African Beauty Queen and International Model Launches Luxury Fragrance Line

This fall African beauty queen and former Miss Liberia, Tammie Garr who has graced the pages of magazines such as Uzuri, Supermodels Unlimited, Maxim, and Liberia Travel & Life will launch her luxury fragrance line – ROYALTY.

Miss Garr has teamed up with top international perfumer Eddie’s Perfume to create a high end fragrance line. Her debut fragrance will be designed to echo Tammie’s own glamorous persona.

Tammie joins the ranks of other successful celebrities in developing yet another creative outlet that captures her spirit. That outlet is fragrance – expressing oneself through scent. Royalty by Tammie Garr is lush, floral and feminine.

Described as a sensual, soft and intimate fragrance with notes of patchouli, cedarwood, vanilla and bergamot that evokes the rich, plush feeling of creamy cashmere, this lush and sexy scent will be for the woman who is not afraid to embrace her inner strength with this delicate and subtle mist.

The initial luxury collection will comprises of: Eau de Toilette spray 1.7 and 3.4 oz; Eau de Parfum spray 1.7 oz; Body Lotion; and Eau de Parfum rollerball.

Tammie Garr’s ROYALTY will be avaiable for purchase at Beautyjar.com,MyAsho.com,Tammiegarrfragrances.com and top boutiques in LA, New York, Washington, DC, and Africa.

Miss Nigeria 2010, Ngozi Odalonu At The 2010 Miss Universe Pageant

The 2010 Miss Universe Pageant will be aired live on August 23rd, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The prelims were held over the past couple of days, and here is Nigeria’s representative, Ngozi Odalonu. Check out pics from the presentation segments

Ngozi Odalonu, Miss Nigeria 2010, poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010.

FIANCÉ WARNS NOLLYWOOD STAR, MERCY JONHSON TO STAY OFF FACEBOOK

Mercy J

This may not be a good story for the fans of the controversial actress, Mercy Johnson who have been connecting her on the largest friendship networking site popularly called facebook. Reason being that, their goddess, mercy, has been seriously warned by her fiancé, Prince Odi to stay off facebook till they tie the knot. For those fans, you are to be informed that your star actress, Mercy has not been on facebook for almost one year now. The reason is that, her fiancé, Prince Odinosen has warned her that she should stay off facebook if she truly wants to be married to him.

The many crises which have tag the skillful actress ‘Most Controversial Nollywood Actress’ has become an issue to the extent that the sisters and other relatives of her fiancé are said to have all supported their brother’s stand over the Facebook issue.

If you ‘re one of the people that love to chat with Mercy Johnson on facebook, know for sure that the profile picture is of Mercy but the words therein are of Prince Odinosen, his fiance.






Story by Alonge Michael

2011: Jonathan Tears Nollywood Apart

As the 2011 general elections draw nearer, the decision of some Nollywood stars to collect N300, 000 each before campaigning for President Goodluck Ebelo Jonathan ambition has torn the Nigerian movie industry apart.

Some of the movie stars have formed a group christened Nollywood Stars for Jonathan, and their aim is to shoot a commercial geared towards campaigning for the President to remain in office for the next four years with the fee of N300, 000 for each of the stars involved in it. But the move seems to have torn the Nollywood stars apart as other popular actors have declined to be part of it.

Those that are currently in the campaign group which is headed by Francis Duru include Uche Jombo, Ini Edo, Paul Adams, Zack Orji, Pete Edochie, Emeka Ike and about 30 others. Most of the actors declined to pick our calls this morning to confirm whether they are involved or not.

Speaking with us on phone yesterday, the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Segun Arinze, said he is not part of the move.

“I heard of it but I’m not involved. It is not that I’m against President Jonathan’s ambition, but doing it for a price is what I’m not comfortable with. I wish those involved good luck.”

Also, the Governor, Lagos State Chapter of AGN, Ernest Obi, denied his involvement in the project.

He is also of the opinion that if President Jonathan deserves the support of Nollywood practitioners, they should do so without putting a price tag on it.

A spokesperson of Square Image, the outfit in charge of Stella Damasus-Nzeribe’s image, said the sultry actress is also not part of the project.

“Stella is more of a role model and will not do that, though that doesn’t mean she is not in support of President Jonathan’s ambition. When the time for election comes, she will vote for the candidate of her choice without making any noise about it,” Square Image said.

The decision by some Nollywood stars to campaign for the President with a fee has attracted criticisms from Nigerians, who claimed that as role models, the movie stars should not be directly involved in politics, and if they must do so, not because a candidate is ready to part with some money.

“In America, Hollywood and other showbiz stars drummed their support for President Barack Obama during his campaign, and none of them received a dime for doing that. So I don’t know why our own stars here cannot emulate good things. Does that mean they can’t support other good candidates that don’t have money?” Femi Adebodun, a movie buff asked.




Story by Bayo Adetu

Families plot to reconcile 9ice, Toni Payne

If the information reaching Week end Showbiz is anything to go by, then, 9ice and his estranged wife, Toni Payne, may soon come back together, as a reconciliation process is being planned by their family members.

NFC gathered that the reconciliation move was initiated by Payne’s family members who are desirous to see her return to her matrimonial home.

According to a source, “A reconciliation move is currently going on between the two families. It was suggested by Toni Payne’s family and I believe it will Families plot to reconcile 9ice, Toni Payne work.”

But further enquiry by NFC revealed that the reconciliation might not totally be successful as 9ice and Payne seem not to be enthusiastic about it.

Speaking with NFC, another source said, “9ice and Toni are not eager to come back together as husband and wife as they seem to be content with their present individual status.”

However, attempts by NFC to speak with both 9ice and Payne were unsuccessful, as they refused to pick their calls as at the time of going
to press.