 On this same history, May 24th, 2016, the Kaduna State Government declared a state of emergency due to what was called tomato ebola. It's a moth that actually goes by the name tomato leaf miner or tutta absoluta. But this, you know, moth began to ravage farms in the north and north central, so much that, you know, farmers, that is to call it by the nickname tomato ebola. So this moth basically lays eggs on tomato plants, tomato leaves, and the lava begins to consume the leaves of the tomato plant. And they say that at the end of the day, you know, even if you spray, you know, insecticides and all of that, you know, chemicals on the plants, that the lava basically comes back or the moths basically come back after three hours. So it was, it was a big issue back in 2016 because it was found that this moth, this tomato ebola, could also attack peppers and potatoes. So big based on just how much this was, you know, it cost scarcity of tomatoes. Tomatoes began to, you know, prices began to skyrocket. And we remember how Nigerians used memes to, you know, just joke about the scarcity of tomatoes. Remember when Onion was scarce and just how much Nigerians, you know, joked about that on social media. It was the same thing back in 2016, you know, when this tomato scarcity, you know, came about because of this tomato ebola. So on this industry, the government in Kaduna declared a state of emergency because apparently the United Nations had declared Kaduna state the capital of tomatoes in Nigeria. So the state of emergency saying farmers had lost a lot. Some sources say up to one billion Naira, others say up to five billion Naira that Nigerian farmers have lost over 200 tomato farmers in Nigeria were affected. And this affected as well as, you know, about five states in the country. So it was, it was a big issue. You know, you go to restaurants, you might not be very satisfied with the color of the, of your Jollof rice you served, but you take it like that because you know that the price of tomatoes are not friendly due to this very important issue. And it challenged our food security. And we know that Nigeria began to look to Kenya for a solution. You know, the country sent experts to Kenya to try to see, you know, how exactly can we solve this problem? So it was undisturbed in history May 24th, 2016 that the Kaduna state government has to verify the state of emergency, you know, to convert tomato ebola. Just looking at those pictures makes me want to make some stew this morning. Tell me about it. I just want to make some really, really interesting pot of stew this morning. Can you cook though? I remember, you know, that period, you know, if you go to restaurants at that time, a lot of them weren't selling them. Then in the southeast, a lot of them weren't making stew anymore. So they said that they stopped to what they call Ufaku, which is, you know, Banga stew. And that was, you know, the only thing that was available in a lot of restaurants at that time. If you have seeking, you know, regular rice and stew, you wouldn't find it in a lot of restaurants. And it lasted for, you know, a couple of weeks before things eventually went back to normal. But it's also, you know, tells how, you know, we also need to expand you with regards to agriculture. You know, it shouldn't be dependent on certain states. You know, even if yes, there are states that are known because of, you know, their contributions to their cultural sector. But we should also be able to, you know, grow tomatoes, grow, you know, okra, grow pepper, grow onions and all of that in other parts of the country, hopefully, and develop, you know, other forms of agriculture that allow these things grow in different parts of the country. You know, so the South should be able to have its own tomatoes. The same way there's, you know, yams in different parts of the country, you know, in different species, if you call it that, of yams. Same way we should have, you know, other types of tomatoes so that we're not fully dependent on one region. And if there is, you know, an Ebola, a tomato Ebola, like, you know, this situation, then, you know, we're still safe, somehow, someway. Yes, that's what happened today in history. All right. Let's also move to the year 2018. And this was, you know, in the era where there was the Me Too movement still making headlines across the world. On this day, legendary actor Morgan Freeman was, of course, accused of sexual harassment. He eventually apologized for following allegations of sexual misconduct made by eight different women and several other people. There was a particular production assistant who accused Freeman of harassing her for months during filming of a bank robbery comedy going in style. He said that, or she rather said the 80-year-old touched her repeatedly, tried to lift her skirt and asked if she was wearing underwear. And Morgan Freeman eventually apologized to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. The production assistant was among eight women to tell CNN they had been victims of harassment. He's also said to have stared at women's breasts and asked women to twirl for him. Another woman who was part of the production staff in 2012, indeed, Trilla, now you see me, alleges that Freeman harassed her and an assistant by making crude comments about their bodies. CNN, at that time, reached out to Freeman's spokesperson for comments and at his request, emailed him. He detailed lists of the accusations against Morgan Freeman. And then, of course, later on, Morgan Freeman apologized. I'm actually surprised that this didn't go all the way, like Bill Cosby or Kevin Spacey or any of all those people. It seems the women decided to not go further with the cases. There's no actual rape charge. No, no, no, no. It was just sexual harassment. It doesn't make it less worse, but the point is he didn't go all the way. So I think that's the answer to your question as to why there were no, you know... Well, you know, the cancel culture, since Me Too started, didn't necessarily need anyone to go all the way. There's people who have been canceled for simply making statements or lifting skirts. It's not the first time. It really depends on if any of the victims decides to sue or decides to make a case out of it and how much publicity it really, really gets. So I would say lucky for him, because other people have been canceled for less. I'm lucky for him. He got out of it by making an apology to everyone who felt threatened. And risky, but everyone loves Morgan Freeman. Yeah, everyone loves Morgan Freeman's voice. Everyone loves Morgan Freeman. But yeah, even at that age, at 80, if you're still seen as a threat in the industry because of all your sexual harassment claims, it's still a very, very sad picture to paint at 80. No. I mean, I remember just, you know, listening to some of the people who accused him and even, you know, reading from some of the experiences, you know, people saying, while they're working on sets with Morgan Freeman, whenever he has to come on set, they remember not to wear any tight-fitting clothes, not to wear anything that would show their cleavage because of how Morgan Freeman would constantly stare at them. You know, another lady talked about how she finished interviewing him. She was trying to pull down her sketch. And it was like, oh no, don't pull it down. Just leave it that way. And you know, how we just make comments like that. And you know, like you mentioned, asking one of them. What are you gonna do at 80, sir? If she gives you a chance, what are you gonna do? We'll be shocked. Not sure yet. 80-odd man rips to your baby. We're ready to the newspaper, sir. My God. What are you gonna do? If she says, okay, yes, I'm attracted to you too. What are you gonna do at 80? See, we shouldn't make jokes about this. This is a serious, serious issue. So good for him that he's apology. You know, he said, anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. Morgan Freeman went on to say, I apologize for anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected. That was never my intent. So he was forgiven, but we didn't forget. It's here in today's industry. Yeah, some things will stain, you know, the beautiful career that you've had for decades. You know, just a couple of incidents, couple of times when you lose control, you know, of yourself would stain and maybe even kill that career that you've had forever. Kevin Spaces, for example, Bill Cosby, who, you know, was seen as everyone's uncle and everyone's father in the comedy industry. Harry County is great. It was such a phenomenal part of the lives of millions of people across the world in the 80s and in the 90s. But look at how we ended. You know, same thing with R. Kelly. You know, a couple of, you know, times in your journey that you just lose control of yourself and you lack focus and you lack self-control, you know, over, you know, people of the opposite sex or maybe even same sex, can ruin that career that you've worked hard for, for decades. And that is the reality of, you know, of life. All right, stay with us. We are taking a short break here. I'm moving into our first major conversation for today. We're going to be speaking about petrol price deregulation. Governors, of course, over a couple of days ago, I've agreed to full deregulation and, of course, the petrol price that would be more than 380 naira a liter. We're getting into that discussion next here on The Breakfast. Stay with us.