A BIG BROTHER NUPTIALS: KEVIN&PAM WEDDING PICS

Liz guessing directly at his hubby's eyes

tight couple

taking the vows

the kiss,the certificate...finally...

man and wife..Liz and Kevin

confirmed ..now Mrs. Chuwang...

We told you about their wedding last Saturday. Finally,we kept our word and below are the pictures.
On Saturday, 26th February 2011, Kevin and Liz solemnized their love during a ceremony in Abuja. After the religious blessings, the wedding proceeded to the International Conference Centre Hall for the grand reception.
Liz was a beautiful modern bride in her embellished halter neck fishtail wedding dress. The silhouette of the dress accentuated her svelte figure, Liz completed her look with a birdcage veil. Kevin did something less conventional. The groom looked handsome in a black kaftan with white embroidery. We totally love that the couple did things their own way and both looked great!Finally, Tanzania and Nigeria have a relationship..

REVEALED:THE MAN WHO CONNECTED D'BANJ TO SNOOP

Trust showbizxklusivs for the juice in Africa's showbiz.After we ran the D'banj/Snoop collaboration story,many of our readers jammed our email with questions. Finally,our sharp eyed snoops cann proudly reveal the identity of the fellow that made the featuring possible.We bet many of you wondered how D’banj and Don Jazzy hooked up with Snoop Dogg…Well now you can find out the person behind the connection which resulted in arguably the most exciting musical collaboration of the year so far. International jeweller, Chris Aire introduced the pair in Los Angeles and the rest is history…D’banj also shares teasers on possible future international collaborations for Don Jazzy

NOLLYWOOD STAR TALKS CHARITY ON Mnet

For the past few years, Stephanie Okereke has quietly been doing great work with her campaign to educate and raise funds  for surgery to treat Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF). Cases of VVF are especially prevalent in Northern Nigeria where due to certain traditions, poverty or family pressure which forces hundreds of girls get married and have children in their early teens before their pelvis is well developed and ready to handle childbirth.

According to the Fistula Foundation, A fistula is a hole. An obstetric fistula of the kind that occurs in many developing countries is a hole between a woman’s birth passage and one or more of her internal organs. This hole develops over many days of obstructed labor, when the pressure of the baby’s head against the mother’s pelvis cuts off blood supply to delicate tissues in the region. The dead tissue falls away and the woman is left with a hole between her vagina and her bladder (called a vesicovaginal fistula or VVF) and sometimes between her vagina and rectum (rectovaginal fistula, RVF). This hole results in permanent incontinence of urine and/or feces. A majority of women who develop fistulas are abandoned by their husbands and ostracized by their communities because of their inability to have children and their foul smell. Traumatic fistula is the result of sexual violence. The injury can occur through rape or women being butchered from the inside with bayonets, wood or even rifles. The aim is to destroy the women and the community within which the sufferer lives. Once committed the survivor, her husband, children and extended family become traumatized and humiliated. For the past few years, Stephanie Okereke has been quietly doing great work with her campaign to educate and raise funds surgery to treat Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF).

Stephanie has been working with first ladies of Northern states in Nigeria on various awareness and treatment campaigns. This week on MNet’s Jara, Stephanie is interviewed by co-host Helen Paul and she shares the story behind her passion for the cause and also the positive results the campaign has yielded so far.

 2011 is set to be a monumental year for Stephanie Okereke, in addition to her VVF charity work, she is currently planning her wedding to her beau, Linus Idahosa and has major North American feature editorials lined up.

LIZ OGUMBO TO FILM MUSIC VIDEO IN NAIROBI

South Africa based Kenyan designer and musician Liz Ogumbo will be in Nairobi next week. The skinny and exquisite damsel who lives in Johannesburg will be filming parts of her music video in the Kenyan capital. Speaking exclusively to Showbizxklusivs from Mzansi she said she said that the single is part of her upcoming album. 'Coming to shoot another music video in Kenya next week and may also pull off my typical “FASHION Meets MUSIC” show..will let you know once I finalize my plan.'  Last week ,Liz pulled of lovely fashion show at Design Indaba where she got to showcase three of her different summer collections.It was a wonderful experience as I performed and strutted the runway to introduce each range.'she added. It is rumored that she is signed to Gallo records.

TOMMY HILFIGER TO TOUR UGANDA

It has been confirmed that world renowned fashion designer and business magnate, Thomas “Jacob Tommy” Hilfiger, is coming to Uganda, this week. The Irish-American fashion designer is coming at the invitation of UNDP’s Millennium Villages Project to inspect a project he is funding in Insingiro District in western Uganda.
See, like many American celebrities who have benevolently aided disadvantaged Africans, Tommy Hilfiger has generously donated $2m (about Kshs. 160 Million) towards community development interventions in Uganda.
The money has also helped health units with medical supplies and drugs as well as farmers in areas of Ruhiira, Kabuyanda in Isingiro Districts.  Part of the things Hilfiger is expected to see in Isingiro during his visit between March 2 and March 3, is the construction of a three- classroom block.

ANOTHER ONE :KANYE WEST,D'BANJ COLLABO

The kokomaster aka D'banj seems to be following in the footsteps of one Aliaune Thiam, aka, Akon. You would think he would still be excited after the successful collaboration with Hip Hop legend, Snoop Dogg on the Mr Endowed Remix.
Instead, he has gone up a notch and is now said to be working on a song with hip hop's biggest ego, Kanye West. We hear the song will be out this year.
We are also informed that rap sensation Lil Wayne turned down the offer of a collaboration with D'Banj because the Koko Master could not foot the  $1 million dollars fee requested by the Young Money de facto leader before putting pen to paper. We doubt he will be mourning since Kanye can more than help his star shine brighter.

THABEET MOVES TO HOUSTON

The Grizzlies and Rockets made it happen. Here’s the final deal: Houston sends Shane Battier and Ish Smith to Memphis for Hasheem Thabeet and a first-round pick. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Rockets went deep in talks with Philly on a Battier for Marreese Speights and Jason Kapono deal, but ended up choosing Thabeet instead.  What this deal means for both teams is such: Memphis gets security at the small forward position for Rudy Gay, while Houston gets a young big man to play alongside Luis Scola in the presumable post-Yao Ming era.

On Thursday, the Memphis Grizzles dealt 24-year-old center Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a lottery-protected pick to the Houston Rockets for a now 32-year-old Shane Battier, and Ish Smith.

Only two years removed from selecting Thabeet with second overall pick in the 2009 draft, the Grizzlies have given up on him.

In a rare case of seller’s remorse, owner Michael Heisley opens up to Chris Tomasson of FanHouse:

"I don't know whether it's a mistake (having drafted Thabeet),'' Heisley said. "I look at (giving up Thabeet) with great concern. ... I think Houston needs a good center and I think that Thabeet could come back to haunt us. ... Absolutely, it's hard for us (to trade Thabeet). It's extremely hard. ... If he develops, he's going to be a big factor in this league and we might be eating our words.''

Heisley continues that the reasons for the trade were apparently twofold. In the immidiate, Battier adds stability and experience for a potential playoff run, while in the long haul, the Grizzlies didn’t see Thabeet usurping 26-year-old center Marc Gasol for playing time. Regardless, it seems awful soon to abandon a project everyone knew would take work going in.More Heisley: 

"When we drafted (Thabeet), Tony Barone, who's head of our player personnel thing, said, 'If you draft him, then you've got to play him. He needs to get minutes to develop.' ... We basically never really could find the time for him to get him in the lineup to really develop him as much.''

That’s a logical assessment, but it also begs the question, why draft Thabeet at all? In doing so, the Grizzlies knew what they were getting into, and chose to get into it in lieu of, say, someone like Stephen Curry…who would seem a pretty good fit in the Grizzly lineup.

As for the Rockets, well, I assume they know what they’re getting into as well. Thabeet is still incredibly raw, but he’s 7-3, can block shots, and he has never gotten a true chance to develop. With Yao Ming now unlikely to return to Houston, they, if anybody, can afford to give him the opportunity.