According to federal disclosure filings, the government of Uganda has hired the services of DC consulting firm Mercury to aid in its public relations and lobby in US soil. The signing of the one-year, $600,000 contract came one month after the Obama administration announced its initial substantial sanctions against the African country for its harsh laws against the LGBT community there.
The Wall Street Journal said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has also gave his approval to the Special Intervention Plan and the release of funds to implement the said government initiative. His office has confirmed the action, and said that an "immediate release" of 1.9 billion naira, or around $11.7 million, to implement the plan has been approved.
James Franco took to Instagram and posted a photo of himself with Del Rey about getting married Will the wedding bells soon be ringing for Lana Del Ray and James Franco? Apparently not.