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Comedy Store UG Awards 2023 | Full List of Winners

The Comedy Store UG hosted its annual end-of-year awarding ceremony on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, and recognized and honoured the exceptional performers of the year 2023.& The Comedy Store Awards were first held on December 19, 2019. This...

Douglas Lwanga expresses love and gratitude on wife Lindah Lisa’s birthday celebration

By BigEyeUg Team In a heartwarming birthday tribute, Douglas Lwanga, the well-known TV personality, publicly declared his love and appreciation for his wife, Lindah Lisa. The celebration marked another milestone in their journey together...

Joel Ssenyonyi eats big in NUP reshuffle, becomes the new Leader of Opposition.

Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi (Nakawa-West) has been chosen as the incoming Leader of the Opposition, succeeding Hon. Mathias Mpuuga (Nyendo Mukungwe, Masaka City), who is now the Commissioner of Parliament. According to Chimp Reports, NUP President, R...

APass’s “Bagonza” album release for January 26

By BigEyeUg Team Ugandan musical sensation Alex Bagonza, popularly known as APass, has officially confirmed that his upcoming album, titled “Bagonza,” is set to hit the airwaves on January 26, 2024. The announcement was personally del...

Bebe Cool announces exciting new single “Only You” to kick off 2024

By BigEyeUg Team In a thrilling start to the new year, Ugandan music sensation Bebe Cool has revealed that he will be releasing a brand new single titled “Only You” on January 1, 2024. The artist, known for his chart-topping hits and...

Uganda loses a great entertainer in Omugeye Moses Kawooya

Devastating news reveal the passing of entertainer Omugeye Moses Kawooya. He was aged 65 at the time of his death.& The renowned Ssanyu African Music and Dramatic Society (SAMADS) dancer who used to dance at President Museveni’s function...

Remembering “Soakie’s”: Kansas City’s former Black gay bar from the Y2K Era

Foreword: Welcome to Volume_2 of {B/qKC}. It would be remiss for me to begin this new era without saying thank you. Though I believe it is the inherent duty of any human being to understand the place and time they reside in, I am deeply touched b...

Karole Kasita reveals how Mudra D Viral wrote her breakthrough song, ‘Yaka’

Dance hall artiste Karole Kasita narrates how she met Mudra D Viral, whose real name is Alfa Sebunya. Right after she released her song titled ‘Gyal A Bubble’, Mudra was recommended to Kasita by someone she knew. Kasita mentioned that when they...

Boxing Club hosts anti-violence event for the holidays

By Tim Sullivan Oasis Elite Boxing Club <sullivanandsullivansba@gmail.com> Who: Oasis Elite Boxing Club, a non-profit What: “Punching for Peace,” Stop the Violence and “Put Down the Guns/Pick Up the Gloves”When: Saturday, Dec. 23,...

Toyful Joyful party provides gifts for CPS students

By Kathryn Robinson Media Relations Associate Cincinnati Public Schools More than 600 Cincinnati Public Schools students from Frederick Douglass School, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies (AMIS) and Ri...

Protest At KCATA’s Board Meeting Delays Plans To Reinstate Bus Fares

Sunrise Movement KC leaders protest in front of RideKC’s office in 18th & Vine. (Photo by Mason Andrew Kilpatrick and Sunrise Movement KC) KANSAS CITY, MO — On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, Sunrise Movement and various others packed the KCA...

Taraji P. Henson’s opens up about pay inequality in Hollywood

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a recent SiriusXM interview with Gayle King, iconic actress Taraji P. Henson bravely addressed the pervasive issue of pay inequality in Hollywood, triggering...

Howard University experts share tips on credit card spending over the holidays

By Sholnn& Freeman Howard& University sholnn.freeman@howard.edu Washington, D.C. – Dec. 12, 2023 – Howard University experts are providing Black families and other Americans with tips on how to be mindful about holiday spending thi...

Azawi narrates how she got into Swangz Avenue.

Priscilla Zawedde, aka Azawi, was signed into Swangz Avenue in 2019 and was officially unveiled on 31st October that same year. In January 2020, she released her first single dabbed “Quinamino” that officially introduced her to t...

The North Carolina Association of Educators endorses Maurice “Mo” Green for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is proud to endorse Maurice “Mo” Green for Superintendent of Public Instruction. From his time as a district and deputy superintendent in two of North Carolina’s largest school districts, N...