JUSTIN BIEBER ENDORSES KENYAN IN NEW PERFUME

Kenyan and former Apprentice contestant Liza Mucheru Wisner has struck gold mine. Liz is now  the brand ambassador for Canadian pop star Justin Bieber’s new perfume. Although the details of how much she pocketed from the deal remain scanty,sources say she took home a six figure. Liza struck the endorsement deal with Macy’s to become the teenage sensations image for the fragrance called Girlfriend. The perfume is the teen’s pop star second release after his Someday which was a big success last year, earning millions in just three weeks at Macy’s Herald Square. The new scent debuted on June18 in New York. Just like Someday, the new perfume has a charity approach as its proceeds go towards Pencils of Promise an organisation that builds schools and increases educational opportunities in the developing world. Liza Mucheru Wisner was among the 16 contestants who competed to run one of American billionaire Donald Trump’s businesses, in the 10th season of NBC reality TV series of Apprentice in 2010.

OKOCHA TO LAUNCH SPORTS LINE

Millionaire former soccer star and businessman Jay Jay Okocha is at it again.The former Super Eagles Captain is about to float his own sports wear line called Jay Jay, which will consist of soccer boots, jerseys, sports bags and other sports accessories. This will be the first of it's kind in Africa and the line will be officially launched in the coming weeks.

LINGALA STAR KOFFI OLOMIDE CHARGED WITH RAPE

A French judge has charged Congolese music star Koffi Olomide with three counts of rape and illegal confinement after complaints from three of his former backup dancers, his lawyer said Wednesday.The singer has since returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo, he said, without waiting for a French ruling on whether he should be held without bail.

He said the case against Olomide was "empty and hollow. There is no material evidence and the statements of the three women who accuse him of rape contain numerous contradictions."Aeschlimann alleged that the women filed the complaints in the hopes of obtaining temporary French residency permits.

"Koffi Olomide went Monday afternoon of his own free will to answer a summons by an investigating judge in (the Parisian suburb of) Nanterre, where he was charged," Olomide's lawyer Manuel Aeschlimann toldAFP.

Aeschlimann said a former dancer had filed a complaint in 2006 and that two years later two more dancers followed suit. One of the plaintiffs was a minor at the time of the alleged sexual assaults.
source: AFP

NWAKWO KANU EXPECTS ANOTHER BABY

Looks like former international Nigerian Nwakwo Kanu has shifted his goal posts ...and is now scoring at home.he he he. Well, that seems very correct as the footballer has scored yet another glorious goal.  Kanu Nwankwo and his beautiful young wife of over seven years, Amara, are expecting their third child together. The couple already have two young sons. Congrats to them!

BRITISH A-LISTERS IN KENYA FOR CHAIRTY TREK

A number of British celebrities that include R&B star Craig David, BBC's Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, BBC's Radio 4 broadcaster Peter White and X-factor finalist Olly Murs flew into the country for a five day 100 Km trek across the Kaisut desert in Eastern Kenya an effort to raise money for people in Africa with serious eye conditions.
AND they’re off! The heat is on for three Hampshire celebrities today as they begin a five day charity trek across one of Africa’s most inhospitable plains.
R&B star Craig David, Eastleigh-born Radio One DJ Scott Mills and Radio Four broadcaster Peter White are braving Kenya’s Kaisut Desert to raise money for people in Africa with serious eye conditions.
The trio face a 100 kilometre slog in 40C temperatures as the BT Red Nose Desert Trek gets under way .
But Southampton-born Craig, 29, told the Daily Echo he was unfazed by the challenge.
“I’ve been out in South Africa a few times as an ambassador against Tuberculosis, so I’ve experienced those sorts of temperatures before. But on those occasions I’ve just been meeting people that are suffering with TB, not doing anything this physical. But I just couldn’t say no. It is a once in a lifetime experience and you are helping so many people at the same time. 
“I think people are expecting me to sail across there and carry everyone’s bags for them but that’s not going to happen!”
He added: “The biceps will be there but they will just be chilling.
The camels can do all that hard work!  “It’s obviously going to be difficult having to walk such a distance in that heat, but I think that with the people we’ve got taking part we will keep each other’s morale high.”
Craig believes the personalities in the star-studded team will have no problems getting along throughout a grueling week.
“Everyone will bring something different to the table,” Craig said.
“If people want to hear about Scottish heritage, Lorraine’s got that covered, if people want a song, Ollie can handle that and if they want to hear about Saints playing Man United then I’ll gladly talk about that!
The former Bellemoor School pupil is taking time out from recording a new album at his Miami home to take part in the trek, having arrived in Nairobi to acclimatise on Friday.
But the 12-time Brit Award nominee made sure he stopped off in Southampton to say goodbye, before flying out to Kenya.
“I was down in Southampton on Tuesday. I got back from a show in Russia and missed the Brits so I could go and see my mum, as I hadn’t seen her in about three months. I like to make sure she’s alright and I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and told her not to worry about me on the trek, but I’m sure she will.”