The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has lost a brother, Abdulkadir Jega, to Hajj stampede. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Saturday, disclosed that two Court of Appeal Justices — one of which is Abdulkadir Jega — were among those that died during the stampede that led to the death of over 700 persons at Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. In a statement, the CJN, gave the names of the deceased Justices as Abdulkadir Jega who is the Presiding Justice of the Abuja Division of the appellate court and…
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Although Boko Haram insurgency is largely Nigeria’s problem, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and his delegation were absent at a United Nations’ meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. The United Nations, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, appealed on Friday for help for millions of people in the Lake Chad Basin region forced to flee the violence of Boko Haram and hit with repeated droughts and floods that have brought malnutrition and disease. But Nigeria was not represented at the event chaired by the United Nations aid chief Stephen O’Brien, to the…
Not less than 60,000 Nigerians were trafficked through African countries like Libya and Morocco across the Mediterranean sea to Europe every year. Coordinator, Human Support Services and Patriotic Citizen Intiative, Mr. Osita Osemene, stated this in an interactive session with newsmen in Benin City on Friday. He said the information was gathered through personal experience he had as a victim of irregular migration and now as an advocate against human trafficking. “The revelations were due to the first hand experiences I had when out of frustration, I wanted to travel to Europe through Libya. But for divine intervention, I would have…
His Holiness, Pope Francis I, has decried the incessant cases of destruction of worship centres in Nigeria and the rest of Africa where Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to target Christian and Islamic worship centres. He also took a swipe at capitalism, Corporations and their agents over the increasing spate of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation. The leader of the 1.2 billion Catholics around the world while commending the UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, said: “The need for greater equity is especially true in the case of those bodies with effective executive capability, such as the Security…
Foremost Nigerian comedian, Alibaba has revealed why some girls are called ‘Runs Girls’. Ali also opened up on why women need to stop paying attention to people and follow their guts. The comedian wrote: – Lobatan!!!!! And for most of those girls that say it’s crap to care for a man like this, TRUST ME, that is their game plan. Their plan is to brainwash the woman at home to stop doing these things to their men, so that he can go get it outside. That way, he will keep coming back. Go and find out, no side chic nags!…
Dancehall singer, Cynthia Morgan seems to have confirmed her relationship with Burna Boy. The German Juice singer went on her Instagram page to show her obsession over the male singer. Cynthia shared a photo of Burna boy and wrote “Man Crush Every Phucking Day!!” Recently, Cynthia shared a photo of herself and Burna Boy kissing! Is Cynthia in love?
Award winning singer, Sean Tizzle told Saturday Beats in a recent interview that he cannot give Basketmouth a ridiculous price and he doesn’t understand why the comedian will be talking bad about him. You would remember that Basketmouth told HipTv that Sean Tizzle charged him a ridiculous fee and the singer refused to show him some love after helping his career. Sean said “It is cool that everything is out there. If Basketmouth has any issue with me, I would have expected that he would call me and speak with me. I see Basketmouth as an uncle. If he called…
A former Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, saying all Nigerians must join the fight. Nebo said this in the address he delivered at the 2015 International Conference of the Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Friday. He lauded the economic reforms and developmental agenda being introduced by the Buhari-led administration. However, he urged the president to focus his attention on the public sector financial management and the Treasury Single Account policy. “When you put incompetent persons in positions, that is also corruption, because they…
Chairman of the 2014 National Conference Convocation Committee, Senator Femi Okunrounmu, on Saturday said that more than 90 percent of politicians in the country were guilty of false declaration of assets. Senate President Bukola Saraki is standing trial over a 13-count charge bordering on false declaration of assets in a development some people have described as witch-hunting. Speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 80th birthday celebration of the founder of O’dua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, in Ikeja, Lagos, According to him, the fight against Corruption is good, but it should be holistic. “It should cover all…
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Saturday described Thursday’s disruption of Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ilorin Eid ground, the Kwara State capital, as an offence against God. The emir, who is the Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, spoke when he paid the annual Eid-el-Kabir homage to the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, in Ilorin. Some protesters had yesterday pelted the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and some other dignitaries including the emir, with sachet water, stones and other objects during the Sallah prayer. The protesters had to be dispersed by security agencies, who fired tear gas canisters.…
The Kano State Government has uncovered 1,830 ghost workers out of the 2,490 casual workers engaged as street cleaners by the state Refuse Management and Sanitation Board, resulting in the loss N18.1m to the state government. Kano State Commissioner for Information, Malam Garba Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Saturday. He said the figure was presented to the State Executive Council during its meeting on Wednesday by the committee recently set up to verify the actual number of the workers. “According to the committee’s report, out of the 2,490 casual workers…
The Senate yesterday cleared the air on the screening of ministerial nominees, saying the ongoing trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki won’t affect the exercise. The red chamber was reacting to speculation in some quarters that pro-Saraki senators might frustrate screening of the ministerial nominees once the Senate receives the list from the Executive as a way of taking their pound for the alleged humiliation of Saraki. President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) is expected to send the ministerial list to the Senate for screening on or before September 30, the deadline he set to unveil his cabinet. Deputy Senate leader,…
In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, EME boss and singer, Banky W opened up on his reason for still being single. Banky W siad: – “Yes I am single and it’s tough. It is a question of time. I’d like to think that I will eventually make a great boyfriend and husband. I try to be a romantic guy. I am very spontaneous. I like to enjoy my relationships. When the time is right, I will be able to do all of that.” “Physical beauty is important to a certain extent because you have to be attracted to someone…
Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie revealed in a new interview with Saturday Beats, that she can never do breasts or bum implants because she’s not a fan of those stuffs. Angela said: – “Don’t mind rumour mongers. What chest implants? I was the one that posted a picture on my social media page one day while I was playing on set. I play a lot and one day while we were on set, someone brought some balloons to the set. I blew the balloon and put it in my shirt and posted the picture on instagram. In the caption, I wrote that…
Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph has opened up about how she feels about acting in an adult film. In a recent interview granted, Anita also talked about why she can’t work with Afrocandy on P0*n movies. According to Anita: – “Oh yes they are, some of them do worse things behind closed doors. So don’t judge me. I do what I want to do but I can’t do P0*n. Anita is crazy, Anita is this, Anita is that, but I can’t do P0*n. There are some kinds of things I can’t do. If I’m doing business with Afrocandy, it’s movie business not P0*n…
Latino singer, Jennifer Lopez, has been caught in a new s*xual scandal web. Reports suggest that she’s involved in a s*x tape scandal as she battles in court to keep it all private. The s*x tape could be released to the public if she loses the case. Her ex-hubby, Ojani Noa’s business partner is planning to unveil the singer’s intimate videos which were recording by Ojani himself while the couple were married. According to In Touch magazine, the master tape of all the footage is in a central depository per court order, but Ed Meyer believes they have a legal loophole…
Davido held his album launch concert in UK last night. The concert took place at The Troxy and it was hosted by Eddie Kadi. HKN members which include B-Red, Sina Rambo, Danagog and many more were present at the concert. See stunning photos below: –
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Nigeria is no longer a polio-endemic country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement on Saturday that Buhari is delighted by the announcement which follows the absence of any case of the wild polio virus in Nigeria since July 24, 2014. “The President applauds the concerted efforts of government officials, health workers, volunteer groups, civil society, religious leaders, traditional rulers and international partners which resulted in this historic achievement. “While he joins other Nigerians and the…
Unknown gunmen on Friday night attacked the headquarters office of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lokoja.Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the death of a policeman when a team of security forces from the Police, the Nigerian Army and DSS later engaged the gunmen. He, however, could not confirm the identity of the gunmen in apparent response to speculations that the attackers might have been Boko Haram gunmen. “I cannot confirm whether they are Boko Haram members or not. All I know is that they are criminal elements and the law will take its…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has not reported a case of wild polio virus since July 24, 2014. “All laboratory data confirm that 12 months have passed without any new case in the country. “Nigeria has brought the world one major step closer to achieving this goal and it is critical that we seize this opportunity to end polio for good and ensure that future generations of children are free from this devastating disease. “This leaves only Pakistan and Afghanistan as the only countries with endemic cases of the disease”, the organisation said in a statement issued in…