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  • Three lucky winners hit Tigo jack pot, take home Rwf 21m

    {Three lucky winners namely Patient Niyibizi, Jean Pierre Usabuwera and Faustin Nkundayesu have shared over Rwf 21 in the Tigo ‘Imvura y’ Amafaranga” promotion on Wednesday, August 23rd.}

    Niyibizi won Rwf eight million, while Usabuwera hit a jack pot of three million while Nkundayesu scooped eight million francs.

    The promo meaning “rain of money” started on June 28th. Since then, many have been lucky by winning various prizes that range from Rwf 100,000 to Rwf 1m and Rwf 8m.
    On the last day of the promotion, the company plans to give out Rwf 5m and 20 million to lucky winners. Over Rwf 65 million will be offered by Tigo to over 165 lucky winners.
    Faustin Nkundayesu aged 28 from Kimironko, Gasabo district, has said that he was surprised to get paid as one of the lucky winners and thanked Tigo for the initiative.

    Jean Pierre Usabuwera with a family of two children at Kimisagara in Kigali City also said that the Rwf 5m will help him take care of his family.

    The 34 year bar attendant said that he will invest the money to expand business and plans to use the rest of the jack pot in other personal requirements.

    The Tigo Chief Commercial Officer at Tigo Rwanda Ankoma Agyapong said that program is aimed at giving back to the Tigo customers as part of its social corporate responsibility.

    To win, you must be Tigo mobile user, done by sending SMS to 155 or calling *155# at a cost of Rwf 100 every day. You can send as many SMS’s possible or call as many times as possible.

  • Rats Invade Buhari’s Office

    {Nigeria’s president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats.}

    Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in the UK, amid widespread concerns over his health.

    But government spokesman Garba Shehu said the office required renovation after the damage was done to the furniture and air conditioning in his absence.
    He told the BBC the president had a “well-equipped” office at home that he could work “perfectly” from.

    Mr. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday but did not reference his health in his first speech.

    Some Nigerians had called for him to resign during his prolonged absence, saying he was unfit to run the country.

    Others were angered by officials’ refusal to disclose what Mr. Buhari was being treated for.

    He first traveled to London in June 2016 for what his office said was a persistent ear infection. He returned in January and May this year for an undisclosed illness.
    Opposition politicians have claimed he was actually receiving treatment for prostate cancer – an accusation Mr. Buhari denied.

    “There’s nothing at all to worry about as to the condition of his own health. From everything we have seen from the president – we have a new Buhari: energetic, well focused and it is clear he is enjoying excellent health,” Mr. Shehu told the BBC’s Focus on Africa program.

    “He has recovered, so there is nothing to talk about in any speech.”

    Many users of Nigerian social media have cast doubt on the reason given for Mr. Buhari working from home.

    One Twitter user @MandyChisholm wrote: “It is possible for the rat to destroy Buhari’s office, I kid you not, Nigerian rats are bloody.

    “I remember the group of rats that ate my mattress, drank my bottle of olive oil, ate the whole bottle and everything else in site but not the rat poison. So imagine what political rats can do…”

  • Are private secondary schools limping into limbo?

    {Private schools proprietors are skeptical and worried about closure of their institutions due to the low registration of students that instead join government-aided schools.
    The number of students registering in private schools started reducing in 2012 when the free nine year basic education program was introduced. }

    IGIHE can report that so far thirty schools have already closed since the beginning of 2017. The director of College Nkundubrezi in Gakenke district, Samuel Batamba, told the press that currently, they have a diversity of challenges.

    He said; ” The number of new students has drastically reduced, leaving the college in a sea of of debts, including salary arrears for staff and suppliers. We don’t know whether the school will ever reopen.”

    Batamba says that they used to have about 800 students, a number that has since dwindled to 80 students as others enlisted in government-aided schools. In 2016, most of the private schools are said to have lost 2/3 of their students.

    The Association of Privates Schools in Rwanda, 100-strong membership, says that most schools closed and others are about to follow suit.

    The director of College de I’Espoir de Gasogi, Evariste Nsengiyumva, said that they are remaining with 500 students compared to over 1000 they had in 2014, leaving most of the school infrastructures idle.

    “Currently there are dormitories that used to house students but are now empty,” he laments.

    The deputy chairman of the association of private schools, John Gasana, has said that competing with government schools is hard since it requires a lot of investments like infrastructure, recruiting well-qualified teachers and purchasing modern equipment. The Director General of Rwanda Education Board, Janvier Gasana has told IGIHE that it is not possible for the government to assist private schools and advised them to instead to go back to the drawing board.

    According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, there are over 1,575 secondary schools, among which 460 are government-aided, 620 are Catholic-based, 279 Anglican, 22 for Adventists, Islamic-based 16 and 178 owned by parents associations and and private individuals.

  • Kitoko talks marriage

    {Word is making rounds that Patrick Musabwa known as Kitoko Bibarwa is set to walk down the aisle much as he has not revealed with who.}

    Sources close to the Afro-beat artiste have revealed to IGIHE that the musician is currently dating Joella Kizima Ngabonziza who works at Royal TV.”, IGIHE learns.

    The Ifaranga singer who returned home on July 12th from studies in England is said to be in love with his journalist friend with whom he will tie the knot though details about dates are still scanty. The artist who was recently interviewed said that he will be a married man in a not so distant future.

    “Everyone desires to walk the marriage path in life. That is what is on my mind. I believe before the end of this year I will be married.”

  • Artists to perform at MTN Yolo event in Rubavu

    {Riderman, Urban Boyz, and Charly & Nina are the three artists who will perform during celebrations to mark one year since MTN introduced Yolo service pack.}

    The value behind Yolo is that MTN is able to give the Youth flexible packages to live in a digital world with our affordable packs, and data offering. The campaign targets the age of 25 & below group, offering them access to a unique platform that includes an exciting voice and data offering called the Yolo Pack.

    The event dubbed “YoloTurns1” will be scheduled on Saturday, August 26, 2017, in Rubavu district in Western Province. Among the other artists who will entertain the fans will include the three Riderman, Urban Boyz and R&B Afropop group composed of members James Manzi, Safi Niyibikora and Muhammed Nshimiyimanaand and the female duo of r&n singers Charly & Nina. They will be joined by Dj’s Apeman

    MTN promotions/sponsorships coordinator Alain Numa said the reason why they have organized this music event is to share the joy with MTN customers, in general, the YOLO service pack that has established its roots among the youth.

    “Yolo is service that was introduced and required by the youth who made the request, the entry fee for the music event will cost one to buy MTN airtime card of Rwf 500 and telecommunication company will also introduce a new phone ‘Fero’ on promotion where if you buy one you get another phone for free.

    Duncan Mugisha an agent of MTN said that for one to use ‘Yolo Pack’ they press *154#, and make the request for voice calls or internet services for a day or a week.

  • 64 children rounded for missing school

    Police in partnership with local government officials in Nyanza district have rounded up 64 school-going age-bracket children who were loitering about in a swoop that was carried out on the streets of Busasamaana and Nyagisozi sectors.

    Forty two were found in the Busasamana market while 22 were rounded up in Nyagisozi. Police have now reached out to parents and advised them to ensure they keep their children in school. The Busasamana police station commander, Inspector of Police (IP) Athanase Niyonagira has said they are investigating why children drop out of schools yet education is free in all public primary schools.

    “With access to free education, it’s unacceptable for a child to drop out of school,” he said.

    He observed that some children as young as ten were found carrying merchandise to markets unaccompanied while others were being guided by parents to the market on a school day.

    Head teachers were asked to report any missing child to local leaders while local leaders were asked to hold parents accountable to their children’s education and whereabouts.

  • Rwandans traveling to Mali to receive Visas on arrival

    {Rwandans traveling to Mali will start applying for visa at the point of entry, according to communication from Mali’s foreign affairs Ministry to the Rwandan Embassy in Senegal.}

    According to a letter dated August 16th 2017, the Mali Foreign Affairs Ministry informed the Rwandan Embassy in Dakar, that Mali’s foreign affairs Ministry appreciates the relations between the Rwandan Embassy and the Ministry and promised continued bilateral relations.

    In February this year, Rwanda and Mali signed bilateral Airspace Service Agreement meant to foster trade, tourism and economic cooperation.

    Both countries agreed to open their airspaces allowing their national carriers to operate without restrictions.

    According to the agreement, all air service operations will be conducted under the fifth freedom arrangement, which means an airline, has the right to carry passengers from one country to another and from that country to a third country.

  • Ally Niyonzima in talks with AS Kigali

    {Ally Niyonzima who signed with Rayon Sports from Mukura VS this year is likely to sign with AS Kigali FC to join his brother Omar Ngandu who plays for City of Kigali-sponsored football club. According to AS Kigali FC Secretary General, Niyonzima has confirmed to IGIHE that the club is having talks with the player.
    }

    Niyozima has been training with Rayon during the preseason and was enlisted among the 25 players who will be used by Rayon Sports when the new season kicks off.
    If the talks go through and the center forwards signs a deal, he will join his brother who players the central midfield for Kigali City based club. Ndandu was signed from APR FC.

    Niyozima signed a two-year contract deal with Rayon at the beginning of July, but later denied that he sign any agreement with the league champions before heading to Zambia for trails with Zanaco FC, however, was unlucky because he did not pass the test. He later returned to Kigali where Rayon announced that they had signed him.

    He was among the players who traveled with the club to Tanzania for the friendly match against Simba FC and was enlisted on the list of players released by head coach Olivier Karekezi on Tuesday.

    If the midfielder joins AS Kigali, he will be another player to have shocked Rayon just like Dominique Savio Nshuti who left Rayon on a lucrative deal to join AS Kigali.
    The others who have joined Rayon Sports from the other clubs include Jean Claude Ndarusanze from LLB Academic of Burundi, Omar Ngandu from APR FC and Frank Kalanda from Uganda.

    Rayon won the 2016/17 National League title, while AS Kigali which is boosting its squad finished 4th with twenty points behind leagues champions Rayon with 73.

  • Rwandair to spread its wings to three new West African destinations

    {RwandAir, the national carrier of the republic of Rwanda, has announced that effective 30th September 2017, it will commence three weekly flights to Conakry (Guinea), Bamako (Mali) and Dakar (Senegal) from its new hub in Cotonou (Benin).
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    This is in addition to the three destinations, Libreville (Gabon), Brazzaville (Congo), and Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) that are already served from Cotonou effective 30th August.
    The new Cotonou hub will be synchronized with the existing operations from Kigali allowing seamless connections to the rest of the RwandAir destinations, which are growing fast on the African continent and beyond.

    Dakar, Bamako, and Conakry are some of the largest cities in West Africa, and are home to a vast multicultural heritage and rich history with museums and ancient mosques dating back from the time of the great African empires.

    The acting Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, Chance Ndagano said “These latest additions are further proof of our commitment to improve connections on the African continent, and the will to create new opportunities for economic exchange, trade and tourism between countries with the aim of fostering economic development,”

    The launch of these new destinations comes after the successful entry into the European market with flights to London and Brussels in May and July respectively. The new routes will extend RwandAir’s network to twenty-six (26) destinations.

  • 19 gorillas to be named during the 13th Kwita Izina

    {19 gorillas to be named during the 13th Kwita Izina This year on 1st September 2017, Rwanda will conduct the 13th Kwita Izina, where 19 gorillas will be named at Kinigi in Musanze District. }

    Since 2005 when Kwita Izina was first introduced by Rwanda Development Board, over 238 mountain baby gorillas have been named during an annual event that involves celebrating nature and giving back to communities. The event is expected to bring together thousands of Rwandans, friends of Rwanda and celebrities to Kinigi at the foothills of the Volcanoes National Park.