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That's making with us trending segment right here on the breakfast where we take stories that have been generating discussions on the social space and bring them on air with some discussions and analysis in a short while. Anyway, the first one happens to be do with a reaction to a video viral video circulating on social media and on the internet. This video purportedly showing members of the National Association of Seedogs also known as a pirate's confraternity dressed in a uniform or a red head warmer. You have a white shirt, red waistcoat and black trousers. And back in the process, this video first surfaced on Sunday. And back in on the procession and singing songs and chanting what we call in local it's lingo, gyration, all right. And of course they were singing some songs. Some people feel that the songs that we're singing refer to someone, a member of the All Progressives Congress, in particular the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. And these songs mocking the candidate, Ashwa Jubola, Tinibu. In that one minute video, you could hear them or you can hear them saying or chanting. Ami loco, ami loco. Baba we know well. Idea shout, ami loco. Hand is shake, leg is shake. Baba we know well. Idea shout, ami loco. And this is roughly translated for those who do not understand pigeon. With an unstable hand, a shaking hand and a shaking leg, a man with a frail health is sounding, is saying that it says turn to be president, dangerous president. Of course the phrase, ami loco, was sneaked into the national political lingua franca of the nation's consciousness on the 3rd of June 2022 during a meeting, Bola McTinibu, the candidate, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, then aspirant Bola Tinibu had with delegates of the All Progressives Congress who were getting set to go to the party's presidential primary in Abuja. At that time Tinibu expressed frustration over the non-support for his ambition to win the party's presidential ticket. This he noted, having worked for the emergence of a president Buhari in 2015, you know, was enough for him to really express his feelings. And indeed he made a case for himself in that famous speech. It's now a famous speech, Mr. Tinibu said, ami loco, uttered the famous words now, ami loco, meaning that it is my time, it is my time. And of course that speech, some will say, is what maybe rescued his political future. Because at the end of that primary, as we all know, he has since gone on to become the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and this is where we stand. So though the song didn't mention his name, it is still seen as being directed to him. Now, the gentleman in question, Wale Shorenka whose name you are seeing on your screen in that lower third, is perceived to be the founder of this pirate's confraternity. He released a statement condemning the words used in the song and condemning the song itself. He described that song as distasteful. These are the words of Wale Shorenka, has a Nigerian Nobel laureate and internationally acclaimed playwright. It's now considered an elder statesman. His role in setting up this national association of sea dogs is well documented. Who leaves a statement titled interim statement on the dubious political outing. The Nobel laureate said that his attention was drawn to that video clip. He said, quote, the display of the display acidly targets a presidential candidate in their weighted 2023 elections. Since the whole world knows of my connection with this, that fraternity, it is essential that I state in clear and ambiguous terms that I'm not involved in that public performance in any way associated with the sentiments expressed in the songs. And of course, some persons have come out yesterday. Patience Jonathan was trending. If you check to see what exactly patients Jonathan did, you wouldn't find anything to lead you to that. But the reason why Patience Jonathan had a name, the name Patience Jonathan had some space on the Twitter trending list, was because some persons who said a comment on this statement by Wale Shorenka said that all. Kungi, as his fondly called to refer to, should keep quiet. Because he at some time addressed Patience Jonathan. He said to said, they said he addressed Patience Jonathan as a she-po-po-temis, as she-po-po-temis. And of course, people now went back to an article shared from that period where he said that you can take a he-po-po-temis out of the swamp, but you can't take the swamp out of the he-po-po-temis. And when he was pressed, he now used the word she-po-po-temis and the name of Patience, well, the word she-po-po-temis in his response to a question of why he talked about he-po-po-temis when referring to the first lady. So some people have gone back to that particular incident to say, hey, a guy called the former first lady, a she-po-po-temis, he should not be the one commenting on what are this song, is this tasteful or not. And but however, I think it's instructive to, or it's important to note that, and also, some have said, you know what, Olesher Inka should also have condemned Bola Metin when he said in Yoruba in that campaign in Oshun State for the governorship election that those who are laboring will labor in vain. He said in Yoruba, but it is roughly, loosely translated, those who are laboring will continue to labor till they die is what he's quoted as saying. And so they're saying, why didn't Olesher Inka also condemn a Timbu in that instance? But I think it's important to note that Olesher Inka is not obliged to comment on every national issue. He's not the Independent National Electro-Commission. Neither is he the Nigerian National Orientation Agency. He has a right to comment on whatever he wishes to comment on. And the man, the learned gentleman, the Nobel Laureate who is widely traveled, vastly experienced, highly educated, very, very eloquently gave reasons why he should, he decided to comment on this one. He said that he is connected the whole world. These are his words. Since the whole world knows of my connection with that fraternity, it is essential that I state in clear, unambiguous terms, that I'm not involved in that public performance or in any way associated with the sentiments expressed in the songs. So Olesher Inka has a local standing in this case. I mean, if he's a Nigerian, he can comment on any political issue he wants to. But in this particular instance, he's clear as to reasons why he's commenting. That his association with this group is well known. So he wants people to know that he's not associated with this in any way. And then he condemns it as well. So I do not see the logical connection between what Bolatimbo said in Oshun State and what Olesher Inka is saying today. I think those who are making these points should sit down and try to learn from people who are as erudite as Olesher Inka so that they can also get to that point where they can see the logical connections between things and not ask questions that are unconnected in situations that don't even relate to each other. The logic in all of this, say no, Olesher Inka didn't say anything when Tinibu spoke at that stadium in Oshun State, has no logical connection. They don't meet. So people are missing the point. The point is this man is speaking about a group that he's been involved in and maybe people might misconstrue his silence as he's part of this and what they're doing today. The pirates' confrontality are against Tinibu. And he's saying, look, okay, I'm a part of this group but I don't know about what's going on. He now takes part of his response to talk about the position of such groups, the history that he says, I do not interfere. He says, like any other civic group, the pirates' confrontance is entitled to its freedom of expression individually or collectively. So also is Olesher Inka in his own person, which is true. He says, I do not interfere in nor do I attempt to dictate the partisan political choice of the confrontation. So he's clear by saying, he is entitled to his own freedom of expression. You don't dictate to him what national issues he comments on. This is his choice. So whether Tinibu said something in Oshun or said something in Oyo or said something in Ogun, let's face the issue squarely and let's understand where people's rights begin and where they end. If the man said anything, that's Bola Mithilu now, that should be condemned. Don't drag Olesher Inka into it, all right? Let Olesher Inka decide the things he would like to comment on. It is his right, not anyone's right. Now, he goes on to now talk about the confraternity to say that I remain unaware that the association ever, this is the Pirates National Association of Seedogs, association ever engages in a collective statement of sponsorship or repudiation of any candidate is that this is clearly a new and bizarre development fought with unpredictable consequences he says. So he's talking about his own experience with association and he seems to be afraid for the future. Things is not usual that the group will take a political position in an election clearly by the songs that they're singing. That's what he thinks it means and that he feels this is fought with unpredictable consequences for the future. Now, I saw a tweet by another gentleman, gentleman on Twitter, who happens also to attract a lot of attention with his comments and a lot of stick, especially when he tries to make sense, common sense. And I understand what's going on. So he said that if this trend is allowed to continue, it might lead to another thing that we don't want to see as part of the 2023 elections. Now he was talking about, okay, you have the Pirates Confraternity of the National Association of Seedogs. Now, if you have another group that wants to align itself with another political candidate, presidential candidate, and then they come out to give sing their own song. All right, they come out to sing their own song and they support another person. And how is it going to play out between the Pirates Confraternity and the other group? Will it lead to a clash of interest? Will it lead to a clash on the streets? And we know how these associations can get. So these are some of the things that were said by the gentleman involved, Walei Sharinka, that also need to be discussed. It's an interesting time in the history of the country. Walei Sharinka also talked about Yoruba culture, where he said that it is not proper in Yoruba culture to mock anyone based on their fiscal frailties or their disability, you know. So there are two issues here. First, the question is an elderly man, all right? He's old. Secondly, he has specific to have some issues with his health. And he feels that it is not, should not be the subject of such songs. That's why he called it distasteful. We'll move on from that. Interesting times in the polity. And of course, we expect that some of these rhetorics will be heard as the election drawscore. But obviously it should be condemned and people should be reminded that there's some decency attached to the political campaigning. It's very important. All right, let's move on. Nigerian singer Kase Daniel was arrested in Tanzania for allegedly skipping a show. Now, pictures and videos emerged of Kase Daniel being led from a hotel into a waiting pickup truck. It seems this is a police vehicle in Tanzania. I looked at Kase Daniel's Instagram page and it was evident that he had some shows in the eastern part of Africa. I mean, I saw some flyers on his Instagram page showing that he was meant to be in Rwanda in Tanzania and in Tanzania, some other country stuff. The allegation is that Kase Daniel was paid to perform at that show in Tanzania and didn't show up. Interestingly, a media personality Daddy Freeze, who used to be on Cool FM back in the day. Daddy Freeze did an Instagram live with a gentleman. If you did, you have two versions of this video showing Kase Daniel being led from his hotel into a waiting police pickup. One will show the people who were filming him from the door of the hotel. It shows them. Now, if you look at those filming him and talking to him as he entered the truck, the person who took this picture, this view, you'd see one of the gentlemen holding this particular phone. Happens to be the promoter of this concert, of this show that Kase Daniel went for. You can't see him in this video, but there's another video that shows him. And he was a guest on the Instagram live feed of Daddy Freeze, a media personality. And he said that the young band, the musician, refused to perform simply because the airline forgot his bag, did not bring his bag along to Tanzania, and that he had a gold chain, some gold chains in the bags that he will not perform without those gold chains. Kase Daniel said he will not perform without those gold chains. Now, the gentleman said a certain polino, was it polo, that was instrumental in getting Kase Daniel to sign a contract to perform in Tanzania. So he is a Nigerian businessman in Tanzania. Did all he could to impress on the polo to talk to Kase Daniel. And he said polo was crying, asking Kase Daniel to please perform because he said the guy had sold out the event, tickets had been sold, monies had been collected already, money had been spent to promote the program, equipment had been paid for, the hall had been paid for, refreshments, everything had been settled. The gentleman said that he spent about $300,000 to prepare for the event and that he sold tables at that event for $5,000 and up to $10,000 per table. And this was, he was a new businessman in Tanzania and he looked really distraught. So it was quite shocking to Daddy Freeze in that particular video. And another gentleman I saw on that Instagram live feed asked why that rather Kase Daniel refused to perform simply because he forgot his gold chain or his gold chain and his luggage had not arrived at Tanzania at the time of the concert. The show promoter proceeded to say that Kase Daniel even had one chain on him and that he, the promoter of the show had offered, had offered to purchase more chains for Kase Daniel. But Kase Daniel refused saying that he wanted, he wanted to perform in his own chain. And if the chain had not arrived, the luggage had not arrived, he will not be performing. And that was what led to the police being called. Now, some Nigerians, you know, started targeting Abike Dabri and the Nigerians in the Aspar Commission asking them, her and the commission, to do something to get Kase Daniel out of detention. Of course, the investigation was going on and you expect the police to invite you to answer some questions and to take a statement. So, you know, at about 8.17 p.m. last night, Abike Dabri, the head of the Nigerians in the Aspar Commission, tweeted, always responded to some tweets and said that Kase Daniel has been released from detention or from custody and should be on his way. It's what she said, should. He should be on his way back to Nigeria as soon as possible while his legal team will iron out the final details, probably see how they can pay back the money that was paid to Kase Daniel. But the question is, if Kase Daniel's legal team are able to negotiate something, you know, is it just about paying back what was paid to Kase Daniel? Because of course, their damage is involved in such a case. The owner of the consulate promoter spent money to do other things, apart from paying you. You know, there's a profit he was meant to make, he's gonna lose that, you know, the money he collected in sales of tickets from individuals and sales of tables, he's gonna lose that. So it goes beyond refunding the money that you paid or you collected from him as your parents fee goes beyond that. But I think it's also important to wait until Kase Daniel says something, to wait until Kase Daniel say something before one can judge this matter. If indeed, what the promoter said is true, that it was just about his gold chain. But a lot of people have said, a lot of people have pointed out that this isn't the first time Kase Daniel is refusing or collecting money for a show, or is alleged, let me put it that way, to have collected money to perform in a concert and he didn't show up. And yesterday, Babcock University was trending, checked the internet, nothing special happened with Babcock University. And the reason why Babcock University was trending was because I think it said that alleged that Kase Daniel at some point in his career collected some fondos, booked for a show, let's say, and did not turn up to perform at that event. It's not the first time. He's also had some issues with his contracting, his record label and all that, it's well documented. So people are saying, is this a pattern from the man or not? Well, I think it's best to wait till Kase Daniel speaks and then we can hear his own side of the story. He's been enjoying success with his new single, titled Boogah, which has been played all over the world. In the Commonwealth games, he was played at all the athletic championships with the Nigerian athletes won gold. It was played as a celebrated around the field and all that. So it's a great time for him. He's also been featured in the biggest radio shows in America recently with See the God. So it's a great time for his career. This is the highest point of his musical career and I don't think he wants or he should want anything to scuttle that. That being said, we'll pull the plugs at this point on the top trending segment. We'll take a short break and when we return, we look at the latest headlines from today's National Dailies. Stay with us.