SMOOTHPSALM: August 2015

Saturday 29 August 2015

Check out this dollar case cake (photo)

That is a cake! How amazing is this? A LIB reader sent the photo in...

Photos: School Principal hacked to death two weeks after she was threatened

2 weeks ago, Nokuthula Magwanyana, 45, was told to step down from her position as the principal of Villa Maria Primary School in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa or face death. The word 'resign' was boldly written across her office wall in red and on Wednesday August 26th, the killers made good their threats by brutally hacking her to death as she made her way home from school.

Singer/rapper T.Pain wrecked his expensive car recently and TMZ got all the deets. Read below...

T.Pain needs a major auto-tune-up after smashing his exotic ride in a multi-car wreck ... TMZ has learned. The crash happened last week in L.A. - we're told a purple sedan was turning left at an intersection, and T-Pain ... driving in the opposite direction in his fancy Aston Martin ... went through the intersection and plowed into the sedan.

This was in Beijin on August 19th. Another photo after the cut...

Think of a degree we’ve got it @ Blue-crest University College, Ghana.

Our Undergraduate Degree Programs:

Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Systems), Bachelor of Business Administration in Oil and Gas Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration in Procurement & Supply Chain Management

But how do you call someone's parents ugly? This internet sef! Actress Zendaya Coleman clapped back at some 'haters' who shared a photo of her parents and called them ugly, saying they would 'cry' if their parents looked like hers. See Zendaya's response after the cut...

She shared the photos on her instagram page a few hours ago. Guess all is well in Nicki/Meek world. This is the first pic she will post of him on her page in over a week. But meanwhile, Nicki is a stunning woman! More photos after the cut...

In further acknowledgement of Nigeria as a strategic market, RB Nigeria Limited, a leading consumer goods company in the health, hygiene and home categories, has launched Nurofen, a brand of Ibuprofen, into the Nigerian market. The product comes in both the children and adult variants, and the aim is to give the consumers more and better choices to choose from.

A statement by a spokesperson for The Department of State Security Service (DSS), Tony Opuiyo today said the agency disrupted a spying network mounted by Boko Haram terrorists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to NAN, the Boko Haram terrorist arrested is a man named Sulaiymon Abdulraman, from Kogi State. Fine the statement after the cut...

These are some photos from the crash site of the Dornier 228 aircraft belonging to Nigerian air-force that crashed at the Nigerian Defense Academy old site in Kaduna at about 6:45 this morning. The helicopter was said to be on a routine training flight and was heading to Abuja from the Nigerian Airforce base in Kaduna, when the incident occurred. All 7 people on-board, including the pilot, co-pilot, two engineers and three passengers all died. See more photos from the crash site after the cut

Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste were today Saturday August 29th sentenced to three years in prison for ;operating without a press license & broadcasting material harmful to Egypt.'

Squadron leader Kunle Suara died this morning after the air-force helicopter he was flying crashed just 10mins after take off at the Nigerian Defense Academy old site in Kaduna. Six other people lost their lives. May their souls rest in peace, amen.

Wolfsburg 3-0 Schalke: Hosts canter to victory without De Bruyne

Dieter Hecking's men showed no signs of missing the Man City-bound Belgian as they thumped the Volkswagen Arena visitors on Friday

Wolfsburg flourished without prize asset Kevin De Bruyne as they eased to a comprehensive 3-0 Bundesliga victory over Schalke.

Club Brugge 0-4 Manchester United (agg 1-7): Rooney nets hat-trick as Red Devils qualify for Champions League

The England captain ended his goal drought in stunning fashion against the Belgian side in the play-off second leg on Wednesday, with Ander Herrera also on the scoresheet

Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought in sublime fashion against Club Brugge on Wednesday, scoring a hat-trick as Manchester United ran out 4-0 winners in the second leg of their Champions League play-off.

The troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army today uncovered and destroyed another Improvised Explosives Device (IED) making factory at Miyati and Nyaleri villages along Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa road, in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

The Ohaneze Youth Council, OYC have released a statement expressing their displeasure at the non inclusion of the Ibos in all the appointments made by President Buhari so far. Their statement signed by its president Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro below ..

The Emir of Kano was in Abuja today. His vintage Rolls Royce was spotted at the Hilton Hotel in Abuja...

Nigeria Police has appointed its first Female Police Public Relations Officer ,PPRO. She is Ag. ACP Olabisi Kolawole. Her appointment was ratified by the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase today August 28th. Congrats to her. Read her profile after the cut...

Boko Haram member Mahamat Moustapha, a Nigerian, alleged to have been the mastermind of the June suicide attack in Ndjamena, Chad where 38 persons were killed and several others injured, was sentenced to death by a Chadian court today August 28th alongside 9 others. See photo of the other sect members sentenced to death after the cut...

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The APC is now being haunted by the saying, “When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back at you.” If it knew, it wouldn’t have accused Goodluck Jonathan of running a very corrupt government. Most times, we forget to listen to the voice of reason that says, “Look in the mirror, brother. You might just be talking about yourself.”

2 sisters have been sentenced to be raped as punishment after their brother ran off with a married woman. An unelected all-male village council in India also ordered that 23-year-old Meenakshi Kumari and her 15-year-old sister are paraded naked with blackened faces.

Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stated that he has no respect for former President Obasanjo, who he describeds as an indescribable liar. Soyinka talked about the former president on Friday night when he responded to questions during a programme tagged: ‘An evening with Wole Soyinka’, organised by Globacom.

Dbanj the handsome and rich Koko master revealed to Saturday Beats why he is still single despite been linked to several beauties.

An accused robber told a court she held up three banks in May to raise money for her daughter's graduation party.

Singer, Yemi Alade performed live on stage at Dance Afrique Summerfest 2015 in a beautiful outfit by Iconic Invanity. It was fun filled. More photos after the cut...

An Arizona man arrested on alleged possession of meth apparently liked the jail in Maricopa County so much that he didn't want to leave.

After months of not knowing their fate, the Department of State Services personnel who served as Body Guards to President Goodluck Jonathan have been posted out of the Villa to various state commands.
Reliable sources at the Presidential Villa said that the signal for the posting of the over 150 body guards who had remained redundant following the directive by the ADC to President Buhari that they should leave the presidential villa came yesterday.

Apple Music is apparently really territorial when it comes to Drake because they got upset when they found out he would be performing at Lil Wayne's benefit concert for Weezy’s Tha Carter Fund on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that Tidal would be streaming and because he has high stakes with Tidal it would only make sense for them to stream it live.

A wife smashed an alarm clock over her husband’s head after he asked for a goodnight kiss.
Kathryne Borthwick, 26 – who met husband Monty, 59, online – flew into a rage after a drinking spree.

How romantic! This happened last night at TerraKulture in VI. A man pleaded with the director of a play to give him some minutes to bring his woman on stage and propose to her. So they stopped the play and the very romantic dude asked his girl to join him on stage where he asked her to be his wife. She said yes of course and the audience cheered. How nice. Congrats to the couple. See more exclusive photos after the cut...

Not only did Chris Brown's friend threaten Marques Houston for complimenting and flirting with Karrueche on instagram, Chris Brown also made a comment on the photo on Baller Alert's page, telling Marques to go home. Now, according to TMZ, Karrueche has since responded and she's over Chris Brown's possessiveness and hypocritical behaviour. Kae's reaction after the cut...

The third edition of Miss Charismatic Nigeria Pageant is set to hold this Sunday, August 30th 2015 at The Imperial, at the Coliseum, Lekki Phase 1. The hosts for this year's event are comedian Ushbebe and Chichi Adogu (MBGN Tourism 2014). The contestants are in camp at Le' Paris hotel Lekki Phase 1. See the stunning girls after the cut...

After her disappointing outing for the 100m race at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Monday where she finished last in a time of 11.02 seconds and failed to show up for the 200m event, the third fastest woman in the world took to her Facebook page to acknowledge the love and support from her friends, family and 'true fans'. She also used the opportunity to leave a few choice words for haters and critics. She especially came for journalists...lol. See what she wrote after the cut

Mariah Carey shared sweet photos of herself having fun with her twins, Monroe and Moroccan while on vacation. The songstress has been globe-trotting around the world with her mini-mes, along with boyfriend James Packer. The group have been visiting the sights in Sardinia, Ibiza and Israel before heading back to Los Angeles in early September.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Beijing 2015: Okagbare returns to track for 200m

AFTER a disastrous finish in the 100m at the ongoing 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Monday, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare returns to the track today for the 200m heat.
The double Commonwealth Games gold medallist finished the 100m in a disappointing time of 11.02 seconds to place last, a result which proved many bookmakers wrong.

Afrobasket 2015: D’Tigers play European style —Nwosu

Former San Antonio Spurs player, Julius Nwosu has tasked Nigeria men’s senior basketball team-D’Tigers under the tutelage of German William Voigt to blend the team’s strategy with African flavour in terms of cohesive defensive formation infused with the free-flowing European style as the team is scheduled to face Mozambique today at the ongoing 2015 Afrobasket Championship in Tunisia. The round of 16 game is scheduled to start at 6.30pm.

Amaechi’s aide, 12 ex-LG chairmen dare panel

FOR the second day running, former Commissioner for Agriculture in Rivers State, Emma Chinda, failed to honour the invitation by the judicial commission of inquiry probing the alleged diversion of the N4 billion agricultural loan released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the former Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s administration.

NDDC chiefs meet Buhari today

THERE is panic at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as reports indicate that the management of the commission is due to visit President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, today.

17,935 out of 26,732 candidates scale through UNILAG's Post-UTME

The University of Lagos said a total of 17,935 candidates of the 31,955 that sat for its 2015 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) recently passed the screening exercise.

This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information, Mr Olagoke Oke, and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos State.

45 Anglican bishops meet on damage to churches by Boko Haram

About 45 bishops of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, on Wednesday, converged on Abuja where they took stock of the damage done by Boko Haram sect on religious institutions in the northern part of the country.

The meeting, which was chaired by the Primate, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, was held at St Andrew's Church, Kubwa.

Edo governor blasts NLC for remaining silent over unpaid workers salaries

Edo State governor and former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has castigated the leadership of the congress over their silence and inaction on major national issues, especially the Chibok girls, unpaid workers salaries by state governors and expatriate quotas.

Oshiomhole wrong on N162bn NPA fund —Maritime group

NATIONAL President of the Maritime Stakeholders Association, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, has faulted claims by the governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, which alleged that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) shortchanged the Federal Government in remitting its funds.

FG fails to remit N35 billion pension funds of workers, says NLC

The Federal Government has defaulted in the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme and failed to remit N35 billion contributions meant for its workers to the Pension Fund Administrators (PFA).

Already, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on this issue being perpetrated by some of the ministries and parastatal agencies and demanded immediate remittance of the funds.

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, has ordered investigation into the operations of Arik Airlines.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the cancellation of offshore processing and crude swap deals for refined oil products between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and oil traders, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

The lull in the crude oil market has continued unabated as crude oil price of 12 OPEC Basket closed $39.50 per barrel, Brent crude closed at $42.80 per barrel while US light crude closed at $38.24 per barrel, the lowest since early February and March 2009 respectively.

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja, blamed past administrations for the current situation in which Nigeria is forced to spend billions of naira annually on alleged subsidies for petroleum products.

Dangote loses N140bn in 24 hours over crash in world stock markets

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, lost N141 billion following intense pressure of global markets as a result of ripples from the Chinese economic crisis.

Dangote joins a long list of billionaires whose fortunes have tumbled over the past few days.

Tanker falls, razes homes, vehicles in Mushin, Lagos

A fully loaded tanker, on Tuesday, fell in the Mushin area of Lagos State, causing massive inferno which destroyed homes and vehicles.

The tanker fell at the popular Awolowo Market, and in order to prevent looting of property, policemen were quickly drafter to the area.

Also, men of the fire service were also at the scene attempting to douse the fire.

EFCC preliminary report on Fashola ready —CACOL claims

A preliminary investigative report on the financial dealings of the administration of former Governor Babatunde Fashola is reportedly ready with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The disclosure was by the Chief Executive of anti-corruption advocacy group, Coalition Against Corruption (CACOL), Mr Debo Adeniran in an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Tribune, on Tuesday.