Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has felicitated Muslims across the country over the successful celebration of this year’s Sallah. Governor Akeredolu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Segun Ajiboye, on Saturday, urged Muslims to continue praying for the country, particularly as the nation continues to battle insecurity. […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency has advised residents of Kubwa, Gwagwa-Karimo, Kuje, Airport Road and Gwagwalada about possible flooding. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said that torrential rainfall had increased the water level at the Usuma Dam and spilled into the Usuma […]
Nigerians living in Ghana have joined in the 2019 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, as more young ladies register for the contest. Alozie Uzoukwu, Head of Entertainment, Silverbird Group, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. He said that a registration and screening centre had been opened in Accra to […]
US financier Jeffrey Epstein, awaiting trial on charges he trafficked underage girls for sex, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday from an apparent suicide, officials said. Political leaders and law enforcement officials quickly expressed shock that a high-profile detainee who had already apparently tried to end his life in late July and would […]
  Manchester City made a flying start to their Premier League title defence as Raheem Sterling’s hat-trick inspired a 5-0 demolition of West Ham on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side are bidding to become just the second club in the Premier League era to win three successive titles. And after Liverpool laid down an early […]
Samson Folarin Some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have gunned down a shop owner, identified as Biliki, in the Ijegun area of Lagos. As of the time of filing the report, a mob had seized one of the policemen. Our correspondent, who could hear noise in the background while speaking with one of those […]
Ademola Olonilua and Dayo Adeola Blogger and social media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, has said that though she has a high sex drive, she cannot date a man who is way younger than her. Speaking with Saturday Beatsduring the week, she said, “Nigerians don’t talk about sex. They don’t get exclusive like I have done. The sex […]
The Nigerian Army says it is not selling application forms for enlistment into the Direct Short Service course and that there is no shortlist for DSS Course 25 as being circulated on social media. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Musa clarified that […]
Local Government elections are expected to hold on Saturday in the Eight Local Government Council area of the Bayelsa State. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission led by its chairman, Mr. Remember Ogbe, announced that about 44 political parties would be participating in the election, including the Peoples Democratic Party. […]
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has made a case for the abandonment of zoning arrangements for political offices as currently obtainable in the country. He said the arrangements needed to be de-emphasised and ultimately abandoned in favour of competence. Some key political offices at the federal and state levels, particularly governorship and Presidency, are rotated […]
