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Osazee Obazer
Thinking out loud is all about highlighting what's going on around Nigeria, it could be Politics, religion, music, fashion and other trends. I like to keep it short and simple matter of factly.
Delivered a commentary written by Dr Emmanuel Tanya a German Psychiatrist, on the true situation of Islamic militant fanaticism rocking the world at the moment. He makes marvelous use of events in history to situate the plague of Islamic militant fanaticism. A wonderful script. Listen and share.
I PLAYED AN INSERT OF THE GOVERNOR OF BENUE STATE, SAMUEL OTORM. THE VIRAL VIDEOS ONLINE ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PEOPLE SHOWING METALS STICKING TO THEIR BODIES AFTER TAKING THE COVID VACCINE, AND THE BBC REPORT REVEALING THAT IT IS NOTHING BUT A HOAX WAS FEATURED ON THIS PODCAST.
HE SPOKE TO US ABOUT HIS SINGLE, YOU KNOW THE MESSAGE HE'S TRYING TO PASS ACROSS WITH HIS LYRICS AND WHAT HE'S ABOUT AS AN ARTIST.
COVID 19 UPDATE: STATS FROM NIGERIA,. ALSO FEATURED THE DOUBTS THAT PREVAIL ABOUT COVID VACCINES FROM HEALTH EXPERTS OR PHYSICIANS.
NIGERIA GETS NEW ANTIGRAFT (EFCC)AGENCY BOSS, NIGERIAS COVID VACCINES INTENDED DISTRIBUTION FORMAT.
COVID 19 STATS ON THE RISE, NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR COVID VACCINE, A COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T WANT VACCINES.
DSS WARNS TROUBLE MAKERS, EBONYI YOUTHS BURN HERDSMEN'S HUTS IN THE FOREST, BUHARI SUBMITS IMMEDIATE PAST SERVICE CHIEFS TO SENATE
COVID 19: PTF CALLS KOGI NO GO AREA, ABUJA MARKETS SHUT DOWN, IAN WRIGHT ON RACIST'S SLUR.
GOVERNOR OBASEKI LEGAL HASSLES, WHO/SIRLEAF COMPLAIN ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES FOR POOR COUNTRIES.
COVID 19 PANDEMIC EDO SCHOOLS NOW TO RESUME FEBRUARY FIRST, A LEGAL PRACTITIONER REACTS TO MUSLIM GROUP'S THREAT TO FATHER MATTHEW KUKAH. UGANDAN PRESIDENTIAL OPPOSITION PARTY CONFINED TO HIS HOUSE.
COVID 19 PANDEMIC: NIGERIA ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF OXYGEN. NIGERIAN CELEBS JOIN STINGY MEN ASSOCIATION.
COVID 19 PANDEMIC: SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION AND INFO SHARING. OHANAEZE, FACEBOOK AND UGANDA GOVT'S ACCOUNT.
COVID 19 PANDEMIC DRIVEN AFRICAN INNOVATIONS, TO HELP IN THE FIGHT. BLACK BOX OF MISSING INDONESIAN AIRCRAFT.
APC FORGERY AGAINST OBASEKI DISMISSED. TWO ARRESTED FOR ISSUING FAKE COVID 19 RESULTS. INDONESIAN AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARS AFTER TAKE OFF.
COURT DISMISSES IZE IYAMUS RUNNING MATE, NIGERIA TO GET COVID 19 VACCINES THIS MONTH, UK RECORDS HIGHER DAILY DEATHS DUE TO CORONA VIRUS INFECTION.
EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION CASE: UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN CONFIRMS OBASEKI'S DEGREE CERTIFICATE, FG DID NOT APPROVE ELECTRICITY TARIFF INCREASE- KEYAMO.
NIGERIA'S SOUTHWEST SECURITY OUTFIT FLUSHES OUT, FULANI HERDERS FROM WITHIN THEIR TERRITORY,. MORE DEATHS FROM AIR CRASHES INSPITE OF COVID LOCKDOWN.
JOINT BORDER PATROL TASKFORCE STILL IN PLACE 7 DAYS AFTER BORDER RE-OPENNING IN NIGERIA.
EDO BECOMES GAS HUB, COVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, SOME CIVIL SERVANTS TO WORK FROM HOME FOR 5 WEEKS.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES FRESH RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENTS, PROHIBITING MASS GARTHERINGS, RENEWING CALLS FOR OBSERVING SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
KIDNAPPED SECONDARY SCHOOL BOYS ARE BACK, BUHARI COMMENDS THOSE WHO HELPED THEIR RELEASE.
KATSINA STATE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL ATTACK AND ABDUCTIONS OF SCHOOL BOYS, MILITARY SPOKESMAN SAYS NOT BOKO HARAM, BUT COMMON CRIMINALS OR BANDITS.
ARMED GUNMEN ATTACK KATSINA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS MISSING. GOV OF LAGOS STATE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID 19.
NIGERIA'S INSECURITY:BUHARI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AS COVID 19 INFECTION FIGURES SPIKE,NIGERIA TO RE-OPEN ISOLATION CENTRES, FOR FEAR OF SECOND WAVE INFECTION
PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS FORM YOUR EXCO OR FACE IMPEACHMENT, ANAMBRA RETIREES REJECT GIFT OF RICE FROM OBIANO
3700 POLICEMEN FOR IMO BYE-ELECTION, KENYAN MAN WAKES UP IN A MORGUE, BUT DIES AGAIN AFTER SOME DAYS.
THE CURRENT INTENTIONAL LACK OF POLICING PAVES WAY FOR OUTLAWS IN BENIN CITY, AS CULT WAR LEAVES 18 DEAD, AS DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES INTENSIFY.
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SETS TO PROSECUTE ORGANIZERS. ISREALI OPERATIVES KILL ALQAEDA NUMBER 2
BENIN CITY NOW LIVES AT THE MERCY OF GUN TOTTING HOODLUMS, STAGING DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES AND CONDUCTING STREET RAIDS ON HOUSES.
COALITION AGAINST COVID 19. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE PALLIATIVES FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY.
The 10 day protests snowballs out of control, as arson lootings, jailbreaks, Army fires live amunitions at protesters, killing some, maiming some.
The hitherto daily #ENDSARS NOW, takes a turn for the worse, as correctional facilities in Benin City are breached, convicts, detainees turned loose. Edo State Government imposes an indefinite twenty-four hour curfew
The #ENDSARS demonstration took a turn for the worse on the 19th October 2020, in Benin City protesters were seen chanting "Buhari must go"
Nigerian youths have been pouring out on the streets of major cities asking for an end to police brutality and a scrapping of the Special Anti-robbery squad(SARS). However, the government has now proscribed SARS, but the youths are still on the streets asking for more.
In midst of the Nationwide ANTI-SARS demonstration, here comes the death of SARS and the birth of SWAT unit. Good luck Nigeria.
I featured Angela Etunkwa, an author of the book "the total girl child" a motivational speaker, a broadcast journalist and a French tutor
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS THE HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARRIF FOR ANOTHER ONE WEEK AS DELIBERATION WITH LABOUR, OTHERS CONTINUE.
BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY: BUHARI PRAISES OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA. PROMISES TO SUSTAIN THE PROVISION OF MODERN ARMS AND EQUIPMENT.
DR DAN EKHARAEFO. LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, HE SPOKE ON ISSUES RAISED BY THE MINISTER.
DR DAN EKHARAEFO LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY OF BENIN SPEAKS ON THE ISSUES.
ANOTHER LECTURER RESPONDS TO MINISTER OF STATES COMMENTS TO PROLONGED LECTURERS STRIKE.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BLAMES UNION FOR TAKING A PROLONGED STRIKE IN QUEST FOR A BETTER UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION WHILST ASKING STRIKING LECTURERS TO GO BACK TO HE ALSO REVEALED WHAT IS BEING SPENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ANNUALLY.
The federal government is blaming lecturers for refusing to go back to work, whilst also revealing that Universities comsume a major part of the annual education budget.
MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION EDUCATION HAS BLAMED LECTURERS FOR STICKING TO THE GUN AND REFUSING TO YIELED GROUND.
Restructure Nigeria now, a new call from different Nigerian elites. Civil Society says the call is not new.
MANY LEADERS OF THOUGHTS ARE JOINING THEIR VOICES TO THE CALL FOR RESTRUCTURING OF THE GEO-POLITICAL ENTITY CALLED NIGERIA.
Some leaders of thought have calling for it this Episode, for most clergyman harps on it.
The inspector general of police, has ordered the tactical police teams Federal special anti-robbery squads (FSARS), to stop setting up checkpoints, and focus on their job description, which is to fight Violent crimes, such as Kidnapping and armed robbery.
The schools are billed to reopen on October 12, 2020. The Government did not render any assistance to the schools.
The reopening of schools is fixed for 12th of October 2020, not minding whether it is safe now or not.
I had a telephone interview with a social and public affairs commentator, we discussed the ills bedeviling Nigeria, even as an independent country, for 60 years now.
Had telephone interview with a public affairs commentator, on corruption and other I'll bedeviling Nigeria, 60 after gaining independence.
HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARRIFS SUSPENSION ORDER FOR TWO WEEKS. THIS IS PENDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH NIGERIAN LABOUR UNIONS.
The issue of increment in electricity tarrifs Price and the immediate suspension, for two weeks pending outcome of negotiations with the labour unions.
Security situation in Nigeria has been on a downward spiral, over the past 8 years, the police is overwhelmed by the increasing demands of more policing, whilst the criminalities continue to spike, thereby . making a case for self-help initiatives by the people.
Ondo State is having their own Governorship election on October 10, 2020. The Top cop in Nigeria Mohammed Adamu, the IGP, is vowing a repeat performance of the police force in the Edo Governorship election, in Ondo election also. The critical question going forward, is it actually the conduct of the police that made the Edo 2020 Governorship election thick?
Edo State Governor postpones the earlier planned resumption of primary and secondary schools, from today to October. I gave tips on what the parents should do before the next of resumption date.
Sequel to the Boko Haram fatal ambush attack, on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. President Buhari condemns the attack of September 25th,2020
Deadly attack, 8 police officers, 3 soldiers killed, when the Governor of the North-East Nigerian state of Borno's convoy was attacked on the 25th of September, 2020, in an ambush set up by Boko Haram terrorists. This is the second attack in 2 months.
On Monday, 28th of September 2020. Edo State Government has directed, the ministry of Education to allow the resumption of primary and secondary schools, in all the 18 local government areas of the State. Isn't this premature?
A US Abuja missions statement about the Edo September 19 Governorship election, the conducts of the political parties, the Candidates, security services and Electoral commission, in ensuring a largely Peaceful Election.
Governor Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor in the run off to the election, got re-elected for a second tenure, which means he gets to stay at the Dennis Osadebe avenue, the Edo Government house for 4, more years. The lapses created, maybe unwittingly or just by pure negligence on the Osagie Ize-Iyamu campaign team, the needless broadcast by a National leader of the APC Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, to Edo electorate were the major points in this podcast.
The much talked about Edo September 19, 2020 Governorship Election has been done and dusted, the incumbent Governor, gets his last 4 year mandate in office, which was secured through the ballot papers on the September 19 votes cast, at the Governorship Election. The events preceding the Election,in the areas of negligence by the loser and his team, and the failure of his political master to help him win the election, like he did for his opponent in 2016. These were the major points in this podcast.
The election was characterized, by massive vote buying. The outcome of the votes may not reflect the choice of the people and the will of the people.
PDP ACCUSES POLICE OF LAYING SIEGE ON THEIR GOVERNORS LODGES. NATIONAL CHAIRMAN UCHE SECONDUS CONDEMNS THE ACT.
PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN BRIEFS PRESS ON POLICE SIEGE ON THE HOTELS WHERE THEIR GOVERNORS ARE LODGING.
Convicts to surfer castration and death, same punishments accrue to both male and offenders. A very potentially audacious method of stemming the tide of rape incidents in Kaduna State.
AHEAD OF EDO SEPT 19 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, INCUMBENT GOVERNOR FAILS TO ATTEND LEAVING THE APC CANDIDATE ALONE FOR THE RIDE. WE GOT A BENIN BASED LEGAL PRACTIONER BARR ERONMOSELE IGBEGU.
APC reacts, calls Obaseki a coward, A legal practioner speaks from the legal perspective, on attendance of political debate by Candidates.
APC's Candidate unhappy, campaigns spokes person John Mayaki calls Obaseki a coward.. We also got the legal Angle about attendance of campaigns, as Barr Eronmosele Igbegu a legal practioner in Benin speaks with me.
A Rebuttal of the viral News that Adams Oshiomole knelt down begging for his past misdeeds.
EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION BECKONS. Looking at the Nigerian polity through Edo State upcoming election. Major Candidates, trade places and parties. It's a peculiar Election coming through.
Talked about the Thursday terrorist attack in Abuja community, where 20 persons were abducted, even though the police said 10..
Did a recap of the points made in the process of weighing in on the Boko Haram terrorists, and how Isreal has stayed ahead of the game.
I did a recap of all the basic conclusion, thanks all of my guests, for listening and assured all that thinking out loud, will indeed continue.
Part 9 focusses mainly, on the purported leaked memo, of the Nigerian customs Service, which indicates that Boko Haram terrorist group is planning to attack Abuja, the Nigerian Federal capital territory. The word on the street, became very strong, leading to a sense of fear in the residents of Abuja.
We were at the Grail Acres, friends of mine, and we got talking about the loss of the public water supply, and the apparent non-existent town planning activities in the fast growing cities in Edo State including Benin City.
The Isreali intelligence network is considered legendary, in the way the 3 arms of the mechanism, work like it's a clock work. Delivering the results that have kept them together is a robust testimony of the readiness and capacity to always engender the deterrent effect, when they strike back or prevent an attack against the Jewish Homeland.
Hamas sponsorship of young Palestinians to kill more Jews was featured, the 59 months of terrorist attacks of Isreal spearheaded by Hamas got quite a mention, all of these is to highlight the plight of Isreal and how they have been on top of the game, inspite of the magnitude of threat and hatred they live through, yet terrorists have not gotten the better of them. They are always at alert and capable of executing, the deterrent retaliation with surgical accuracy. A mentality and spirit ,that have made them undaunted. A lot for our Government to draw inspiration from, instead of babysitting the so called repentant terrorists with an amnesty programme. This is the Crux of the matter.
TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE POINT THAT NIGERIA HAS NOT SEEN TERROR HORROR, AS MUCH AS ISREAL HAS HAD TO CONTEND WITH DAILY AND PREVAIL, THE 59 MONTH TERROR THAT HAPPENED TO THE JEWISH NATION WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS EPISODE ,AND THE SPONSORSHIP BY HAMAS OF YOUNG PALESTINIANS TO KILL MORE JEWS, SPURRED ON WITH FINANCIAL REWARDS, FOR SUCH ACTS WAS ALSO A POINT OF FOCUS.
The Hezbollah terrorist attacks on Northern Isreal came into focus here, including a recent Hezbollah attack. A dimension entirely different from regular suicide bombings, in scale and sophistication, which is targeted at the civilian population mostly.
In this podcast, we highlighted, a wave of successful suicide bombings in Israel and the terrorist groups that claimed responsibility, for the attacks. The reason for this, is predicated on getting Nigerians to realize, that the issue of terrorism demands a very high level of preparedness, to pay back double, when attacked, by terrorists, not babysitting them, because some of the gunmen said, they have turned over a new leaf.
I took a roll call of a suicide bombings and the perpetrators who claimed responsibility for them, the hope is for the Nigerian Government to get a picture of the intensity and similarities, for us as a nation and the way forward, instead of babysitting the so called repentant Boko Haram fighters.
This outlines a wave of Suicide bombings, the nation of Israel has been hit with. In the mix, the Nigerian Government needs to find a vital correlation from the Israeli example, instead of babysitting the so called born again terrorists, with some goodies for coming along for the ride. My podcasts come in small capsules, however I'm building a picture by serializing it.
Gave a some instances of the waves of suicide bombings against Isreal, which the perpetrators acknowledged they carried out, they were mostly Palestinian terrorist groups. Which isn't surprising against the fact that they consider the Isrealis as people illegally occupying the lands that belongs to them. The idea is a pointer to the magnitude of the terrorist attacks, the Nation of Israel has suffered, now the tempo has significantly reduced. This is intended to serve as a blueprint, that Nigeria ought to borrow a leaf from.
Took a list of some suicide bombing incidences, in Israel and how it started. The objective is to drive home a lesson for Nigeria.
We focused on the subsisting relationship between Isreal and United Nations, and the determination of Israel to carry on, irrespective of the lukewarm relations she has with the UN, and also ignoring human rights accusations, just to get on top of the game, inspite of the hostile neighbours at her door step. This inference is important, if Nigeria is to check the menace of BOKO HARAM.
In understanding how, the state of Israel stands with the United Nations, and how the country has taken care of her business, sharing borders with sworn Arab Enemies who want to wipe them off the face of the Earth, especially the Palestinians who regard them as a people, who have occupied their Homelands. I needed to think out loud about the relations between Isreal and the United Nations. So that Nigeria should learn a lot about the approach engendered by the Jewish Nation, in staying tops without any substantial damages from the terrorists.
This featured the Global Best Practices in Counter-terrorism as given and by the United Nations General Assembly, which itemized a framework for Counter-terrorism.
In this podcast, we continued the serial of the episode, featuring the template of the programme as adopted by the Nigerian defence headquarters, in processing the amnesty for the terrorists' fighters
It's going to be a couple of podcasts, to highlight the devastation of the attacks, of the Islamic Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria, quizzing the rationale behind granting them amnesty by the Nigerian authorities. Inferences will be made, from the way Israel has held their own ,against the Palestinian terrorists. The implications of an amnesty, what it portends going forward will be touched or weighed.
It is going to be a series of podcasts, highlighting some of the killings the Boko Haram Islamist militant group, has done in Nigeria's Northeast, we mentioned some the killings and attacks carried out by the group in 2016/2017, I could have stretched it way back to 2014, were killings happened in every month. However, the purpose of this podcast is to remind us briefly, of some of the evils created by the group, just so we can, in subsequent podcast on the subject ,dovetail into the issue of the amnesty itself, for the supposed repentant militants and the implications it could portend for the Nigerian Nation State.
Church leaders think the amended act Is a ruse to control and gag churches, or emasculate them.
I will be talking about the upcoming Edo 2020 Governorship election, vis-vis the statement of the electoral body or umpire in Nigeria, the independent National Electoral commission ,also known as INEC and warnings issued by the body should there be an outbreak of violence.
As Edo State in Nigeria prepares for the 2020 Governorship election, the inspector general of police, has asked groups carrying arms, for a stakeholder's meeting with State commissioners police.
Since the compulsory lockdown of schools, owners of private primary and post primary schools have ceased to pay their teachers' salary and wages, apparently because of the economic meltdown, caused by the Covid 19 pandemic.
This podcast talks about the Covid 19 Protocol of Social Distancing, and how it is fashioning the school system, and response to it.