The Federal Government on Friday ordered the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to immediately disconnect all 33kV and 11kV transformers that it installed in 13 locations without complying with stipulated statutory inspections. The order was contained in an enforcement notice issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, which stated that the directive was in accordance […]

An expert in Insurance Management and Finance, Prof Sunday Nwite, has stressed the need for the Federal Government to encourage property insurance to save lives. The don told our correspondent in an interview on Thursday that as fire outbreaks, building collapses and flooding continue to rise, property owners and individuals should embrace insurance to secure […]

Sometime ago, veteran singer and activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, had told his fans and social media followers about his battle with prostate cancer. In an interview with Saturday Beats, he stated that being open about the issue helped him. He said, “I do not hide myself. If something is bothering me, I will […]

As part of activities to usher in the administration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu; and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, a musical concert was held on Thursday, may 25, 2023, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. The event was organised by the entertainment committee of the presidential inauguration, chaired by Eniola Badmus. Other entertainers in the committee […]

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday dissolved his cabinet. He made the announcement at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting. Speaking on the dissolution, Abiodun said, “I am, sadly, formally dissolving this executive council today, the 26th of May, 2023.” The governor disclosed that he had put in place some parting packages for […]

A controversial actor, Uche Maduagwu, is known to often raise eyebrows with his outlandish posts on social media. Last week, he had taken to Instagram to call out a veteran actor, Pete Edochie, for keeping mum about his son, Yul’s alleged marital crisis. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Maduagwu reiterated that Pete’s public silence […]

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, signed into law the amendment of the state’s Chiefs Law, Cap. 28, seeking to grant the governor autonomy to present beaded crowns and coronets to chiefs in the state. The PUNCH had reported that the state House of Assembly passed the bill during its sitting on Wednesday […]

With just a few days to the end of his regime, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, commissioned the newly built international terminal of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and other key projects in Zaria, Kaduna State. The President who spoke virtually noted that Kano occupies a very unique position as […]

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, Neuralink, has won US approval to test on humans. Here is what to know about the multi-billionaire’s dream project to enable the human brain to communicate directly with computers. – Cyborg future? – Neuralink is a neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk along with a team of scientists and engineers in 2016 […]

A four-man robbery gang on Friday carted away a trader’s $11million in the Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State in an operation that lasted three minutes. The suspects escaped the scene with the $ 11 million stacked in two ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags, after demobilising the car of their victim, […]