Borrow the leaf Uganda Premiere League: Brighton and Hove Albion giving young players sexual consent training

By: Ocean George Bush

Brighton and Hove Albion is offering the sexual consent training for its younger players

Young footballers at the English Championship club Brighton and Hove Albion are being trained in the law and ethics surrounding sexual consent.

In the recent past, several high profile footballers have been accused and rightly so, of sexually assaulting women. Notably Glenn Johnson, John Terry, Ryan Giggs, among others.

Brighton is the first to provide the training and counseling to all its young male and female players, an initiative of what Ugandan clubs which aim to holistically nature responsible players can practically do here.

In 2013 four current and former Brighton players were cleared of sexual assault charges at the Old Bailey.

Brighton and Hove Albion is offering the sexual consent training for its younger players

The Protect, Inform and Prevent (PIP) programme aims to explain when, in law, consent can be said to have been given.

It involves players taking part in confidential question and answer sessions about their previous encounters and is led by a former police detective and a psychotherapist.

So over to FUFA and Uganda premiere league, this can be a huge step to producing morally sound and responsible footballers, something that football can kick start and other sports Unions and federations can take on later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE 8TH WONDER!!

T’was Somewhere At Nile Source,

Sweet Air-Buds At Toss,

Opening Wide White, Red Flowers

Their Scent Spilling Out In Air,

Taking Possession Of Habitation

Eighth Wonder: Beautifully sophisticated

 

Then Amid The Roar Of The Falls

I Clapped My Eyes Where I Couldn’t Befall,

She Passed Down The Endless Stairs…

The Eighth Time Delighting In Sumptuous Tastes,

Then With My Heart In My Eyes,

I Gladdened To Embrace Her Sight,

“Sparkling Eyes, Epitome Of A Lady”

Smiled And Stopped The Nile Flowing,

No Words, No Movements But A Busy Heart Thus-

The Unrequinted Love Is The Infinite Curse Of A Lonely Heart.

 

 

But If The While I Think On Thee,

All The Losses Are Restored & Sorrows Ended,

In My Friend I Find A Second Self,

A Lady Of Multi Talent…

Takes Her Work Seriously And Herself Lightly

Wholesomeness, Adventurous, Self Driven…

Wouldn’t Swap Her For Favour Of King Of The World.

 

A Charming Personality Makes My Soul Blossom

When My Inner Fire Was Out,

Then It Burst Into Flame By An Encounter,

For I Am Arrived At Last To The 8th Wonder

“Alinda LINDA KO”…….

 

Written in the sky: He socred 16 goals in one game- yes 16 goals.

A 13-year-old Adnan Januzaj impresses at Anderlecht, the boyhood club who helped mould Manchester United’s rising star.

Many sides-Same Talented player: Adnan Januzaj

Manchester United star Adnan Januzaj is the name on radar and stand in high estimation especially as the future of Manchester United. ollowing his surprise call-up to Belgium’s World Cup squad. Everyone in his homeland is keen to know more about the 19-year-old sensation, and one of his former youth coaches at Anderlecht revealed the winger once scored an incredible 16 – or perhaps even 17 – goals in a single match.

It has emerged that his first coach at Anderlecht was quoted as saying: “His technique was indescribable. I remember a 22-0 victory against La Louviere in which Adnan scored 16 or 17 times.”

A young Adnan at his boyhood club in Belgium

Januzaj, who burst onto the scene with the Red Devils at the start of the season, was clearly a special talent from a very young age. A former teacher was quoted as saying that they filmed him in order to study his brilliant feints, while an ex-teammate revealed that young Adnan would sometimes get “tears in his eyes” following a bad game.

Big step: Januzaj played alongside Van Persi last season 2012-1013 season.

It seems Januzaj was destined to become a star. He famously scored two goals on his first Manchester United start, against Sunderland, back in October – and has continued going from strength to strength ever since then. He was one of the few shining lights in David Moyes’ disastrous spell in charge at Old Trafford, but the teenager is now looking forward to working under the newly-appointed Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.

 

“I feel very happy because he is a great manager, he won a lot and I am looking forward to working with him,” he said. “I think we’re going to have a great future ahead so I am looking forward to it.”

WHY NIGERIA NEEDS A NEW STRATEGY TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM

 

Needs to do more

A Nigerian soldier has said that the army that would bear the primary burden of hunting down the Islamist group Boko Haram is ill-equipped to do so, and lacks the will to take on the group accused of kidnapping 276 schoolgirls last month.

The soldier made his claims anonymously to Sky News over the weekend, saying “If my superiors know I have spoken to you, I will be jailed and tortured.”

 

He described how many soldiers are feeling frustrated with the conduct of the war against militants in the northeast of Nigeria, claiming that the terrorist’s guns are “past the Nigerian army weapon.”

“They give us just AK47s to go into the bush to fight Boko Haram,” the soldier said. “Our equipment doesn’t work and they give us just two magazines to go into the bush.” Two magazines contain approximately 60 bullets.

The soldier said that many in the Nigerian army have also been discontented by delays in receiving their salaries, sometimes waiting weeks or months to be paid.

Beautifully Dangerous:A Nigerian female soldier looks on.

“We feel so bad because we … are trying, the soldiers are trying our best,” the soldier told Sky, “but the civilians don’t realize what the Nigerian army is issued with, what they are given to go and fight the Boko Haram.”

The soldier’s claims correspond with what other news outlets have reported. Other Nigerian soldiers have told The Associated Press that some in their ranks actually fight alongside Boko Haram. Last year, Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan said he suspected that Boko Haram members and sympathizers had infiltrated every level of his government and military, including the Cabinet.

Tough call: It is a difficult situation for the Nigerian forces on all fronts.

That complicates attempts to share intelligence. The U.S., France and Britain have all sent experts to help find the girls, but French and American officials have expressed concerns about how any information might be used.

Over the weekend, French President Francois Hollande shared the soldier’s assesment of Boko Haram, saying that the Islamists had ample funds, highly sophisticated weaponry and advanced training with some of the world’s most experienced terrorists.

Hollande hosted a summit with African leaders and intelligence officials from Africa, the U.S., and Europe Saturday with the intention of determining a plan to find and free the girls.

Hollande said the weapons came from chaotic Libya, and the training took place in Mali before the ouster of its Al Qaeda-linked Islamist leaders. As for the money, Hollande said its origins were murky.

Hollande also emphasized that Boko Haram had clearly established ties with other terror groups in Africa, making it a concern throughout the continent and beyond.

War scene: A Nigerian soldier stands next to a place where vehicles were burnt by Boko Haram recent attrocitites

That could provide an opening for U.N. sanctions against the group to freeze its assets and impose travel bans against members. Wendy Sherman, a U.S. diplomat who was at Saturday’s talks, said the sanctions could come as soon as next week.

“I can’t imagine any country which would not support this designation,” she said.

Surveillance jets have joined the search and Hollande left open the possibility that French fighter jets could be deployed.

Boko Haram has offered to exchange the captive girls for jailed insurgents, while threatening otherwise to sell them into slavery.

Officials have said there will be no Western military operation. British officials say Jonathan has ruled out swapping prisoners for the girls.

“There are many ways to bring this horrific situation to a close, but when and if we know where they are then the Nigerians will have to decide how to proceed,” Sherman said.

The northeastern region where the girls were kidnapped has suffered five years of increasingly deadly assaults by Boko Haram. Thousands have been killed, including more than 1,500 civilians this year.

Hollande’s administration successfully negotiated the release of French citizens held by Boko Haram — most recently a family of seven and a priest — and officials in Paris said France’s experience dealing with the group as well as its good relations with the governments concerned were the impetus for the summit.

SOCIAL UNRESTS SET TO STEAL THE 2014 BRAZIL WORLD CUP

There is little doubt that the watching world will be in awe when footballs biggest competition finally gets underway in June this year.One thing is sure, that there will be drama both inside and outside the various stadiums for both football and non-football reasons.

The Brazilian fans expecting victory cheer up the samba boys

Those aniticipation explain the social uprising that threatens to envelop Brazil this month. For the Brazil 2014 organising committee and the Brazilian government, with a little help from FIFA, have done something truly extraordinary: they have turned a nation more obsessed with its national team than any other into opponents of the World Cup.

The most recent opinion poll has 48 per cent of Brazilians supportive of the tournament, down from 78 per cent in 2008. 

Never before has the World Cup incited these feelings of hatred among Brazilians,’ said Ugo  Giorgetti, a prominent Brazilian film-maker and football fan.

Protester show their other side for Brazil World cup event.

He seems to speak for many, judging by huge street protests that accompanied last year’s Confederations Cup – demonstrations initially provoked by a hike in bus fares.

Romário, star of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning team and now a socialist politician in the Chambers of Deputies, the lower house in Congress, calls the tournament ‘the biggest heist in the history of Brazil’.

It is not just the delays, the cost and the futility of the stadia that is so abhorrent this time.

We are used to obsolete arenas being abandoned after tournaments. Probe some of the extravagance a little more closely and the reason for the deep anger on the streets becomes evident.

The National Stadium in Brasilia cost £375m to build, well over budget and making the Manaus project seem positively frugal. A 141-page report by the city’s auditors has found ‘grave irregularities’ in the budget, which appears to indicate over-pricing of some materials.

One of the world cup stadiums to be used for 2014 world cup in Brazil.

‘The country of football is reacting to the waste, the unfinished infrastructure projects, the allegations of corruption, the poor quality of schools and hospitals, the poor use of resources,’ said Mailson da Nóbrega, a former finance minister of Brazil.

Some FIFA officials know the era of the major tournament has become corrupted to the point at which it is in danger of becoming obsolete, swept away like a tired old regime in a storm of social protest.

But Sepp Blatter, standing again for the presidency three years after he promised to retire following this term, does not appear to be among that group. And as FIFA has settled on Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 for the next tournaments, we need not expect reform any time soon.

There is a contradiction within all of this, of course.

Many professional observers of Brazil are convinced that once the tournament begins, social tensions will ease and a nation that is so obsessed with its team will largely rally round.

Even the most committed opponent of the World Cup will find it hard to hold back the wave of enthusiasm that surrounds a successful Brazil side.

However, this is based on the assumption that Neymar, David Luiz, Julio Cesar and their team-mates perform. Most agree that a disappointing performance will re-ignite the fires of social protest.

The World Cup may yet reach a happy conclusion.

There will doubtless be plenty to admire in Brazil, on and off the pitch, although most of it will be in spite of, rather than because of, the organisers’ best efforts.

But when a country that is popularly defined by carnival and football can find little to celebrate in hosting the World Cup, even the most hardened FIFA executives must recognise that, without change, this celebration of football will one day cease to have a meaningful  purpose.

 

WHO IS WHO IN MADRID EUROPEAN DERBY FINAL: ATHLETICO OR REAL

A week or so ago, about 200,000 Atletico Madrid fans celebrated their team’s La Liga title by heading to their traditional meeting place, the Neptuno fountain in the city centre, where captain Gabi clambered to the top of the 250-year-old statue of Neptune to plant an Atletico scarf around his neck.

Gabi- Athletico captain crowns the city Athletico…..Cahmpiones of Spain

 

Less than a mile away, Real fans also have a time-honoured place of celebration: the Cibeles fountain, named after the Greek goddess who is depicted in a statue riding a lion-drawn chariot. In keeping with tradition, skipper Iker Casillas decorated Cibeles with a Real flag after his team’s Copa del Rey victory over Barcelona last month. But this could change significantly for both teams, tens of thousands of Madrilenos will be heading either to Neptuno or Cibeles on Saturday evening. But which one?

Ever since, the worldwide horde of Madrid fans have been looking forward to the day they could celebrate their landmark 10th European success. ‘La Decima’ (‘The 10th’) has never strayed far from their thoughts.

“Win, and their poor finish to the league campaign will be excused”

More than a decade later, they are still waiting and the yearning has grown into an obsession which makes Arsenal’s recently concluded gap between trophies look like a mere mild hankering.

Therefore, ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Atletico Madrid, Real are precariously teetering with one foot on the edge of glory and the other on the verge of immense disappointment.

In the high-pressure and extreme environment of the Bernabeu, at the most glamorous and hype-ridden club in the world, there is no middle ground.

Win, and the current Los Blancos crop will be hailed as milestone-marking legends; lose, and they will be castigated as inexcusable failures.

Win, and their poor finish to the league campaign – where they finished third behind Atletico and Barcelona – will be retrospectively excused as a period of physical and mental preparation for an even bigger prize; lose, and it will be condemned as the ill-fated onset of careless sloppiness.

Battle for Madrid- who is who in Madrid European finale.

An objective and balanced analysis of Carlo Ancelotti’s first season as Real boss should conclude that it has been good, if not spectacular. He has introduced a new style of play to replace Jose Mourinho’s cut-and-thrust, counter-attacking approach, integrated a number of new signings and secured a trophy in the form of the Copa del Rey.

 

However, in the eyes of many fans and certainly in the judgement of the frenzied Spanish media, none of that really matters right now.

The only thing that counts is whether Ancelotti can finally end his club’s long wait for their 10th European crown; if he doesn’t, his work over the course of the campaign will be forgotten and his job, seemingly so secure less than a month ago, will come under threat.

Real Madrid celebrate their Zizou inspired Champions League triumph in 2002.

Diego Godin’s header at the Nou Camp last Saturday, which secured their first league title in 18 years, means that Atletico have nothing to lose and everything to gain; even if they are defeated this weekend, they will still be history-making winners in the eyes of their supporters.

Those Atletico fans have been, naturally, revelling in their team’s unexpected success. An estimated 200,000 of them filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday, hailing their heroes as they made a triumphant appearance at Atletico’s traditional place of celebration, the Neptuno fountains near the famous Prado museum in the city centre.

“We’ll be here again next Saturday,” was one of their most heartily delivered songs, illustrating the exuberant and confident mood of Atletico fans as they head into only their second European Cup final.

There is, of course, great expectation on both sides, with Real fans quickly snapping up all 80,000 free tickets to watch the game on giant screens inside the Bernabeu.

But the attitude of the respective supporters is markedly different, with Atletico euphoric after their title success and ready to welcome their players as heroes irrespective of the result, while Real know the judgement of their entire season rests upon the outcome.

With significant doubts of major players missing out- Bale and Ronaldo half fit for Real, and Arda Turan and  Diego Costa for Athletico, it promises to be a mouth watering all Spanish finale.

 

 

 

The good, bad and ugly about Makerere University

The good, bad and ugly about Makerere University

STAND UP FOR LIFE
Her body glistens in the light
I urge to play with her all night
Got you half flipping like fire,
Come with me let me take you higher,
I am the object of all your desire,
And your attention is all I require
I pick her up and hold her steady,
Running my hand up her back, for “bend over girl”
This song makes me feel euphoric,
We are having fun, believe me it shows.

Her body glistens when in light,
You are like a jewel baby so bright,
And I am addicted when you shake it,
I know when the same feels
I pick her up and hold her firm,
I wanna take you to the clouds and let you scream my name,
Willing seduction is no seduction at all,
Have to stay focused, every moment counts.
I take a deep breath, we both are ready.

Her body glistens in the dark,
I start out slow to get in the swing,
She starts to sing to my swing,
The sounds and feelings grow more immense.
The movement more intense.
She screams and screams while am groping,
Her roommate walks in
“So you guys had already cum back”.

Pretty jewel felt nausea last evening,
I remember her body glistening in the light,
Emotions run dead and she thinks am in love?
No protection there was, no glove
Dad bailed out he ain`t ready for a kid,
Mum will blow it out of proportion,
Plus she lives poor, so no money,
Hell’s a place called home,
The days go by and my belly’s getting bigger,
Why is the world so cold to trigger?
Bleeding on my inside, crying on the out daily?
Nobody got me pregnant really?
I’ll pop the pills to get rid of the pain mainly,

T’was short term escape-long term agony,
My life’s now a mess,
My head constantly spinning,
My stomach paining and crumping,
Vomiting, bleeding, and spotting,
I now have two victims,
A dead baby and a dead conscience,
I hear a baby crying for this life.

 

Mitchell Hall block F champions.

When wining never really looks at size: block F football team celebrate winning the inter block mayor’s cup.MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

THE ROLE OF UGANDAN PUBLIC IN NEWS GATHERING

THE ROLE OF UGANDAN PUBLIC IN NEWS GATHERING
When terrorists bombed world cup soccer fans at Lugogo, the first trace of the tragedy came from survivors who used their mobile phones to take photos and transmit them through Facebook. When Buganda riots sparked massive battle between Buganda youths and Uganda Police, some of the first and most recent images came from nearby city apartment’s dwellers who took photos and videos from windows.
This form of citizen journalism – non journalists’ gathering and reporting news, is cropping up on websites around the country as it has been world over. Much of it on established sites of the mainstream media.
It should be this: Some of the youths editing stories for personal blogs.
When New Vision adopted and allowed its audience to snap any photos of significance and send them in its “who is concerned” category. Increasingly more and more young Ugandans consume information online, and most of this content is generated by their peers.
In the past years, only journalists and those in prominent positions within the society set the agenda, but this has dramatically changed. Ordinary Ugandans greatly give links, accepts giving their opinions, and actively participate using Social media tools to setting the agenda.
Though blogosphere is still a relatively unexplored area in Uganda’s communication sphere, it promises to boom very soon, with current trend of Internet use already on the rise. Atwine Timothy, a Blogger for now 2 years, says “blogging is a new thing in Uganda, and many young Ugandans love setting own agenda”.
Can do it easy: Gladys .S, a journalism student armed with a Laptop to do stories any time-anywhere.
Reporters and editors use the web to seek out interesting stories. People have interesting posts on personal social media accounts, sometimes it speaks about what is trending, and when the media detect such commonality, it pics interest and such issues become the news agenda. News gathering in Uganda is no longer exclusively about Media house searching within and in Government for what to report. Uganda’s in the new media era try to pitch reporters about many issues, to know what interests them, then citizens can Email them about such interesting issues. From celebrity gossip to Eclipse viewing, to police brutality, to boda-boda and Taxi city commotion, to Jenifer Musisi- Lord Mayor Lukwago’s battle. People tell great stories, and the media picks it up. Spotted: An open roof car instantly posted on Facebook belonging to a local artist. (Photo from Facebook).
To harness the power of the public to do citizen journalism, the internet still plays a huge role in terms of access. Citizen journalism is not just about speaking through the media, but knowing that key participation goes a far way in influencing what people really care about.