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Nigerians have taken to Twitter to criticize a British clothing retailer for trademarking their tribal word ‘Yoruba. Timbuktu Global is a company based in northwest England. In 2015, it filed papers to trademark ‘’Yoruba’’ with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. This issue, however, only came into the limelight on Sunday. Gbemisola Isimi, the owner of a cultural organization in London, ...

Rt. Hon. Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah has warned MPs to desist from. Holding grudges because it will affect their performance. He said this as he was speaking to directors on his first day in office. “We should not carry grudges and anything that brings negative energy. I want all the staff to release all the positive energy you have. Let’s serve ...

The Democratic Party (DP) president, Nobert Mao has said his party has nothing but high expectations from the new Parliament leadership. On Monday, newly sworn-in members of parliament went to Kololo Airstrip to elect their new Speaker and Deputy Speakers. Jacob Oulanyah emerged as the victor for the Speaker of Parliament ad as his Deputy, they elected Anita Among. On ...

Busoga leaders have said Kadaga’s loss in the speakership race was a big blow to them. Andrew Ntange, the Busoga Kingdom spokesperson says they can’t pretend to be happy. “We cannot hide our heads in the sand like an ostrich, but it is a serious loss to our land because when every one of our daughters and sons goes high, ...

A fresh Makerere University graduate has got people talking after he took to the market clad in his graduation gown to thank his mother. Educating a child from the lowest level to the highest level, University is one of the strenuous responsibilities parents have especially in third world countries. These parents make a lot of sacrifices to make sure their ...