The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Idris Salman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the winner of the election for Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in Kogi State. The INEC Returning Officer, Dr Adams Baba, announced the results in Kabba. INEC had, on February 26, declared the result of the constituency inconclusive because…
Yobe state government has lifted a ban on the riding of motorbike across seven local government councils of the state following decade of Boko Haram insurgency. Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam, disclosed this in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Damaturu the…
Novak Djokovic extended his record of weeks as world number one to 379 in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, although Carlos Alcaraz remains in hot pursuit. The 35-year-old winner of 22 Grand Slam titles edged ahead of Steffi Graf’s all-time record last week despite losing in the Dubai semi-finals to Daniil Medvedev. The…
A man, identified as Ikechukwu Obiora, has allegedly strangled his pregnant wife for refusing to open the gate on time for him. It was gathered that the deceased, Ebere Obiora, was a few months pregnant before the incident happened and the marriage was barely six months old. The incident happened on Thursday at Ezi-Ogwugwu, Otolo…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who led leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on a demonstration at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. Wike, who spoke at the commissioning…
Actress, producer and scriptwriter, Mosun Filani, has advised her colleagues in the entertainment industry to stop fighting over the outcome of the recent presidential election. Responding to a question on what she thought of the entertainers that had been fighting dirty over the election, Filani told Saturday Beats, “Some people take things to the extreme.…
Novak Djokovic’s 20-match win streak and the perfect start to 2023 came to an end on Friday when Daniil Medvedev won their Dubai Championship semi-final in straight sets. Medvedev came through 6-4, 6-4, and will face Russian compatriot Andrey Rublev, the defending champion, in Saturday’s final. World number one Djokovic had been undefeated since claiming…
Tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not been selling as expected and it appears fans have branded the contest uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available. The O2 Arena’s website shows that there are loads of sections with available seating just a month out from the fight on April 1. Joshua has lost…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday travel to Qatar for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Buhari’s trip to Doha, the capital, follows an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The once-in-a-decade conference under the theme, “From Potential to Prosperity”, will be held from…
Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze, is of the opinion that there is no genuine friendship in Nollywood. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “In my experience, Nollywood is full of wicked and unbelievably evil people that wake up every day to wish their fellow humans bad. Someone that one has never offended would go…
