brigade confirmed that they had attended to an "aircraft fire."
Clive Cook, who lives under the flight path, told Sky News: "The actual engine itself was on fire.
"This plane was coming over and suddenly the tone of the engine changed dramatically, and I could almost say it sounded as if it was like a blowout, or an explosion."
What happened on the Oslo bound aeroplane is not thought to be terror related and all passengers are safe and well.
Sky News presenter Jeremy Thompson was on a different flight coming into Heathrow and said that the pilot told them that they were being held up by a "bird strike" on a plane.
A statement from British Airways said: "Flight BA762 departed Heathrow at 8.16am and returned at 8.43am due to an engine technical fault.
"The Airbus A319 aircraft was carrying 75 customers and five crew.
"The aircraft landed safely and cabin crew evacuated customers using emergency slides.  Airline colleagues are now caring for customers in the airport terminal.
"The airline has begun a full investigation into the incident and is working with the Air Accident Investigation Bureau to establish the cause."
Sky's Richard Suchet added: "Shortly after it was airborne, somebody in air traffic control spotted a fault with one of the engines and alerted the pilot. The pilot then turned round and came back to the airport."
Captain Mark Searle, chairman of airline pilots' association Balpa, congratulated the crew.
He said: "As pilots we spend our whole career training to manage incidents such as this in order to avoid an incident becoming a disaster."
Images taken from inside the plane show the engine that was not on fire exposed as it is overworked.
Commenting on the damage to the covering around that engine, aviation safety investigator, David Gleave, said: "It's not got much structural strength in it at all so it doesn't affect the ability of the aeroplane to actually hold onto its engine and keep it on the wing."
The plane has been towed away and both runways have reopened.
The fire came at the start of one of the year's busiest travel periods as people head abroad for the Bank Holiday weekend.
Normand Boivin, Heathrow Chief Operating Officer, said: "The temporary closure will result in a number of cancelled flights throughout the day and passengers are advised to check the status of their flight with their airline before travelling to the airport."


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Swazi albinos plead for protection ahead of vote

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A woman with her albino child before registering him at the office of the Tanzania Albino Society (TAS) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Swaziland's albinos have called on the government for protection ahead of elections expected later this year, fearing their body parts will be harvested by candidates seeking good luck. Photo/REUTERS
 A woman with her albino child before registering him at the office of the Tanzania Albino Society (TAS) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Swaziland's albinos have called on the government for protection ahead of elections expected later this year, fearing their body parts will be harvested by candidates seeking good luck

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  • Mndvoti blamed witchdoctors who mislead people into believing that using human body parts will help them win seats to parliament or prosper in business.

Swaziland's albinos have called on the government for protection ahead of elections expected later this year, fearing their body parts will be harvested by candidates seeking good luck.
"Those in authority must make sure that our safety is guaranteed," Skhumbuzo Mndvoti, an albino community leader living in the southern town of Nhlangano told DRIVE HOT
"I can warn both adults and parents of albino children to take extra care during these election days," Mndvoti said.
Ritual killings are common of in Swaziland, and elsewhere in Africa, with "muti" practitioners -- a catch-all for traditional medicine and witchcraft -- using limbs or body parts as amulets.
In the past albinos, who lack the skin pigment melanin, as well as epileptics have been specifically targeted, prompting the police to set up registries.
In 2010 the killing and mutilation of albinos, including in one instance the decapitation of two children in Nhlangano, prompted panic.
Twenty-eight-year-old Sipho Dlamini said such albino killings regularly take place, but in the past were masked by rumours about albino behaviour.
"People were told that when an albino dies, he would go and die far away where he or she would not be found. I think they were killed," he said.
Both men fear there may be a resurgence in attacks in the run up to elections, the date of which has not yet been set.
Mndvoti blamed witchdoctors who mislead people into believing that using human body parts will help them win seats to parliament or prosper in business.
"Children should walk in groups to-and-from schools and they shouldn't be left alone at home."
"Adults should avoid walking at night since many of the ritual murders happen when it's dark."
The local albino community has threatened not to vote if no special security measures are taken.
Aspiring MP from Nhlangano, Mthokozisi Kunene said he sympathises with the albinos' plight.
He admitted that aspiring politicians are prime suspects to commit the ritual acts, but expressed hope "that won't happen this time."
"As Christians we have prayed that no ritual murderer or anyone who uses human body parts in attempt to win votes shall ever go to parliament," he said.
President of the Traditional Healers of Swaziland, Nhlavana Maseko said those who mislead people to use ritual murder to win elections or wealth are witches and wizards but not traditional healers.
"A witch is born and never trained but a traditional healer undergoes intensive training to heal people trough traditional means," said Maseko.

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The P3 dropout who has done Bushenyi proud

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The P3 dropout who has done Bushenyi proud 
 Obenowobusingye showing the ironing machine he uses in his 
 laundry business
 
Deogratious Obenowobusingye, 57, is regarded as one of the top investors in Bushenyi district, an area that is not devoid of prosperous businessmen among whom is Hassan Basajjabala.
 
Obenowobusingye owns Western Meridian, arguably the best hotel in western Uganda after Lake View Hotel in Mbarara; a prosperous hardware business and several commercial properties within Bushenyi and beyond. But this kind of success is the last thing Obenowobusingye, a P3 drop out, envisaged as a child.
 
From peddling crude Waragi across districts on a bicycle as a child, to repairing bicycles, he has done it all, just to survive. He told Chris Mugasha how he has come thus far. 
 

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