 Thanks for staying with us now. Today is, I think, International Braille Day. It celebrates the birth of Lewis Braille, the inventor of the reading and writing system used by millions of blind and partially sighted people all over the globe. So, thanks to this, blind students have the opportunity to be educated alongside their peers, as well as read for pleasure just as easily as any seen person can. So, happy World Braille Day. I think that Braille writing is maybe one of the biggest, would I say, invention that the world is not giving enough credit to. Because imagine someone who is so thoughtful enough to create an avenue for blind people to be able to read. Which means if they can read, that means they wouldn't just be incapacitated or reliability to the society. Which means that they can get educated and get a job, get a source of livelihood, run a family, be an addition to the society. So, I think Braille needs his flowers. I was going to say to you, remember that when we were working, when we were at TVC, there used to be a guy that was visually impaired that would come to read the news. That is true. Yeah, he was visually impaired, but he would read the news literally if they don't tell you that this guy cannot see. He would never know. And that is because, all thanks to the Braille, they are able to earn a decent income. We're talking a newscaster, there's Kobams, there's so many people that have just been able to live their lives as regular people. Just because some invention gave them their access to be able to do that. But that Braille right, it remains the biggest mystery of the world. How are you making sense out of a couple of dots? I'm telling you, have you ever tried to ever? Because I have tried, I have attempted. You know the sign language, I understand it. When I was growing up, I used to learn, I used to communicate because we had a lot of deaf and dumb people that used to live in one house. So because of that, I learned the sign language, I would tell them I love you, but I forgot to love them. But with the Braille, I attempted it one day. Where did it start from? I don't understand it. But what's your experience with the Braille? I've not had an experience personally, like using it myself, but I have seen it being used and I was fascinated. It was like, wow, one of those mysteries like you rightly called it. And I really am excited that we have the opportunity to celebrate the one who invented this because it is a beautiful chance at a normal life. And being able to do, I mean, when you look at all the names that we've called like people like Hobams, you know, being able to create phenomenal achievements in their lives, then it just tells you that really there's no limitation to life. The limitation that you find is only the one that you have accepted in your mind. And for somebody to be able to have thought about it, I mean, I've seen them read it, you know, their hands going on the Braille itself and they're just reading. It's just really amazing. And it also helps you to be grateful for what you have because a lot of times you take for granted that we see and we have access to freely do a lot of things. But this one is about extra effort to be able to do some of those things. It's about intentionality and being deliberate. And you find out that in that state of mind, you can actually achieve a lot. So cue us to the inventor and I continue to be fascinated. Honestly, when I see it done, it's like, wow, you know, and you want to just put yourself in the shoes. It's not something that you can actually, if you're not there, you can't really understand what it feels like. So it's just, it's just a beautiful miracle in my perspective. Alright, so speaking about, let's start with you. Norma, what did you find for us in today's news? All right. So there was an earthquake. I'm not sure if we knew about that, but there was an earthquake on Monday and in Japan. And the earthquake, I mean, it was really terrible. But the interesting thing that I found in the news today was the fact that a woman who was in. Oh, wow. She was in her 80s and she was found. After 72 hour window, you know, in the rubble, the house that she was living in was collapsed. And they were almost given up about finding people, but she was one of the people that has been found over. I think about 150 people have been found so far. And I'm just excited that after three days, this woman was still alive and they were able to pull her out of the rubble. And they're still looking for a lot of people, even though the 72 hour window has closed officially, but it's just such a grateful thing to begin. Imagine beginning the year, first of January, with an earthquake and being buried under that for three days. So I'm just so grateful about that. That's a miracle. I don't know. I mean, 80 years and having survived all that. You know, when they say it is not your time. Exactly. You would imagine that. Somebody in their 60s can just sneeze. And because of the sneeze, the way the thing hit her, the brain somehow. But it's not her time. After three days, hidden under the rubble, they were able to find her. I think that is a miracle. Absolutely. How about you, Sanzee? What did you find for yourself today? So what I found in the news, apparently, it hasn't been the best season for Nigerian leadership, government, the manufacturers, literally business owners in Nigeria. Recently, the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria has blamed the current business environment for the continued exit of multinational companies, including the latest departure of one of the major syringe-producing manufacturing companies in Nigeria that were based at Akwaibom. And they were inaugurated by Vice President, former Vice President of Shibajo, as at 2000, 2017. And right now, because of how unfriendly the business world or the business industry in Nigeria has been, they have officially decided what we're pulling out. And the reason I'm taking this story is it's not just them. There are so many other multinationals, which I give the multinationals. They are the ones who bring revenue and extra employment for people. It's a foreign direct investment into the country. Exactly. So we sort of need them to help boost the economy. So these people, they are pulling out. And I mean, I can't exactly call the brand names, but there are so many of them. There is this popular one that is known for producing sanitary pads for women. There is this one that produces toothpaste. There is the one that is known for the headache medication that the average Nigerian just goes to. So these are very... And there is even in oil and gas, there is one of the major oil dealers that has also pulled out. And this all happened between 2000 and 2023 into 2024. And according to reports, more people are looking at exiting. And so President Tirugu has been in power for like seven months and he's like, he just triggered this exit. So we're sort of at a place where we're thinking, what is the way forward? Because even some Nigerian companies, this one is not multinational. Some production companies that were founded in Nigeria, in Ondo State, in Nogun State, some of them have moved on to start production in Ghana. So now they're importing or exporting with word. They have now become... they import into Nigeria. I think that's... it's not encouraging. And also looking at the fact that each time President Tirugu makes his speech, the New Year speech, you will say, well, Nigeria is ready and open for business. And it's like you have a different script. But the reality on ground, they say something completely different. Absolutely. You know? Absolutely. So I mean major supermarkets shut down also last year. They sold off and they exited the country. It's a tough place to be. And that's why when I saw that video of the young girl, when she was talking about it, I thought it was worth for us to have that conversation, you know, as we discuss more tonight. But just wanted to quickly take my story. I don't know whether to laugh or to... if they can find my video. You know, there's a young boy that was going to be sentenced. You know, I think he appealed for bail and he wasn't granted bail. One more. Yeah, that's the video. It is the typing. So this guy, right, his name is... It was that his name again. Diobra Redden. He violently assaulted the George Mary Holtus in a Clark County district courtroom. Now this footage, you know what really stood out for me was the... You know the way he dive in, it's like he had springs. Yeah. Spring shoes. Because the way he lifted himself, right, like a mantis and flew to where the judge was. In fact, they said one of the caught... Marshall sustained a dislocated shoulder. There was one that had a deep cut in the head that was gushing out blood. Just, you know, because they were trying to restrain the guy. Apparently he had asked for a... I don't know what his offence was, but he had asked for a bail. And you know, he wasn't granted bail. He was denied bail. One more. When I saw this video, I say che. So I saw it was a comment session for me. Somebody said that when was this guy in our presidential tribune now? But you know, they're still to him. He's going to jail. Yeah, this time he will go to jail. He's going to jail. Because I hear that these kinds of assaults, right, I think there's a... Is it a six years or how many years sentence? Is it a jail? Yeah. Is it a criminal offence? I don't understand. So it's like the guy has a result anyway. I don't say he's going to die or die. I don't say he's going to die, but you go collect. Because the way he sprang to the... No, no, no, no, no. And it's some kind of... I think Nigeria is today. If you do anyhow, you go collect. Yes, I said this. Yeah, no grief for anybody. It's like there was a non-community meeting that happened. Because all over the country, it is the same slide that happened. You say if you do anyhow, you go collect. Don't grieve for anybody. No, but this was too much. I think the guy was high or drunk. Because I don't even understand. It is even the way he lifted himself. Do you know what it means? Those tables are quite high. He sprang up like this. He was very athletic or frustrated. The guy, I think, was the anger and the frustration that lifted him. I don't think he would be on drugs or he would be drunk or high. Because you would not be allowed to come to court if you're like that. But they said that going forward, they have to put in a lot of measures. Because now nobody knew that something like this could happen. None that they knew. It means that they probably maybe put a barricade or something. Because it is very scary. You wanted to say something. Yeah, I think for me, the sad thing that I even realize is that he's even black. So we continue to refine and define ourselves as black people and in our behavior. You say I've come again, my damn Polish coach. But I don't know. It's just very dishappening to realize that we continue to be in the news for the wrong reasons. And it's just very sad for me. Absolutely. All right, so we'll take a break now. When we come back from that break, I want us to discuss the lumen food scarcity and the alleged theft for what's it called, our mineral resources, especially up north. Stay with us. We'll be right back.