U.S. Senator Slams Nigeria Over $9M Lobbying By FG+ Tinubu Slams Atiku Over Privatization| OjyOkpe

from across the globe.Today is Friday, July 24th.The 2026 Commonwealth Games have officially kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland, with a riveting opening ceremony at Oval Hydro Arena, attended by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, as Nigeria's 72 athletes marched proudly into the arena.And over in the United States, A man was shot and killed by police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, after officials say he pulled out a knife and injured an officer, sparking immediate protests in the city and reigniting America's fierce debate over police use of force.Let's dive right in.I'm Oji Okbe, and this is What's Trending.

Now, before we dive deeper, let's see what you're talking about right now.We've been tracking conversations on X, Facebook, our YouTube live feed, And of course, leke leke, and three stories are dominating your timelines this morning.Trending at number one, fears and prayers filled social media on Thursday afternoon after an Anugul Air aircraft carrying 68 passengers and crew was shot the runway at Benin Airport veering off into a bushy area.The NSIB has launched an immediate investigation We have the details.Now trending at number two, Senate President Gusul Akpabu finds himself in hot water as Senator Adam Sosomole playfully calls him out for breaching their political truce with3. Giant clusters of strange white foam appeared on the Kaduna -Abuja Expressway on Thursday, attracting many curious onlookers, leaving them asking, what exactly is this mysterious substance on one of Nigeria's busiest highways?

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But first, President Bola Ametimbu takes a swipe at ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar during a Northeast stakeholders visit, accusing him of privatizing government assets and leaving pensioners unpaid.Let's watch.

that we work together, only we stick together, we think together, we face the challenges the best way possible as a united country.The golden age is here now.If you can stabilize the economy, Nigerians are not asking for too much.Simple stability, social welfare,Among the visitors today are some pensioners.I hope you are receiving your pensions if you are afflicted.

If I can go political, somebody among my prospective opponents, they privatized my investments in public private equity.

President Bula Ametimbu did not mention Atiku by name, but nobody missed the target.He was speaking while receiving Northeast stakeholders at the State House in Abuja, led by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, who came to thank the president for renominating Vice President Kashim Shetima for 2027.Well, this is not the first time the president has taken this swipe.He made similar remarks in April, questioning whether anything the opposition privatized is working today.Well, Latiku previously described those remarks as a red flagthat exposes a troubling pattern of hypocrisy and historical amnesia, defending the privatization program as necessary reform, and pointing to companies like Owando and Transcorp Hilton as proof of its success.

Nigerians are reacting to the story.But first, good morning, Dr. Abati.Good morning, Ayo.Good morning.Rufi on fire.TGIF.

TGIF.Finally, right?But like I said, Nigerians are reacting to this story.Obviously, and it was last night.Yes, absolutely.You look dapper, by the way.

Anyways, I'll take this reaction.Yes, I know who to thank.Can I mention her name?Miss Kike Lomo.Well, all right.I'll take this reaction from Kaben, who wrote, sorry, Mr. President, but your promises no longer carry much weight with us.

You promised us stable electricity, yet today we're still battling darkness.Mr. President, you criticize privatization as private sector participation is inherently responsible for Nigeria's failures.Yet, under your administration, we have also seen major transactions involving the transfer and restructuring of strategic energy assets between NNPC and private companies, including the government -approved transfer of NAOC's Nigerian assets to Owando.Your Excellency, you speak of a mess that was created.Shall we also talk about the state of insecurity in the country under your watch?The enormity of that mess alone dwarfs whatever you claim you have inherited.

Daddy, Nigerians deserve answers, accountability, and real solutions, not excuses, blame -shifting,or endless finger pointing.I mean, the president is the commander in chief.At this moment, Nigerians are obviously very frustrated, really, especially when it has to do with insecurity matters.And you'll understand why some Nigerians will react this way.But I thought that the president was quite vocal, and I thought that his comment about, you know, paying pensioners at this point should also be, you know, looked into.

Are they really being paid?Because I know that we've seen some Police officers go out on the streets in protest against their pensions not being paid.Your thoughts?OK.

Let me just make a general programmatic comment, which is to say that we should learn from other jurisdictions.The prime minister has just been changed in the United Kingdom.Once the prime minister got to that position, and even before him, we've always talked about the politics of ideas.When Andy Boham assumed office, or even before then, people were saying, what are his ideas?What are the things he wants to pursue?Both the opposition and even members of his own party were saying, we don't know enough about what he wants to do.

Eventually, he came in, 10 -year plan, development in every postcode, you know, I will make sure I transform UK economically.There's something tangible that you can hold on to.In Nigeria, what we do in our political seasons is what they call tit -for -tat, tit -for -tat war.Turning this process into a war of attrition, the type we have between US and Iran and Israel in the Middle East, is not what we recommend in this cycle.We would like our leading politicians to contest at the level of ideas and for their followers, their spokespersons, to also talk aboutideas that we can hold them accountable to.

Nigerian politics are so degenerated that in fact some of these political parties, six, seven months to the election, we don't know their manifesto.So what we want to hear from opposition leaders, whether it's Waziri Adamawa, or it is Mr. Obi, or Omoyele Shure, is these are the ideas I'm proposing to Nigerians.This is what I will do to transform Nigerian lives.personality attacks.What we are getting up to this point is attacks on personality.

Yeah, absolutely right.And that that takes me to my next story.I don't know if I'll add that together.Meanwhile, Attiku Abubakar has fired back at the presidency after presidential spokesman Bayo Ononuga described his U .S.lobbying campaign as self -defeating and an affront to Nigeria's sovereignty and shockingly declared that if Attiku were Chinese, he would be rotting away in jail.

Attiku dismissed the statement as proof that the administration has chosen diversion over disclosure and insults over accountability, insisting that raising questions about publicly available records is not an attack on Nigeria's sovereignty, insisting that accountability It's not foreign interference, but a fundamental democratic obligation.And, you know, this is what I was talking about, the attack.I'd like your comment on it.

And, you know, Dr. Batu, you can wrap up on that, your thoughts.I thought Frank Shibu, senior special assistant to Atiku Abubakar's statement and response to Mr. Baye Ononuka was quite apt.The truth is that we on this table already had said a lot of the things that Mr. Baye, in fact, I feel like he was watching this show and got a few points from here.Number one, an attack on, you know, just questioning.why Mr. Alaja Tukabuaka would challenge Nigeria's sovereignty by heading to the United States with this information, that was one.Number two was also talking about the fact that he had a case to answer.

Rufai, you mentioned that yesterday, so it was quite interesting to see that, his comment.And the response was, stop distraction.Stop deflection tactics.Answer the main crux of the matter.the main crux, which is asset for future, which Mr. Ononuga did not in any way address directly.

He did.

He said that matter was settled.That's what I said directly.The particular one, I said directly, the particular one that was raised again were certain disclosures that were made anew.And they did acknowledge the fact that in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court had ruled that it had no bearing with local elections.But that actual issue of whether or not there was asset for future and what the implications of that was, has not yet been settled.And he mentioned in his statement that that ought to be done.

Let's just settle this matter once and for all.That is what that new statement by Frank Schreibel made.Going back to contests of ideas, which ought to be the level at which we play politics.I just feel like it's such a disservice.I'm cheating the people of a viable, proper, intellectual debate when it comes to the kind of leaders that we ought to choose, instead of mudslinging.In fact, if I ask this Monday, is that not part of the work of the presidential spokesman, which is just to sit down and just talk about someone and say, oh, this, this, this?

And the same vein, President Mbola met, job at Atiko, even though he didn't mention his name.Let me just say though that in fairness to this administration, pensions have been paid.In fact, I understand that there are some recoveries made by the AFCC in terms of Asset for Future that has gone towards the civil service and ensuring that pensioners are paid.So that's one thing this administration has done quite well.But other thingsstill persists.

President Abola Ametunobu, his own campaign manifesto is already being read by Nigerian people.His performance in his first administration, the previous campaign, how well he has been able to discharge those duties.

Thank you for highlighting that aspect of the pension.Just to clarify, the matter about civil forfeiture of $460 ,000 in the United States has been settled.After the 2023 general election, the matter came up that President Bola Metunubu should have been disqualified.And the Presidential Election Petition Commission, PEPC, addressed that matter.And they said he didn't apply.Because when you are taking a matter from another jurisdiction, for you to apply in your jurisdiction, you register it first.

There was no registration.You can't just go and take a matter that has been resolved in another jurisdiction and just throw it.So the best that they can do is to keep talking about it, to influence public opinion.That is, it's a matter that had already been resolved in the 2023 election.That was why I referred to.No, I've just told you.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no conflict in terms of jurisdiction and the legal processes that you have to follow.Those who raised the allegation did not even follow that process and that was the position at that time.What else could have been said to by that presidential election council?You can't use it for public opinion and discredit people.

You see, we were all in this country at that time.What happened was that when they got the files, from America, the time was already short in the filing and registration and all the court processes.And that's why the Supreme Court...It was just a matter of jurisdiction.It was just a matter of jurisdiction, yes.And I'm happy he made mention of jurisdiction because this was the same Dr. Abati, about two weeks on this table, that was defending that if a UK court, Claire, what's her name?

I talked about registration.You have to register it.that automatic guidance is not trial for what is clear.Now we are talking about jurisdiction.

But why do you both say that it was not resolved?

It was not resolved because see, the matter was...No, the matter was not, the court dismissed the matter.Okay.It was not, it has not gone through the process.It has not gone through the full process of registration and everything.Things can still come back.

Audrey, when you talk the other one, I want to not talk the first one.

Your stance is that the matter was decided at the presidential election committee.That's your stance.And your stance is the fact that it was not So one day, I told him.So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, while fresh pressure from Washington as US Senator Ted Cruz has accused Nigeria of launchinga public relations campaign instead of responding to American concerns about insecurity and violence against Christians. TedTed Cruz was reacting to the U .

S.House of Representatives vote to withhold 100 percent of U .S.assistance to Nigeria in a post on X. Cruz stated, that Nigeria's $9 million lobbying deal was an attempt to deflect rather than address U .S.concerns.

He wrote in part, Nigerian officials have created an environment that facilitates mass violence against Christians and religious minorities by imposing blasphemy and sharia laws and looking the other way at jihadist atrocities.The U .S.government knows the Nigerian officials responsible for these policies.I have been pushing my bill to sanction them.And President Trump has even ordered military action instead of responding to American concerns.

Nigerian officials waged a public relations campaign against critics.Now, Rufai, this has generated significant reactions.Paying $9 million to communicate Nigeria's efforts to protect Christians to U .S.government has been a hot topic of debate.But Ted Cruz's reference to Sharia and blasphemy laws will also be deeply controversial inside Nigeria, with many arguing that the country's security crisis is far more complex than Cruz's framing as a religious persecution issue ignores the ethnic, economic, and political dimensions that drive violence in the Middle Belt and elsewhere.

Before I take reaction, I'd like your thoughts on Ted Cruz's comment.I mean, this is just coming after that letter was revealed yesterday by Olonga.

I mean watered crusade is very apt and that's why when the likes ofthis government, Mbara Nduguwa, was saying that it's a shame for Atiku to go to abroad and try to out our president and all of that, that it's unpatriotic.Did what the government do, is it patriotic?Nigerian government.We say there's Christian genocide.Yes, there's killings of Muslims, there's killings of Ayala worshippers, there's killings of Shokonawa worshippers, everybody.

But you can't deny the fact that there's some parts of this country like the plateau and some other part, there's a direct Christian genocide.Then what did it go?What was the government reaction?Rather than stop the killing orgy?Yes, we know the partner with Trump and they got some terrorists killed, but rather than focusing on that, then they went to take lobbies to go and see, Oh, all lives are being killed.It's not only Christians.

So it's not an aberration to the lives of the Christians that were already killed.To balance the argument, Dr. Abati was making.Dr. Abati, you know me, I don't have any dog in the fire.Article 2 asks us to answer.That's what Bayon Onugatu said as regards the William Jefferson case.So that is not a case of rufais like this.

I lighted it and I'm re -lighting it, doctor.Attikutu asked case to answer.So he can't only say about Etinobu's own.He asked case too.to answer.They mention his name between the William Jefferson and everything.

Maybe they buy into NUGA 2.We go and register the case here and bring it up against him and all of that for seeking disqualification or maybe criminal forfeiture or civil forfeiture or whatever you call it.Article 2 has its own to answer.So it's two of them.that are going at each other in this that have their own to answer so it's 50 50 no cheating but as regards the privatization i think i should just clarify something yes when the privatization happened then it brought some challenges as regards payments you remember the time they used to make jokes about nigerianum, as some pensioners that were not paid, Nigerian railway, pensioners, uh, daily times, pensioner, people that were found on those prioritization, but it is not also fair for president to be able to say that because that prioritization process was largely very successful and save this country.

One person very dear to me worked extensively on those prioritization.And we know how some of those companies still exist today because of the transparency of the process of that privatization.Daily Times is still alive today.because of the transmission of that privatization.I think somebody mentioned Transcore.

Right.

It's still alive today.Those companies are still seeing the light of day.Yes, there were some that they sold to people, but you know, there were challenges.People have challenges in businesses and all of that.But it's not also great to undermine the work of those people.I think that's just the balancing act I wanted to put out there.

Okay, very well.Thank you for your submission.Well, let's now...

I just wanted to say something, which is also a repeat, that we have successful PR companies here.The Nigerian government went and gave Thank you for highlighting our PR firms.

We have PR firms here in Nigeria.All right, we have to move on.Let's now let's now highlight this moment that has the Nigerian Senate in stitches.Senator Adam Sosomaly has playfully called out Senate President Gotsula Fabio for allegedly breaching their political truce over the massaging of awoman's legs aboard a private jet, calling it evidence that old habits don't die.

Let's take a look.So I tell Mr. President the truth stand.You should not violate, I will not violate.You are my brother.You are my leader.You are my president.

So that is all I want to say.I'm not going to read the order again.Order 72, I heard by drop it.Just to say, sir.challenge people in the Senate.

Agreement.Agreement is agreement.So, I assure you, I will never refer to the comment of bringing the man dead or alive.Uh but uh but I want to assure you that this chair will protect everyone, every single senator and particularly my brother, my friend, my colleague, when we were governors, And in every respect, a leader in my zone.This means that I'm the shoulder.I hold you in very high esteem.

And I assure you that agreement is agreement.I will not be...

Nigeria's are laughing because obviously you know that the Akpavyo -Oshomole dynamic in the Senate chamber is one of the most entertaining and politically significant relationships in the national agenda.The other day we were...

In the Senate of the Federal Republic has now motivated some Nigerians to say we have turned the Senate into a version of Big Brother Nigeria.And some people say it is now the House of Cruz.It is the House of Cruz.But in any case, I hope that the good humor that the lawmakers often exhibit while it is entertaining.We also like to see that they should bring the same energy, the same conviviality to their basic assignment in making laws for the good governance of Nigeria, which is what Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution talks about in terms of the responsibility of the legislature.But it's good to see the restored amity, friendship, between the Senate President and uh senator Adam.

Yes.And I hope this will last.I hope it will be sustained.

Yes.You don't want it.Why?You want content?Because no, no, no content.

They were releasing some truths.There was accountability.Right.You know, there sometimes when which accountability about the AI generated massaging.

No, that was AI generated.

Who said it was AI?No, no, no.That was the response.That was the to make sure that this was the solution that this was an AI generated said that and that was what was resolved.

at the moment so in in this when they have in the rule about the sisterhood you people should not be commenting like that about a sister which sister which sister i'm sorry i have five siblings okay before you cast the first stone you and you I can release a video of me on a private jet being massaged, aside from my husband, that is legally allowed to massage my feet.

Are you convincing AI people to release you?

Are you saying somebody should release you?

about you they've done that before you know that you've seen it already what i'm saying is that in this year when they had their gospel we had issues around the nnpc you know things that happened we're hearing things that nigerians want to hear so sometimes when political heavyweights like this have some form of you know a disagreement the people benefits from information that is released.

No, no, with due respect, I concur with what you said.And please, this is not a laughing matter because this is a very serious matter.It was from the embassies we discovered and Ireti Kingibe confirmed that she didn't sign the documents that led to Natasha's suspension in the Senate.So forgery happened.Nothing has been done.And please, I want to sound a note of warning for all you senators that you know a lot about that matter that you are not speaking up.

your conscience will eat you up and God will judge you.All right.I just want to leave it at that.

All right.Well, at the end of the day, we're just going to, you know, clarify on this table again that the resolution was that that was an AI generated video.But I'm happy that they have resolved because I mean, it's a huge distraction, I believe, in the Senate.We need to be discussing more urgent, important national interest stories at the Senate or more on the Senate.A video of a mansionallegedly belonging to Senator -Engineer Kenneth Emeka Ezeh, representing Erboin's central senatorial district, has surfaced on social media.

The mansion, sitting on a large property, features a long driveway flanked by palm trees, while the house features large Roman columns almost resembling the White House.The footage was filmed by a blogger who claimed the mansion belonged to Senate President Gotswila Akpabu.But the office of the Senate President has since denied the claim, saying he has no affiliation with the mansion.I mean, ayo, this video has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.A White House -looking mansion allegedly belonging to a sitting senator is bound to raise eyebrows.The question Nigerians are asking is how can a lawmaker afford this on his salary?

Public servants with properties like this owe Nigerians a clear explanation.And the Code of Conduct Bureau should be asking the same question.

is the one that should come on that question.Yes.Again, like has been said, the Senate president has denied that it is Manchin.And we'll get to the bottom of this because, you know, let's ask a few questions.That is opulence at its finest, as it were.There's nothing wrong with his ugliest.

But it's a fine building, Dr. Abate.It looks good.Opulence at its ugliest.It looks fine.This is really, really somewhat dissonant.It's opulent.

No, no.It's a legend.It's a legend.Well, you can Google it too.

We can check it.I think we have our correspondence to go out there to make sure that it is. I'm just trying to be...I'm ensuring that it's fact -based and that...It is an allegation that has been made and on the surface of it anyone who has worked hard for their money deserves a little enjoyment here and there and should indulge.What we don't want are people who cannot demonstratehow they are able to afford such opulence and are spending money on this, and yet their constituent members, if it's a senator, are languishing in poverty.

This is a stark irony of the Nigerian story, where the rich seem to be getting richer and the poor seem to be getting poorer, where there is no accountability as to where someone just blows overnight.coming to an election, you win your seat, and all of a sudden you are living a lavish lifestyle that you cannot account for.And that's why I call again, the government authority, the CCB, to come into questions.A lot of these senators, House of Reps members, political appointees, need to answer certain questions.There are people that have private jets, that they've never done any job in their lives except be politicians.There are people that have built multiple houses, own properties in Nigeria, across Nigeria and abroad, and have never done any work in a day that is from the private sector, just political jobbers.

How did they make that money?This is the question mark that is one of the fundamental problems that we have here in Nigeria.And so whilst we make that investigation and conclusion as to who owns that house, the onus is on the CCB, because what I keep preaching is prevention.How do we ensure that state resources are not, you know, siphoned into personal pockets?That is the main question, and it's happened for too many years.It means institutions are faulty and are not doing their jobs as they ought to.

I mean, this whole week alone, we have scrutinized the budget, the 2026 budget, with all of these weird allocation, article accusing of, you know, We saw 8 .5 billion going to churches, 22 .15 billion going to palaces.I mean, this really is the sort of scrutiny that we need.

They shouldn't tell us, listen, that this building is community center.

Community center for who?Because they say it's a musical instrument.This is like you have called out the agency that's supposed to scrutinize this.But, you know, we told you we will be reading your comments.So I'll take this comment on Leke Leke from Joe Abdul who wrote, it appears that the Nigerian Senate under the leadership of Mr. Akpabu has been perceived as a source of comedy.when individuals entrusted with legislative responsibilities begin to disregard their duties.

Their work may be seen as a parody.I wish electoral outcomes genuinely reflected the will of the people.Some individuals may never assume positions of leadership again.Well, thank you to Joe Abdul on Leke Leke.We're going to continue to highlight your comments on Leke Leke.Now, let's take this story in aviation.

On Thursday, Nigerians reacted with fear and relief after an Enugu Air aircraft operating from Lagos to Benin overshot its runway veering off and coming to rest in a bushy area surrounding the Benin airport in Edo State.There were 63 passengers and five crew members on board.Let's take a look at the aftermath.

oh jesus christ thank you thank you passengers and crew were safely

evacuated, and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has launched an immediate investigation.Enugu Air confirmed the incident and warned of possible temporary adjustments to flight schedules, while many Nigerians online questioned the condition of the runway and the circumstances that led to the runway escortion.The NSIB must investigate this thoroughly, and its findings must be made public.Aviation safety is not negotiable.When I saw this video circulating yesterday, my heart sank.I was like, I hope everyone is safe.

I mean, Enugu Air is saying it was a runway escortion.But, you know, we had other passengers reporting their eyewitness stories that, you know, it looked like, you know, a forced landing of some sort.The runway in Benin has been called into question at this moment.Your thoughts?

I mean, so, like you said, there are many accounts.

But when accidents like this happen, let's allow the Accident Investigation Board to give us a report on it.I think they've released a preliminary report and they're from there, they're taking it from there, so let's allow them.But we just pray everybody is safe.

We thank God that we didn't have any mishap and any loss of life.Everyone is safe.Dr. Abati, quick comment before I go.

Safety is the first principle in mediation because of the cost, because of the extent.But this is a case of a very lucky escape.because there was no fire.That aircraft could have burst into flames and there were no casualties.But it is good that Enugu Air has said, you know, this will be investigated by the AIB and other relevant agencies to find out what exactly happened.But it's also a reminder that Airlines should take appropriate precautions because, of course, as we have always said, safety is very important.

There was a lady there looking for babe.Where is babe?Where is my babe?Are you OK, my babe?And all that.Some people thought that that was comical.

It was not comical.No.Because imagine the trauma that all the persons who went through this will have gone through.Should they require any assistance?Enugu Air should also provide that assistance in terms of canceling and whatever support they may need.

Well said.Thank you for your submission.Now, to a video that is sparking outrage and calls for accountability within the Nigerian police force.In this now viral clip, an officer was seen confronting a driver during a stop and search and threatening him that if he were evil, he would have been immediately detained.Let's take a look.

Can I have my driving license?What can I do now?You have my driving license here.I'm recording you.To let you know, I'm recording you right now.So, can I have my driving license?

Check your paper and let's go.Don't shout.Leave him.I'm going on record.But I've already told you.You have my paper.

My paper is correct.Everything is there.

Nigerian police officer on duty in UNICEFopenly telling a citizen that his ethnicity would have determined whether he was detained or not.This is not a slip of tongue.that is a window into a mindset.And it is exactly the kind of institutionalized ethnic profiling that erodes public trust in law enforcement.Dr. Bati, your thoughts?

Well, first, the Nigerian police force should investigate this.The person was recorded.The, you know, the identity should not be difficult for the Nigerian police force to establish, because these are the persons who discredit that institution and who you know, cause division within the Nigerian society.It's called the Nigerian Police Force.It's a police force for all Nigerians, whether the person is on the highway to Ibadan or whatever highway it is.And the man also spoke Yoruba, perhaps he's a Yoruba person, now saying that he would slap the person and that he would, you know, would have detained him if he was a Igbo.

So this officer should be identified and sanctioned.The present inspector general of police has been calling for professionalism.And he has been saying during this election season, there will be a lot of professionalism.Now, this is somebody who has to be disciplined.The police force has a disciplinary committee.Number three is that during ANSAS, one of the demands of the of the protesters was that All these policemen should be subjected to psychiatric tests.

There was some motion in that direction, some people, I think, in the Special Anti -Robbery Squad, you know, they were taken to Abuja, they said they would be taken, even if they did at that time.That is a program that should be sustained.We cannot have people with mental health problems.on the streets of Nigeria and you give them guns and you ask them to check for papers.And it is after a fashion that when Nigerian policemen check all your papers and your papers are correct, they still will not allow you to go.In fact, some people have been reported as asking for fire extinguisher.

If they don't ask for fire extinguisher, or if you have it, they will ask for that triangular thing.They call it, they will ask for C -Caution.If you produce C -Caution, they may ask for your birth certificate.

Birth certificate?

Have you not heard of it?They seize people's phones.

They will be asking for your bank account number.This is really unfortunate.But we have highlighted this video.And now we have to make sure that the police, the Nigerian police force, take note of these officers.And, you know, there should be disciplinary action.Now two stunning scenes from the Kaduna Abuja Expressway, with people gathering to examine giant clusters of a strange white foam, making for quite the public spectacle.

Since the clusters appeared this week, hundreds of people have stopped to take photos and videos of it, with many sharing their clips on social media.Let's take a look.

Allah.

Well alright, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency has since warned the public to keep their distanceThe agency has visited the site to take samples to determine their composition and potential environmental impact.But while safety concerns remain, people should exercise caution until it's established what this is.What is this?Have you seen this before?I mean, it looked really shocking on social media.

It's been, you know, circulating.It's a massive bubble bath.

But it's not as beautiful as it looks.And there should be, and thank you, Oji, for that caution.Nesra, in its initial report, are suspecting a spill from a tanker carrying a substance that might have mixed with water and this foam emerged.However, what is there is that you don't know what to stop.It begs us to believe that people, we are just curious, look at them taking pictures.They are posing with something that they have no clue about.

I think the first thing is to err on the side of caution.an advisory has been issued, please let us not use not just the foam, but they even said the water in the surrounding areas because they need to understand how far this chemical has spread.And until they ascertain whether or not it's poisonous, we don't know the environmental impact of this, not just on human lives, but also on, you know, water, water bodies, and even animals in that area.But this is a bigger conversation around even, you know, when we talk about environmental assessment and impact of goods being carried, what happened to the vehicle, if it's true that it's a vehicle that, you know, upturned its contents.That's why we see what we can see.Now, I think that the most important things that we are watching, please stay away from it until we can determine to what extent how corrosive the chemical is or how dangerous it is.

More on rare sightings.This one excites me.Let's highlight These rare and stunning wildlife sightings that are taking social media by storm, all happening right here in Nigeria.In a new video that emerged on Thursday, an adult elephant was spotted in Adoni, local governmentarea of River State.It comes as a farmer in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, captured a large wild elephant with visible tusks moving through his cocoa farm.

Let's take a look.

So my fans, I saw an elephant today, not in a zoo, but in a local bush like in my village i don't see elephant for the first time not in a zoo i've never been a fan of going to the zoo because i actually don't find it interesting but i came home today and i saw a very big elephant live live All right, Nigerians online are reacting with a mix of wonder, humor, and genuine conservation concerns.

Many are urging communities not to harm the animals, pointing out that African forest elephants are critically endangered.This one excites me because I would have loved to be there.But you know, it raises a lot of concerns.How are they coming out now in rare view really quickly?

I mean, I would have loved to be there if it was only safari.

But it's not safari.

No, they are harmless.

But you know what is happening, don't you?

These are harmless animals.

In fact, we should be crying that we are seeing them like this.Because it means that we are attacking their own ecosystem.We are attacking their own habitat.That's why they are migrating to our own habitat.And please, please, they are not meat, so don't kill them.Please, they can remove their tusks as well.

Don't remove their tusks.Very important.You can just admire them from afar.

Elephants, ewe, dabo.

It should remain like that.

Yeah, beautiful.But we need to hear from, you know, the conservation and life animals.To get them into a zoo.Into a zoo.God, I don't like that, but all right.

There is a community managed elephant park which has been there.What is the state of that park?How is it well managed?These elephants are now escaping from the park into places where they can be spotted and if you look at the tusk of that elephant That's a very expensive task.And that's why it's relevant that this elephant should not be attacked.It should not end up as pepper soup.

Because when you said you were excited, I thought you were thinking of pepper soup.

No, I don't eat elephant meat.I don't eat elephant meat at all.I like pepper soup, but not elephant meat.Please don't attack this beautiful endangered species.Now let's highlight, before we take our good news report, let's highlight the photo of the day featuring President Bola Amed Tinubu receiving his grandkids and family on a visit at the State House.The picture shared.

on Thursday by President's daughter -in -law, Leal Tinubu.The President is seen sharing a sweet moment with his grandchildren, along Leal, his son, Cheyi Tinubu, and Vice President Kashim Shetima, with a post captioned, an afternoon with grandpa.I thought this was beautiful.And even the videos were circulating a lot.That was beautiful to see.How many grandchildren does he have?

I think they are over.

We don't count children in Africa.They know how to catch their grandparents.

By the way, Nwela Foundation is named after the first girl.Oh, fantastic.Thank you for that.

Thank you very much for that.All right.Beautiful pictures.Now to our good news report.Let's highlight Nigeria's under -19 boys table tennis team froma bold statement for the future of Nigerian table tennis, winning the ITTF Africa Youth Championships team event, titled In the Most Spectacular Fashion in Accra, Ghana.

The ITTF Africa Youth Championships is the premier youth table tennis competition on the continent for young Nigerians.Antoine Kadiri, Fabumi Matthew, Sultan Agumbayde and Matthew Kuti stood between Nigeria and Glory and they delivered down 2 -0 against Egypt.In the final, the team staged an incredible comeback, winning 3 -2 to claim the title.This victory qualifies Nigeria for the ITTF World Youth Championships, giving these young players a shot at the global stage.I mean, our champions.Congratulations to Nigeria's under 19 table tennis heroes.

Nigeria is incredibly proud of you.Congratulations, really.On that note, I'd love to thank you all for your great analysis, as always.on what's trending today.You all go have a great weekend.Well, that's all I have for you on what's trending today.

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