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K. Michelle Addresses R. Kelly Sex Cult Scandal And Tells Her Big Fake Booty Good Bye In Weird Video

30.12.17 / No Comments

K. Michelle Addresses R. Kelly Sex Cult Scandal And Tells Her Big Fake Booty Good Bye In Weird Video

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K. Michelle is keeping it real about her big fake booty and the allegations against her former lover and mentor, R. Kelly, who is embroiled in a strange sex/cult scandal.

When K. Michelle burst into the music scene in 2009, she was quickly taken under Kelly’s wing who taught her all she knows about making sweet and conscious R&B music.

Kelly is very controversial because of his marriage to Aaliyah and an alleged sex tape, but he is also a very gifted singer and music maker who worked with Michael Jackson, Usher, and Celine Dion.

The crooner and producer from Chicago is back in the headlines after several women said he locked them up in a mansion in Atlanta.

K. Michelle, who was in an abusive relationship, addressed the matter by saying: “That is tricky for me. I see it from two different perspectives. He taught me all about recording, how to write, [and] the importance of just doing music. You want to have loyalty for that.”

She went on to say: “But at the same time, I was the girl telling the world something horrible happened to me, and the world told me that it never happened. And so when I am looking at the blogs, and I see these women telling their stories and others are all up under these comments saying, ‘That did not happen… Oh, she lying.’ It hurts my heart because I was once that girl. Somebody know the whole truth. Nobody gonna take up for me?”

She added: “I got out of the situation. It was something that I think has affected how I see myself and love men. You need to watch when you tell somebody a specific event did not happen to them. Everything is not always what it seems especially in the music industry.”

K. Michelle recently shared that she is getting rid of fake butt named Betsy to have a baby.

The singer explained: “Good Betsy! It has been too much of you stealing my shine it is time to allow my new booty to be set free. You were the apple of the eye of several NFL, NBA, players, and rappers. They loved that ass! But I am proud to say you were not thankful you were ladylike! I will miss you and how my jeans fit. But I will not miss hopping into my jeans every morning. My A$S is already pregnant how could I ever handle carrying twins also with all that weight my legs would give out. I will miss you Betsy, but you also caused me inflammation throughout my body. No amount of beauty is worth my health! So everything has to be returned to its natural state! Jan I will be Kimberly again.”

What are your thoughts on her decision?

Ugandan army kills 100 ADF rebels in DR Congo

27.12.17 / No Comments

Ugandan army kills 100 ADF rebels in DR Congo

Over 100 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) combatants were killed in eight camps that were recently struck by joint airstrikes of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Congolese Army (FARC).

In a statement issued by the UPDF spokesperson, the operation dubbed ‘TUUGO’ which started on Friday December 22, has so far been a success and will be carried on to its logical conclusion.

“These were ADF historical strongholds in Eastern DRC in general areas of Erengeti Triangle – North Kivu Province. They are Medina, Canada, Abia, Topoke 2, Kajaju, Camp Richard, Makayoba and Sangote,” reads a statement issued by Brigadier Richard Karemire, UPDF spokesperson.

Those who survived the assault are roaming in different areas of North Kivu but FARDC forces are pursuing them. The UPDF is maintaining active defensive operations along the borderline in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko to deter any of the terrorists from sneaking into our territory. Should they attempt

Karemire confirmed that the strikes by the UPDF were pre-emptive following the deadly ADF attack that killed 15 UN Peacekeepers and 5 Congolese soldiers in Beni, North Kivu on December 7.

“The ADF recent attack on the UN Peacekeepers of MONUSCO from the sister country of Tanzania is an indictment to its activities not only for Uganda and DRC but also the International community.”

Having received intelligence that the ADF planned to attack parts of Uganda, the UPDFswung into action, deploying in the border districts and striking the ADF bases.

“Those who survived the assault are roaming in different areas of North Kivu but FARDCforces are pursuing them. The UPDF is maintaining active defensive operations along the borderline in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko to deter any of the terrorists from sneaking into our territory. Should they attempt to attack our border villages, UPDFshall not hesitate to pursue them to wherever they will have come from,” he warns.

The UPDF spokesperson also rubbished claims on social media that the Ugandan army had entered into the territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“Contrary to falsehoods by some irresponsible, unpatriotic and opportunistic individuals being peddled on social media, we reiterate that the UPDF has neither deployed any infantry troops inside DRC nor suffered any casualties. These limited operations remain to be conducted within the boundaries of the law and with full knowledge and blessing of the DRC Government,” he said.

Uganda has in the past been charged and penalised for breaching the sovereign territory of DRC and plundering its resources.

Uganda had sent its troops into DRC in pursuit of rebels. The International Court of Justice, the UN’s highest court, ruled that Uganda was guilty of “occupying Ituri (a region in the DRC), violations of sovereignty, illegal use of force, violations of international human rights laws and looting and plunder” between August 1998 and June 2003.

In the 1990s, the ADF rebels terrorized the Rwenzori region in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Kabarole for over a decade. During the insurgency, the rebels are believed to have killed more than 3,000 people and displaced 100,000.

Nigeria's north gets first female navy general: Commodore Jamila Malafa

21.12.17 / No Comments

Nigeria's north gets first female navy general: Commodore Jamila Malafa

Captain Jamila Malafa of the Nigerian Navy is being celebrated in Nigeria for becoming the first woman from the country’s north to rise to the rank of a Commodore.

The post of a Commodore is equivalent to that of a Brigadier General in the army. A commodore is a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral.

The 55-year-old who hails form the northeastern Adamawa State was decorated at an event in the capital Abuja on Monday. The event was graced by vice president Yemi Osinbajo.

I am the first female of northern extraction to be promoted to the rank of a general in the Nigerian Navy. The promotion will inspire me to be more loyal and dedicated in my duties to the navy and Nigeria

“I am the first female of northern extraction to be promoted to the rank of a general in the Nigerian Navy. The promotion will inspire me to be more loyal and dedicated in my duties to the navy and Nigeria,” a local news portal quoted her after the ceremony.

She joined the navy in 1988 and was promoted to the rank of midshipman two years later. She has since risen through the ranks till her current position.

A top officer of the navy also stressed the importance of Jamila’s feat adding that there was every reason to be proud because very few women rise to that height in the course of their service.

Ghana gets first female Brigadier – General

Almost four decades after entering the army, Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, made history early this year rising to become the first female Brigadier-General of the Ghana Armed Forces.

Her appointment to the post was ratified in March 2017 when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Major – General Obed Boamah Akwa, conferred the rank on her during a ceremony in Accra.

The CDS whiles congratulating her labeled her exploits as a beacon for females in the GAF. He stressed the hope that her rise will open doors for other women to come through.

Ghana gets first female Brigadier General: Salute to Constance Edjeani-Afenu

Detained Ugandan journalists granted bail

19.12.17 / No Comments

Detained Ugandan journalists granted bail

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The eight directors and editors of a local newspaper that had been charged with several charges including defamation and offensive communication over a story alleging that President Museveni’s government was planning an invasion on Rwanda, have been granted bail.

The editors who had spent close to a month in detention were on Tuesday granted non-cash bail of Shs20 million while their sureties were also bonded at Shs20 million each.

“The accused should deposit their passports with the court until the matter is disposed off and if they are with police, the responsible people are tasked to produce them to court.”

I have considered the fact that the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty and it would be necessary to be given their liberty

The bail was granted by Chief Magistrate Eremye Mawanda. Grade One Magistrate Samuel Kagoda who read the ruling on behalf of Mawanda adjourned the case to January 19, 2018.

“I have considered the fact that the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty and it would be necessary to be given their liberty,”said the magistrate.

The journalists had earlier this month been denied bail after prosecution argued that they would interfere with investigations and intimidate witnesses if granted bail.

The Red Pepper, which the editors manage, has for a long time been a polarising and controversial publication in Uganda. Categorised as a tabloid, the paper that started in 2001 has ruffled feathers of different sections of society by publishing salacious content about the private lives of celebrities and ordinary Ugandans alike.

In recent years it has moved to include more political coverage and has some times irked authorities with audacious headlines on security, diplomacy and power maneuvers in the government of President Yoweri Museveni.

Press freedom defenders and the journalism fraternity condemned the detention of the journalists despite divided individual opinion about its journalism.

61 dead in escalating Oromia-Ethio-Somali clashes

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61 dead in escalating Oromia-Ethio-Somali clashes

At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015 and 2016.

In the latest bout of attacks and counter-attacks, 29 Oromos and 32 Ethio-Somalis have been confirmed dead by authorities in the West Haraghe zone of Oromia region where the clashes happened.

The region’s spokesperson Addisu Arega Kitessa explained that from Thursday of last week, 29 ethnic Oromos were killed by ethnic Somali attackers in the region’s Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts.

The violence in the Oromia-Ethio-Somali bordering areas and the university campuses is a cause for grave concern

The violence triggered revenge attacks by ethnic Oromos in another district, resulting in the killing of 32 Somalis who were being sheltered in the area following a previous round of violence.

“The region is working to bring the perpetrators to justice,” the spokesman said in a statement.

This latest bout of violence follows protests in Oromiya’s Celenko town where the region’s officials said 16 ethnic Oromos were shot dead on Tuesday by soldiers trying to disperse the crowd.

Over the weekend, university students in Oromia led what was described as a ‘mass mourning’ and silent protest over the recent civilian deaths.

“We do not know who ordered the deployment of the military. This illegal act should be punished,” said Lema Megersa, the region’s president.

The clashes are likely to fuel fears about security in Ethiopia, the region’s biggest economy and a staunch Western ally.

‘‘The violence in the Oromia-Ethio-Somali bordering areas and the university campuses is a cause for grave concern’‘, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn is quoted to have told the local influential media portal Addis Standard.

Lema’s comments also illustrate growing friction within Ethiopia’s ruling EPRDF coalition, since unrest roiled the Oromiya region in 2015 and 2016, when hundreds of people were killed.

At that time, the violence forced the government to impose a nine-month state of emergency that was only lifted in August.

The unrest was provoked by a development scheme for the capital Addis Ababa that dissidents said amounted to land grabs and turned into broader anti-government demonstrations over political and human rights.

It included attacks on businesses, many of them foreign-owned, including farms growing flowers for export.

Attack on WFP convoy leaves four dead in Nigeria

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Attack on WFP convoy leaves four dead in Nigeria

Four people were killed when a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy was ambushed in northeast Nigeria, a WFP spokeswoman said, in the latest attack in the region as the conflict with Boko Haram nears its ninth year.

“WFP can confirm that a convoy escorted by the Nigerian military including WFP-hired trucks was the subject of an attack by armed groups 35 km southwest of Ngala in Borno State on Saturday,” she said in an emailed statement.

“Four people, including the driver of a WFP-hired truck and a driver’s assistant, were killed in the incident,” the statement said, adding that “WFP is working with the authorities to determine the whereabouts of the trucks.”

WFP can confirm that a convoy escorted by the Nigerian military including WFP-hired trucks was the subject of an attack by armed groups 35 km southwest of Ngala in Borno State on Saturday

The trucks were carrying food aid to displaced civilians in Nigeria. Some 8.5 million people in the conflict region are in need of humanitarian aid.

Attacks on aid workers are relatively rare in the conflict with the Islamist insurgency, compared with assaults on the military and civilians in Nigeria’s northeast.

Since Boko Haram began an insurgency in 2009, more than 20,000 people have been killed and some 2.6 million displaced.

A military spokesman declined to comment.

Last year, the United Nations suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the epicentre of the conflict, after a humanitarian convoy was attacked, leaving two aid workers injured.

Last week, the Nigerian government approved the release of $1 billion from the country’s excess oil account to the government to help fight the Boko Haram insurgency, despite a two-year narrative that Boko Haram has been all but defeated.

Earlier this month, Nigeria replaced the military commander of the campaign against Boko Haram after half a year in the post. Military sources told Reuters that the decision was arrived at after a series of “embarrassing” attacks by the Islamists.

There are other signs the government and military may be abandoning that narrative.

The governor of Borno State, which is at the epicenter of the insurgency recently said government’s long-term plan is now to corral civilians inside fortified garrison towns – effectively ceding the countryside to Boko Haram.

Over 100 Sierra Leone migrants escape during Libya repatriation

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Over 100 Sierra Leone migrants escape during Libya repatriation

Dozens of Sierra Leonean migrants due for repatriation from Libya are said to have escaped, according to an official of the International Organization for Migration.

As at Wednesday when the batch of migrants were to depart from the Tripoli airport, there were only 60 of the 170 who had initially agreed return home. The aircraft carrying the 60 others has since landed in Freetown.

The news of their escape comes as a surprise as many migrants who have been held in detention centers by the Libyan government and militia groups have decried the conditions under which they are being kept, some going as far as describe the conditions as ‘worse than hell.’

In November, the world joined Africa in expressing outrage at the operation of slave markets in the north African country, where black migrants predominantly from sub-Saharan Africa were being sold for about $400.

Different governments has moved to locate and repatriate their nationals whiles United Nations and its partner agencies are also playing a role. The African Union for its part has also said it will help repatriate some 20,000 stranded migrants.

A recent African Union – European Union summit held in Abidjan had youth empowerment as its theme but the migrant crisis was prominent in talks. The A.U., E.U. and U.N. agreed to set up a task force to stop migrants abuse in the restive north African country.

Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 ouster of its leader at the time Muammar Gaddafi. French forces backed by NATO aided rebel groups to overthrow Gaddafi. Ever since the country has been divided by rival political groups.

The issue of migration via the country has spiked following Gaddafi’s exit. Several initiatives have been undertaken to halt the rampant migration which has led to unprecedented deaths in the Mediterranean according to aid groups working in the region.

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