Nigeria Politics Weekly

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Ose_Anenih and @realomoboy. The news stories discussed were: 1. Rotimi Amaechi engineering the suspension  of Hadiza Usman from the Nigeria Ports Authority.  2. Governor Ortom and Governor  Elrufai accusing each other of incompetence.  3. The suspicious  increase in fuel subsidy payments since 2015. 

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @LeenaHoffmann and @ObyDikeagu . New stories discussed were: 1. Buhari's offer to host Africom's HQ in Nigeria. 2. Garba Shehu's RUGA threat to Governor Ortom. 3. The publi  dispute between the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics and the Labour Ministry. 

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @zayyad_ib and @harryngada . The topics for discussion were: 1. Buhari defends Isa Pantami's continued stay in office. 2. Governor Elrufai of Kaduna proposes that schools be built near military bases. 3. The home of the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma was set ablaze by unknown gunmen.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @MatthewTPage , @lloydatiku and @Adheydayor . Topics discussed were: 1. Governor Obaseki's claim that the Central Bank has been illegally printing Naira to fund State budgets. 2. Minister for Communication, Isa Pantami's links with religious extremism.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest was joined by @AmakaAnku and @Nun_River . The discussion was focused on the herder crisis in Nigeria.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @ObyDikeagu and @Ose_anenih.  Stories discussed were: 1. President Buhari's medical trip to London. 2. The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal assaulting a security guard. 3. The death of Afenifere Spokesman Yinka Odumakin

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @DavidHundeyin . They discussed the following news stories: 1. Rotimi Amaechi says restructuring cannot serve urgent national needs.  2. Tinubu says despite exiting recession, Nigeria’s economy remains weak with too much unemployment  3. Baba-Ahmed of the Northern Elders Forum says the Presidency has run out of ideas.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @nun_river  Topics discussed: 1. The attempted assassination of Governor Ortom. 2. Former Chief Justice Onnoghen says President Buhari persecuted him. 3. Governor Kayode Fayemi admits that Buhari has failed to fulfil his campaign promises.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Afrovii.  Stories discussed were: 1. The claim by the NSA that funds released to purchase arms for the military are missing. 2. The WTO DG's visit to Nigeria to discuss trade and economic policy. 3. The Kidnap of 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry in Mando, Kaduna.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @realomoboy and @olorogunkeon . Topics discussed were: 1. The arrival & distribution of free Covid-19 Vaccines in Abuja. 2. The EFCC probe of Bola Tinubu. 3. The Food blockade imposed by Northern Cattle dealers.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by Peter Enahoro aka Peter Pan. Topics discussed: 1. The Kidnap of 300 school girls in Zamfara State. 2. Buhari says he's now awake on the econom  and won't "doze off" again. 3. The Senate confirmed the former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @keneike.  News stories discussed were: 1. The appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new EFCC Chairman. 2. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as the head of the WTO. 3. The terrorist abduction of 27 students in Kagara, Niger State.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Eloka51 . Issues discussed were: 1. The reported appointment of Tunde Sabiu at an Assistant Director with the National Intelligence Agency. 2. The latest #EndSARS protests. 3. The herdsmen crisis & ethnic clash in Oyo State. We also discussed  the comments of the Governors of Bauchi and Ondo State.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @ose_anenih. Topics discussed were: 1. Buhari's decision to appoint the former military chiefs as Ambassadors. 2. Ekiti Government taking down its public procurement website to hide its expenditure. 3. The Central Bank's ban on cryptocurrencies.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by  @OmasanHarriman. Issues discussed: 1. Fisticuffs during the PIB hearing. 2. Nigeria's poor corruption rating. 3. The appointment of new service chiefs.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @afrovii and @stephie_coco Issues discussed were: 1. The herdsmen crisis in South West Nigeria . 2. Tinubu's Presidential ambitions. 3. Governor Yahaya Bello's Covid-19 conspiracy theories.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @realomoboy and @lloydatiku . Issues discussed were: 1. Food inflation rises to 19.5%. 2. No budgetary provision for COVID-19 vaccines.  3. Governor Zulum blames Christians for Boko-Haram.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @AmakaAnku and @adetolaov. Topics discussed were: 1.  The African Continental Free Trade Agreement. 2. The Recent Electricity Price Increases 3. Festus Keyamo's call for Social Media Regulation in light of Donald Trump's twitter suspension.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @1neks_ and @ancientmind.  Stories discussed were: 1. The recently signed 2021 budget. 2. Buhari's instruction to the Central Bank to deny businesses forex for food imports. 3. The demolition of a hotel in Kaduna for alleged immoral activities.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Eloka51 and @knightofdelta . The 3 big stories of the year 2020 were reviewed: 1. The #EndSARS Protests. 2. The Recession. 3. Covid-19 

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest  and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Ose_anenih and @dondekojo. Issues discussed were: 1. The release of the 300 students who were kidnapped in Katsina. 2.  The Chief Justice of Nigeria's alleged incapacitation and Nigeria's failed Judicial nomination to the International Criminal Court. 3. The 2 week deadline given by the ICT minister for all SIM cards to...

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @harryngada and @YarKafanchan. Issues discussed were: 1. 600 school boys kidnapped in Katsina. 2. The ICC formally investigating the Nigerian Army for crimes against humanity. 3. Buhari's failure to appear before the Legislature.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @keneike and @stephie_coco .  Issues discussed were: 1. The Police withdrawal of their lawsuit challenging the #Endsars panels. 2. Garba Shehu's comments blaming Boko-Haram victims  3. The APC's victory in the Lagos Senatorial by-elections.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @Adheydayor and @DavidHundeyin  Topics discussed were: 1. The planned reversal of the border closure policy. 2. The partial devaluation of the Naira. 3. The power grid collapse  4. The recent beheadings of over 43 farmers by Boko-Haram.

Send us Fan Mail @nigeriasbest and @phoenix_agenda were joined by @stephie_coco and @harryngada  Topics discussed were: 1. The Nigerian economy in recession again. 2. Increased Insecurity in the North East and North West. 3. Updates on the Lekki Massacre investigations.