 The nomination of President Mohamed Buhari's aide, Loretta Anorche, as a commissioner of the Independence National Electoral Commission, Ayne, Nigerians say she's partisan, but the Senate is set to screen her. Ayne creates 56,000 additional polling units ahead of the 2023 general election. We'll be talking about this and how best Nigeria can get ready for the crucial vote in two years. We'll also review today's papers and tell you about two events that took place in this day in history. Don't forget our top trending stories which come off immediately. A welcome to the breakfast show on POS TV Africa. I am Justin Al-Qadounia. And I am Aneta Felix. Good morning to you. And good morning, Justin. Good morning, Aneta. Good to you. Looking good in black. Thank you. Looking great in blue. Wow. It's been an interesting couple of days. The week is wrapping up very, very slowly. It's the 17th of June today, the first day. Just taking a look at what's been happening in Nigeria and the fact that somebody, former presidential candidate Adamogawa, is in the news about two times this week for something not so great, at least that means for breaking some sort of policy for an international social media platform, something like that. We saw Adamogawa's Kroei app get deleted or removed from Apple Store and Play Store, yes, the Play Store, and that's because they say that his app simply violates a lot of terms and conditions, lots of policy of Google. And now, the breaking news is? Instagram. Yes. Tell me about it. It is really, really interesting. The way all of this is just unfolded in quick succession. First of all, it was the ban or suspension of Twitter and he was quick to start off his own alternative, which is a Kroei. Nigerians said that we're going to report him all of our social media platforms saying that he is not supposed to be there on Instagram, so I wasn't really surprised at when this happened on Instagram. I guess not like I'm trying to be a messenger of doom or something, but some people would say that he had it coming. So basically, he has spoken about this, reacting to why Instagram deleted his social media account, and this was what he said. You know, he's also a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress. He went onto his Facebook page, hopefully that doesn't get deleted, and he went onto his Facebook page to say, they've taken down my Instagram too. This could happen to anyone for voicing out contrary opinions. This is more reason why we should work excellently on Kroei. So he is now saying that he has contrary opinions, and that's why. So we really haven't gotten a statement from Instagram to verify... We're expecting that. Yes, exactly. To verify why Adam O'Garber's account was taken down, but he's saying that because he has contrary opinions. But we should also understand that Twitter or social media is a place where people of diverse opinion is welcomed. Only when you begin to bridge certain rules, you know, when you go on Instagram or any other social media platform, and there's something in it to report, they give you a drop-down of options. Does this post contain hate speech? Does it contain harassment? Does it contain, you know, sexual content? There are things that... Bullying. ...generously too. Exactly. So when lots of people have reported a particular account, and they pick one of these options, maybe hate speech, harassment, bullying, things like that, and these social media platforms continually get reports of that, they would look into it and take action. Because they just don't, you know, act on just claims. They check or they do their own investigation, and when these investigations or those claims are confirmed, they have to do what they need for, as it is. Yes, it's not to say that Instagram, Twitter is perfect all the time. Lots of people get their accounts blocked or deleted unjustly, maybe just political enemies, things like that. You have things like that, yes, where your account gets blocked, you get locked out, things like that. So you have to send a message, send an email to those accounts, to those social media platforms, and begin the case to say, this is why I think my account should be restored. But in a case where we know the person of Adam Mugaba, how vocal he's been on certain issues and what his stance has been... I agree. I can't really be surprised when Instagram takes actions like this, you know. So yes, that's basically that for this particular issue. And he's been talking about going back to developing Kuroi. I think that really is another big issue. The guy is just not seeing any stop in him, for the fact that Instagram has taken him down. I'm thinking in his mind, it's just that a temporary setback and that he should just do something, you know, just to keep her head, just anyhow. Exactly. And just in case you didn't catch that conversation, we talked about it a few days ago on the breakfast when Google Play Store took down Kuroi. So when the Twitter ban, you know, became the boss in Nigeria, he said that he's released his own social media platform called Kuroi. So fast. Yes, that was really quick. But then people began to say, if you're talking about, you know, that you're in support of the Twitter ban by the presidency. Then a few, you know, moments later, you're releasing a new app called Kuroi. Then it then seemed like you had personal, you know, personal reasons. He just wanted to benefit from that particular situation and it just wasn't about stopping Nigerian from speaking or any other thing. Basically, he just wanted some sort of financial, you know, all I say, compensation or just try to make money out of the system. And of course, that particular situation. Indeed. Moving on now to our next big story. Well, we're talking about anti-corruption fights in Nigeria. So we know that Bawa is the new EFCC head and there's been lots of talks, you know, about him, how he's been, you know, working very hard. Supposedly, how people have talked about how he's such a man of integrity. But remember that we've had analysts on the show, especially Mr. Ademola Kimbola yesterday on Off the Press, who said he feels that the person of Bawa has been speaking too much to the press and then he needs to get into action. And one of the things he said was that Bawa made claims that the EFCC investigated a female commissioner who laundered 18.75 billion Naira. He went on to say that this particular minister had bought a property worth 37.5 million dollars. Now, this is equivalent to the 18.75 million Naira I mentioned. She bought it from a property and paid deposit at 20 million dollars in cash. Is this in Nigeria where we're grappling with poverty, where we say we're the poverty capital of the world. We're on my way to work this morning. I saw a man sleeping in a corner on the road suffering, where we have lots of people who are impoverished. Adneta, it is really alarming that when we're talking about cash lifetime society, when we're trying to minimize cash handling in Nigeria, we hear all sort of huge cash being moved around there. Now, it brings a question about how that would have just passed without many eyes or many people talking about it or many tongues wagging concerning that. The managing director, the banks executive, they should be brought to come talk about how these monies just passed through the system and that no one is doing anything about it. It is really mind boggling when you hear these big amounts just circulating in the system and of course every day we talk about corruption, we talk about corruption fighting back. But then again, some people are aware the bank executives are those who are in charge of giving these approvals. They know these things happen and yet they just allow it just fly like that. Indeed. So really, I think that the Nigerian anti-graft commissions need to do a lot more beyond media trials like we're used to. That's where you get to see everything. Exactly how people are just paraded, how names might be dropped. We saw that a lot during Magus' time, naming these people. And at the end of the day, nothing is done to prosecute them. We just heard that. Most of them just walks caught. Exactly. Even those who have cases in court are indicted of corruption. There's still seven ministers in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. So I feel that beyond naming these people or coming out to the media to say we're doing an investigation about this, I feel that you should cross your teeth and dot your eyes. Because for example, you've mentioned that a female commissioner or a female minister in Nigeria is guilty of so-and-so. Rather than do your due diligence, do your investigation and then... Take this person to court instead of just mentioning that this person committed this sort of corruption when in actual fact, what you should be doing is get your facts together, take your case to the court and let us get to the end. Let us see some sort of persecution. Let us see some people doing time for these crimes that they have committed. That's exactly what it should be. That is exactly what it should be. Because right now, the person is under pressure to begin to start cooking up excuses, possibly trying to cover all their tracks. But I feel that we can do much more. We can do much more. Go beyond media trials. Just beyond talking. Most of the times, it's just to show that I'm still working, I'm still relevant, I just... Let me show that I have done something so much attention will not be put on me, I guess. Interesting. So yes, another top trending story. This is a bit of sports as well. We know that Frenchman Paul Popper has basically replicated a move that Cristiano Ronaldo did on Monday. So on Monday, Cristiano Ronaldo was just sitting ahead of the match and then there was a bottle of Coke in front of him. He took that bottle of Coke and put it under the table, right? And he took a bottle of water and waved it in the air. Now, this move by Cristiano Ronaldo really caught the market share of Coca-Cola by the billions. What we saw was that there were lots of sell-offs in their shares. It just really wasn't great for the company, but Coca-Cola put out a statement saying, everyone is entitled to their own preferences, you know? And we know about Cristiano Ronaldo, how he likes to keep fit, maintain a healthy weight, healthy diet as well. He just maybe wanted to drink water. Maybe he just wanted to drink water, yes. And maybe also he just likes to avoid sugar, you know? So that's exactly what Paul Popper did. We know he's a devoted Muslim, right? And how they don't take alcohol. So you saw that video there, where he basically took the bottle of Heineken that was placed on his table and just put it down, you know? He just, that's it. He takes the bottle. Ronaldo stunned. You know, maybe he's like, this is temptation. I don't drink. Don't put that in front of me, you know? So we're yet to see just how Heineken will react. How Heineken will react, how this would affect the Heineken brand because there are lots of Heineken lovers as much as we know. It is really funny how people tend to react just because of what they see. Famous people do celebrity sportsmen, actors and producers and singers, you know? Just because of one action, it is replicated and has a ripple effect. Well, even just maybe some other guy who just comes around and picked up some bottle of maybe Coca Heineken and drops it over the table, I'm sure it will not really make, you know, so much impact. But then again, when it is a celebrity, there is so much, you know, that would happen in the next couple of days, even in hours, as you know. So it is really surprising. I wouldn't want to hold brief for Ampo, but there maybe he doesn't like alcohol or maybe he feels, he looks better in a picture with Coca Cola or something. It could just be anything for you, you know? See, he said lots of points that I really agree with, Justin. First of all, you mentioned earlier that what if Christian Ronaldo simply wanted water? You know, that's one point. And the fact that celebrities, it seems they don't really have a right to be human anymore. Because whatever they do is on the media scrutiny. You just take it and you analyze it, just like we do right now, because they're celebrities, they're persons of importance to a certain level, you know? So for example, you see celebrities here in Nigeria, maybe stopping on the road to buy roasted corn, roasted whatever, roasted plantain, and then somebody takes a picture, puts it online to say, look at your celebrity, you think he has money, but he is human. Exactly, they're just human. Another case that comes to mind, Moffat Duncan was in the news not too long ago when he said something about him, buying plantain for about 6,000 in Nigeria, and that he was just called out of social media and he was called a liar. I think he reacted much later and said, being famous is a curse. True, true. Because lots of things that you could just go away scot-free, you know? You can't get away with that when you are a celebrity because everyone is just trying to see your next move. Well said, Justin, well said. So there's a quote or a statement that P-square put out when they were stood together. They said, they miss buying sausages on the roadside, they miss buying this, they miss just stopping in traffic and just buying a bottle of drink and just having, being human. On most times, you might not even have the luxury of time to, for instance, I am one person who likes binking, you know? So sometimes I wouldn't want to go through all the posts. You may like Akara. Okay, Akara, as it is, you know, before someone gets my head for this. You know, so I wouldn't, maybe I don't really have the time to go through the process of bringing out the beans, soaking it in water, washing, trying to peel out the skin, then blending and... All the processes, heculean. It's a whole nine years and I don't have that time. So I'd gladly go to the lady by the roadside who makes it very well and very appetizing. I'll just buy my Akara and eat her. So, Justin, are you trying to tell me that when your face is plastered on all the billboards in Nigeria, you will still do that? Anita, Akara buy you, I'm not cute person. So what's wrong in getting Akara? You know, I mean, these are not crimes for crying out loud. They are not. You're just trying to live a normal everyday, like be the boy next door or something. So no one should hold you, you know, come for your food because you're trying to live a normal, you know, everyday life. Indeed, Justin. See, to be honest, right, this is why celebrities face a lot of backlash in social media. And they get depressed. Yes, someone can just go to your DMs and say, oh, you're so rich, you're so wealthy. Why would you be doing that? That's beneath you. Why would you be stopping on the roadside to buy, being cake? I want to try to keep up with the Joneses. At the end of the day, most of them will want to go through all sorts of alternatives, you know, get loans just to try to, you know. Impress. You know, with the labels, the brands and everything, when they ordinarily may not be able to afford it at that particular time. But I think in the case of Popa and Christiane Ronaldo, it was, in my opinion, about values. Because we know that for Popa, who is a Muslim, he doesn't take alcohol, right? So we should be able to understand that. That's something he would not compromise on and respect that. But let's look at it another way. Okay, there is water, there is cacao, there is Heineken. If you don't want any, just let it be. Exactly. You don't have to take any. Exactly. You don't have to, you know, just bring some particular brand down just because of your belief. You know, some people might want that, at that particular time. But when you're sending another message, you might just tell them that, you know, this brand is not really worth it at all. Indeed. So yes, that's it on top trending this morning. We'll take a break here and return with Off The Press to stay with us.