Fans to celebrate Ayinde Barrister’s 70th birthday

The essence of legendary fuji musician, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, will come alive on Saturday, when his fans will celebrate his 70th posthumous birthday in Lagos.
The event holding at Shodex Garden, in the Anthony Village area of Ikorodu Road, is being organised by the Ayinde Barrister Legacy Club.
Apart from an anticipated rain of tributes, a fuji artiste, said to be propagating Barrister’s style, Taju System, will perform.

I’ve lived a fulfilled life –Yinka Ayefele

In spite of the huge success recorded in the music industry, Yinka Ayefele has revealed that he never thought of becoming a musician at a time.
Ayefele, who is now a highly sought-after musician, said he dumped his quest to become a banker when he couldn’t get a job.
 He told Saturday Beats, “Growing up, I loved music but I didn’t know it would become my profession. My late father wanted me to be a banker and I worked towards it too. After my degree, my brothers made efforts to get me a job at the cooperative banks but nothing worked out. My life changed a day we went to a Christmas event at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. They found out that I had a good voice, and immediately, they gave me some programmes to handle.”

We are tired of foreigners, coming to win Lagos City Marathon – Ambode

Buratai, Dalung, Pinnick, A-List Artistes, Celebrities, Others To Participate Ahead of Saturday’s Lagos City Marathon, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said the State Government has set a target to get the event listed in the annual calendar of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) that would make the Marathon earn a Gold Label award within the next two years.
Akinwunmi Ambode Governor Ambode, who spoke during an interview with Kwese TV, said it was gratifying that the Lagos City Marathon had, within three years, earned a Bronze Label rating, saying that the past two editions have put Lagos on the international map as the hub for sports development in Africa and that efforts are in top gear to make this year’s edition bigger and better. “For Lagos, this is an exciting moment for us. We believe strongly that we are the capital of sports in Nigeria and we need to showcase all the infrastructure and facilities that we have in

I died but woke up on my way to mortuary –Julius Agwu

But for the love of God, ace comedian, Julius Agwu, would have been dead by now. In fact, in an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, the humour merchant noted that he had died but woke up when he was being conveyed to the mortuary.

Four dead, two injured, as truck hits bus on Kara bridge

Four persons reportedly died while two others were injured in an auto crash which occurred on the Kara bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday.

Traffic report indicated that the accident involved a Sino truck laden with a container and an Urvan commercial bus.
The truck with the number plate KMC 47 ZB, which was travelling to Lagos, was said to have hit the commercial bus from behind forcing it to veer off the road and landed by the river under the Kara bridge.

Iyanya, Jeff, Niniola, others to headline ‘Live & Wavy’ concert

 After recording a massive success with the debut edition of ‘Live & Wavy’ concert in 2017, 10stringz Production in collaboration with Media Panache Nigeria and Temple Management brings the second edition of the concert which has been scheduled for March 9, 2018, with MTN Project Fame winner, Jeff Akoh, as major headliner along with several other big shots. Tagged ‘Live & Wavy with Jeff Akoh & Friends’, the concert will feature live performances from Jeff, Iyanya, Niniola,

Buhari approves compulsory retirement, dismissal of judges

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Justice O. O. Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court.

The approval was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

Senate leader backs call for state police

The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Friday said he was on the same page with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that state police would go a long way in tackling the nation’s security challenges.

Lawan said this in an interview with State House correspondents after joining Buhari for Jumat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Osinbajo had on Thursday, at a security summit organised by the Senate, said having state police was the way to go.

My life is in danger, says Afegbua

The Media Adviser to a former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), Mr. Kassim Afegbua, on Friday in Abuja raised the alarm over his safety, saying his life was in danger.

Afegbua, who spoke with journalists after he left the office of the Department of State Services in Abuja, where he had been invited for questioning, said the threats started since he issued a statement on Sunday on behalf of his principal, in which he advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019.

Voter registration: Shortage of manpower, faulty equipment mar exercise

Inadequate manpower and faulty equipment are   affecting voter registration in many states, Ashiwaju Media  investigations have revealed.

Visits by our correspondents to some Independent National Electoral Commission registration centres across the country showed that while some residents couldn’t register due to unavailability and/or shortage of INEC personnel, others couldn’t because of inadequate and/or malfunctioning machines such as laptop computers and printers.