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Fela’s family not quarrelling with Sanwo-Olu –Yeni Kuti

  Fela’s family not quarrelling with Sanwo-Olu –Yeni Kuti Yeni Kuti Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s eldest child, Omoyeni  Anikulapo-Kuti, better known as Yeni, has said she wished she had turned 60 years old earlier, due to the overwhelming show of love she got on the celebration of her diamond jubilee. In an interview with  Saturday Beats , she said, “It feels good to be 60 years old, though I don’t feel different from when I was 59. But at 60, I feel more celebrated as a person. I feel lucky and happy with who I am. I am grateful for everyone dear in my life who loves me. I am happy for all the works that I have done thus far that have yielded success. I did not expect such extravagant gifts such as a car and a piece of land from colleagues and well-wishers at all. As a matter of fact, I should not have hosted a birthday party; it was like an anti-climax.  I was grateful that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu graced my birthday. I feel that he is a genuine man. I...

My marriage…with Basketmouth

  My marriage…with Basketmouth Basketmouth How long have you been married? Now, it’s 11 years. How did you meet your wife? I was promoting a show, that’s my first show back then, in Lagos and I went to the University of Lagos to promote it, then I shared my flyers myself. I was in one of the hostels when I saw her pass by. I walked up to her and we had a conversation. I asked for her contact and she gave me a fake number. I tried calling the number, it was some other guy that picked it up and was mad. I went back to that same spot, I can’t remember how many days I kept going back there before I saw her pass by. I approached her again and got the correct number. (Laughs). Actually, I called her (after I got the correct number) and she wasn’t receptive so I stopped calling and deleted the number. Then some months later, I bumped into her when she was with her friends and I approached her and collected her number again. That was the last time I collected the number because she was stu...

How God gave me back my late daughter — Remi Surutu

  How God gave me back my late daughter — Remi Surutu Remi Surutu Actress, Remilekun Oshodi, popularly known as Remi Surutu, has been in very high spirits since the birth of her first grandchild, who she says shares a striking resemblance with her late daughter. In an interview with  Saturday Beats , Surutu said, “Words cannot describe the joy I am experiencing. I am now a grandmother. My second and only surviving daughter was delivered a baby girl last Thursday. I believe my late daughter (first born) is back with me. There is no more weeping for me. The baby is my late daughter’s carbon copy. The emptiness of these past years has disappeared and I feel so fulfilled. I never knew I would become a grandmother this soon. My daughter is a career-oriented person. She is not really marriage-centric. So, when things began to fall into place, it came as a surprise. I know God ‘spoke to her’ for me. As a matter of fact, my daughter and her spouse told me they were not ready for a chi...

Nothing can make me give up on music

  Nothing can make me give up on music Don-Dan Up-and-coming singer, Olajide Daniel, popularly called Don-Dan, says it has been quite challenging for him to get public attention because music producers prefer working with known artistes. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Daniel said, “As an up-and-coming artiste, one faces a lot of challenges such as finding it difficult to reach out to already known artistes and getting DJs to play one’s songs in the clubs. Another challenge is getting to work with famous producers. Some producers see up-andcoming artistes as a means of making money. They ask for huge amounts of money to produce just one song, not considering that one is still struggling to make a name for oneself.” The singer, however, noted that those hiccups would not discourage him from pursuing his dreams. He said, “All I need now is 100 per cent focus on my music.  Music by young Nigerian artistes is recognised all over the world. Young artistes are doing quality and...

May 29: Presidency, Reps disagree over Buhari’s six-year scorecard

May 29: Presidency, Reps disagree over Buhari’s six-year scorecard Buhari •Obasanjo, Abdusalami, Sultan, Ooni, others to meet over insecurity •69 killed in herdsmen attacks, bandits abduct scores along Abuja-Kaduna road The regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), marks six years on Saturday (today). Before the emergence of the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party had been in power from 1999 to 2015. Saturday PUNCH  reports that Buhari, the candidate of the APC, was inaugurated for his first term on May 29, 2015, after defeating former President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP in the presidential election of that year. In 2019, he was re-elected when he defeated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. He was therefore inaugurated for a second term of another four years on May 29, 2019. In his campaign promises, the retired military officer had promised to secure the country and improve its economy. While opinions differ on his perform...

We’re awaiting FG’s directive to auction Diezani’s N14.4bn jewellery, $80m houses –EFCC

  We’re awaiting FG’s directive to auction Diezani’s N14.4bn jewellery, $80m houses –EFCC File: Diezani Alison-Madueke …Reps grill Emefiele next week over recoveries, withdrawals The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it is awaiting the presidential order to auction the jewellery seized from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, valued at about N14.46bn and houses estimated at $80m. The Chairman of the EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa, made this known in Abuja on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation. Members of the committee and the audience at the venue were shocked by the revelation. Bawa, however, stated that the “estimated value” of the forfeited jewellery was not determined by the EFCC, adding that the houses fin...

Actualise APC’s change mantra in new constitution, PFN tells Senate

  Actualise APC’s change mantra in new constitution, PFN tells Senate The Nigerian Senate The national leadership of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has expressed optimism that the 9th National Assembly should act like an expectant mother for the birth of a new constitution that will address the identified flaws in the 1999 constitution. The PFN Deputy National President and Founder, Royal House of Grace International Church, Apostle Zilly Aggrey, who spoke at the Port Harcourt zonal public hearing convened by the Senate Committee on the 1999 Constitution Review, said the onus was on the 9th Senate to deliver the promised change of the All Progressives Congress’ Federal Government in 2015. Aggrey added that the Christian regulatory organisation believed in a united Nigeria, adding that God supports revision of laws that govern societies. He said, “I am here today to say Nigeria cannot be wiser than God. The National President says we believe in one Nigeria, we believe in an i...

I was advised to lie low after clash with Remi Tinubu at constitution review hearing – Arinola Oloko, Lagos politician

  I was advised to lie low after clash with Remi Tinubu at constitution review hearing – Arinola Oloko, Lagos politician Arinola Oloko Mrs Arinola Oloko is the woman captured in a viral video objecting to being called a ‘thug’ by Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the venue of the public hearing on constitution review. In this interview with KAYODE OYERO, Oloko, an educationist with a master’s degree in Public Health who veered into politics, speaks about her encounter with Mrs Tinubu Tell us about yourself? My name is Arinola Oloko. I am an educationist and a politician. I like to say that I am the new face of politics. Can you explain what you mean by ‘the new face of politics?’ I’m a younger version (of politicians), a more vibrant version that brings transparency, accountability, responsibility, responsiveness to the table. I am not the version that tells people I want to empower them; rather, I want people to be part of the government, knowing that they are the ones in charge of govern...

Widows of soldiers killed by B’Haram lament husbands’ unpaid life insurance claims

  Widows of soldiers killed by B’Haram lament husbands’ unpaid life insurance claims New Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya Some widows of soldiers killed in the decade-old war against Boko Haram fighters are currently lamenting the failure of the Ministry of Defence to pay them their husbands’ life insurance claims several years after their demise. The widows, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH during separate interviews on condition anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, said they fulfilled the requirements to qualify for the payments yet nothing was done. The dead soldiers were mostly officers in the Nigerian Army with ranks ranging from lieutenant to captain. Speaking during an interview on Friday, one of the women who lost her husband to an ambush by terrorists who attacked 157 Battalion in Metele, Borno State, in 2018, said the situation had left her and her children in a thorny situation. She said, “Some other widows and I wrote the defence ministr...

Why we allowed younger pilots to fly Army chief, others –NAF

  Why we allowed younger pilots to fly Army chief, others –NAF Kindly share this story: .Crashed Beechcraft plane newly acquired in 2015 The Nigerian Air Force has said the capability of its pilots should not be called into question despite the recent NAF plane crashes, including last Friday’s crash which killed the Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers. Last Friday, a NAF Beechcraft  King Air 350i had crashed at the Kaduna civil airport, after the pilot diverted from the military airport due to bad weather. It was the second time that a NAF Beechcraft  King Air 350i would crash this year and was also one of the worst military plane crashes in NAF history. Due to the severity of the crash, a cross-section of Nigerians questioned why senior and more experienced pilots, such as Squadron Leaders or Wing Commanders, were not being deployed to fly dignitaries such as the COAS and top generals. But the NAF Director of Public Relations and Informati...

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