 Good morning and you're welcome to the breakfast on plus to the Africa Teenable to present 20 24 budget on Wednesday and lawmakers push for 32 new federal Varsities, that's the top trending Well, actually the hot topics Yeah, okay, so my name is Nyam Gul at Gadget I'd like to welcome you to today's edition of the breakfast Today is the 28th day of November. Yes, and if I remember well 30 days of September April June and November All the rest of that You remember that okay, that means that we have just two more days to the end of November and Voila, we're in December the holidays. Yes, we saw some Companies lighting their their streets and their their offices or the Christmas lights are already out So if the Christmas lights are out, you know that Christmas is here So whatever you need to do for Christmas you do well now is the time to go and get your Christmas clothes Well, you know, it's not my birthday. Jesus's birthday To say happy birthday to Jesus Everybody was looking I think I still want my Christmas. I wish I was still a kid I remember when they buy Christmas clothes and shoes and you're so excited I would try them on like every single day before Christmas because I cannot wait to wear them on Christmas day I know how many how many how many children were spanked because of that you the buy you Christmas shoes Maybe two weeks to the Christmas and you begin to try them But it was fun, you know just growing up was fun But right now as an adult someone comes to you and just suddenly asks you what do you want for Christmas? That's a very good you'll be No I'll have a list for you. What do I want? Oh, please. Can we talk about houses and cars and houses for Christmas? Why not? Were you the one who was born on Christmas? Were you the one who was born on Christmas? Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we're so glad that you're here today. We have top trending issues You might just want to take the top. Okay, so for our top trending We have a few stories for you. The first one is gunmen killed two Nigerian policemen One civilian in emo states gunmen have struck again in emo state killing two Nigerian policemen and a civilian at Ahirah Junction in the Haia Zoo in Bisei local government area of the state The attack came on Monday at the time The new commissioner of the police in the state Danjima Abuki was in the area on a morale boosting visit to his officers in the MBC general area The attackers opened fire on the officers who were in uniform in the area killing them instantly While another civilian who was a passerby was hit by a stray bullet The spokesperson for the police in the state and Henry Okoye said that the commander declared a manhunt for the fleeing suspect He said the commissioner of police in emo state command CP Abuki Danjima Commander 34 artillery brigade and joint task force Operatives are combining a combing rather the scene of the crime for evidence that will possibly lead to the arrest of hoodlums responsible for the attack and killing and the killing of two policemen at the Haia Junction in Haia Zoo in Bisei local government area of emo states Only on Saturday evening the lifeless body of a traditional ruler of Otulu Autonomous community in the neighboring Ehingze Hite in Bisei local government area Eze Joe Otulo was found dead at the neighboring Abotin Bisei local government area The monarch had been kidnapped from his palace on Saturday morning Also a few days earlier the watchman of the People's Democratic Party in the Ife Apo-Dem Chokunze Ward In the Hei Hizin Hite in Bisei local government area of the state Chie Duziem Anyangu was assassinated in the presence of his wife On arrival his killers demanded to see him and immediately shot him repeatedly as soon as they confirmed He was the one they were looking for It's so sad It's as if we're having parallel governments the bandits are running their own country within the country and then we are running ours and To imagine the kind of confidence It's it's it was timed To coincide with when the police chief was in the area to show that yes You cannot do anything you look him in the eyes and say you can't do anything and then the shot Two policemen and then most most unfortunate is the fact that it passed by civilian Who had nothing to do even the police didn't have anything to do anyway But this one also I wonder where he was going to and then he got shot it's so it's so All the areas you're mentioning are areas I have been to I I have friends in emo state and they happen to come from that area And it's so scary. It feels like I'm hearing stories from home And how it is in it that they're talking about they are here at junction the A bomb be say and all that those are the areas I visit anytime I'm going to emo state So it feels like something really tragic has happened back home, but Nigeria is home any part of Nigeria is home So if something happens like this, you can't but just Feel for the people who are there and think about How Nigeria has deteriorated into a state of chaos you can hear Ten or let's say 20 years ago. Nobody ever believed you could hear a bomb blast in in Nigeria You could hear gunshots anyhow in Nigeria. You couldn't we had the times of a nini the amroba They so many other names was robbery but just robbery bandits and gunmen and Boko Haram and all of like there's so much insurgence That has taken assassination because like this chief, you know, they came asked identified him and immediately shot Shot him it means that they were expressly either sent or He was just a target because of one or two things and when they were sure that he was the one That was when they shot so they did not even want to look for someone else and shoot the wrong person It had to be that person. So it wasn't a robbery. It wasn't anything It was a targeted assassination and it's been happening all what's happening in the east It's really sad because you're hearing so many stories On on gunmen in fact people cannot go home. I'm sure like this is Christmas Usually people who are from the east they love to go home during the holiday season They love to you know have parties. They see it as a reunion basically But now with all of this you can't even go home The people I have a friend who was supposed to go bury her dad in the east But she's like I don't I don't want any of my friends to come because I cannot guarantee your safety I cannot guarantee that you will be secured when you're there because there's a lot of things happening And it's quite sad. It's it's heart-frenching You this same emo is when where I was telling the story the other day that five members of my family were kidnapped They were going back to our abya state from a wedding A burial that they went to anymore state and they were kidnapped five of them and they were asking us They were quite cheap, you know, they were asking for 50 million Wow But for five people, you know It was it was terrible because at that same point You know, we we had just lost my sister. My elder sister had just died So we were trying to you know, put some things together to make sure that we did the burial and then they kidnapped five people And we're asking for 50 million Junior the worst part of this is the fact that even sometimes When they ask you for this money, it doesn't guarantee that that person's not coming back to you Most times they still kill these people Even the person carrying around some money sometimes is being killed killed as well So they take the money and they still kill these people. Why? And so we don't know that's really sad We're stuck between the devil and the debussy some people will say do not negotiate with bandits because Terrorists or terrorists and all that some would say negotiate because there's a possibility You might save a life But we have lost so many lives that if we had from the onset taken a decisive action Maybe now things like this wouldn't be happening. I remember when was it michel obio one of the footballers? The father was kidnapped and he said in one of his interviews that his boss, I think The owner of Chelsea then that is Ukraine is a russian So he said well, uh, your father has been kidnapped if you want me to send some people I could do that and in the matter of days they will be out Which means even people who are not from Nigeria know how to get to these people and rescue We had a case of americans being rescued the nation We import a lot of things and the only way you can grow your Your revenue is for you to export out of the country because that way you were trading with all these other Countries now what you're doing you are importing so every money that you get You are spending it remains there. Do you understand? But meanwhile you can actually use because we were kind of focused on oil Only oil don't even mention Meanwhile, we can be focused on Agriculture we have there was a time there was there was a time that Cuckoo was the in thing in Nigeria and then there was also a time where palm oil was also the in thing and then we abandoned that In fact, malicia had to come to I was about to say that to learn now. They're the biggest. Yeah. So so you can see we we We'd lack the spirit of diversification. Yeah, we take things for granted like the resources that has been given to us by god Because I always say Nigeria is a very blessed country. We don't have I think we're too blessed So we take it for granted. We don't have natural disasters. There's nothing like we don't the only issue is sometimes, okay The economic reality is and maybe we don't have enough policies by the government to be able to enable us to have You know a good livelihood However, your there's no natural disaster. Our soil is good. We have a warm weather all round Everything is we're blessed and we need to start thinking of how to use those resources that we have to be able to get in More things into our country Yeah, well when you talk about natural disasters, I remember that there's so so few and far apart that At one point in benvis state a few months ago when a thunder or lightning killed two people or killed a man and his family The community felt it was his old father that was responsible and they buried this man and the friend alive So it tells you they are not used to this kind of things They are attributing it to supernatural forces that are not supposed to be wicked witches and all that and all that Because if the yeah, if these things were common in Nigeria, they would understand that they happen But because it's not common. They are still You know Um all this Okay, let's take the final top trending story Israel and mass extend truth in Gaza for two days The four-day truth between Israel and and mass in Gaza has been extended for another two days amid commendations Of the release hostages from both sides According to a report Qatar disclosed this adding that the Hamas said the extension was under the same conditions Which were for 50 Israeli hostages to be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners Meanwhile, Israel has yet to affirm this but has asserted that there would be a day's pause In the fighting for every 10 Israeli hostages released This came as both sides prepared for the final exchange under the initial deal that took effect on Friday 11 Israeli women and children held in Gaza and 33 Palestinian women and teenagers in Israel jails are expected to be released Hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organization by Israel has freed 39 Israelis over the three over the previous three days in exchange Israel has freed 117 Palestinian prisoners 19 foreign national One of whom Israel Israeli citizenship has also been handed over Hamas under separate agreements The cessation of the fighting has also allowed a tremendous rise in deliveries of aid to Gaza Where there is deepening humanitarian crisis Before the extension was announced the Palestinian official told the one of the biggest news Agencies between 20 and 40 additional Israelis hostages could be freed by Hamas an Israeli official meanwhile Said that 184 people remained in captivity in Gaza including 14 foreign nationals and 80 Israelis with dual citizenship Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza and imposed a siege In response to an unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas gunmen In which killed at least 1,200 people Were were also killed and about 240 people were taken hostage Gaza's Hamas run government says more than 14,800 people have been killed in the territory Since the war began Well, we thank God that at least small small gains are being made by the people who are negotiating and we hope for peace Because if this war continues It might divide the world into two parts One will be for Palestinians because there will be mostly Muslim countries And then the other ones for for Israel Israel is not even christian by the way Yeah, so but but that is how the world will be divided because most christians even though they know that israels Israel doesn't practice christianity. They just feel Yeah, that is how it is So I just pray that there will be peace But I keep asking myself the question if a country a neighboring country just unprovoked Attacks us the way Hamas attacked Israel. How prepared are we as Nigeria to fend off this attack? I just had goosebumps. I wish I wasn't wearing I just had goosebumps because like that is scary Is it very scary? Are we prepared for because this world is getting crazy individuals and and groups are getting crazy Crazy and crazy. What if it happens to Nigeria? We are we prepared enough defend Nigeria? That's a question that the people who need to listen I should listen to and see what they can do. It goes beyond just buying guns to shoot There are a lot of things when you're talking about security, but hey, we're not the experts But we do hope that everything is put in place Everything beyond just money and buying a lot of things our defense our defense has been taking like the greatest Chunk of our budget still we're not seeing anything. So Something else maybe another approach will be used and let's Find in Nigeria that is more secure, but I what one thing I want to say is war is never the option Never at the end of the day we'll come back to the table the same table. We should have just sat at Negotiate like even if there's an issue we can always negotiate like I feel like with the Amas Guys that he shouldn't have happened in the first place like why even if you felt some type of way Talk about it Even in our daily lives if you have an issue with a friend a brother a colleague talk about it You don't have to you know go through previous means to hurt them. So war is never an option So let's not war even with ourselves and that is how we are going to end this segment and take a short break And when we return we'll be reviewing the papers. Stay with us