UGANDAN SONGBIRD POCKETS $3000 FOR ONE SONG SHOW

SONGBIRD Iryn Namubiru of the 'Birowoozo' fame last week smiled all the way to the bank after she was paid $3000 to perform just one song titled "Happy" at a corporate cocktail at the Sheraton Rwenzori Ball Room.

She was a special guest as Happy Science, a world religion with origins in Japan hosted it's members in the hotel. The religion with 12 million members in 90 countries, will have the founder Ryuho Okawa visit Africa for the first time, where he will deliver a lecture at Namboole Stadium. Jose Chameleone, who composed the song Happy People and Swangz Avenue producer, Benon Mugumbya with welcome to happy science also pocketed undisclosed ‘hefty’ sums of money from the alien religious group.

JAPANESE FIRM EYES TO ENDORSE NOLLYWOOD STAR

According to Stella Dimoko Korkus, a Japanese hair company called Kaneka Corporation is about to sign actress Stephanie Okereke as brand ambassador for a fee of N20m(Kshs.10 Million) for a one year contract. The actress recently met with the Japanese people to round off the deal.