 Today on the breakfast, 14 of the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria have threatened to withdraw their participation from the election forthcoming general elections of the Nigerian federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria Council also spend the ongoing cash withdraw limits and the Naira redesign policy will look at the implications of this for the election. Also on the breakfast report says one in four Nigerian women and girls have been caught. How can we partner with women, men and boys and policy makers to end female genital mutilation? As usual, we'll take a look at what the papers are saying this morning, enough to press. Good morning to you. We're back with a breakfast on class CV Africa starting with them. My name is Kofi Bartels. And I am messier before. We don't look like what we're being going through, Kofi. I just wanted to say that, you know, the whole drama that's going on, you know, trying to move around, getting petrol to power your house, because there's no pass-up light. Anyways, you live in a different environment where there's constant pass-up. No, I live in a heavenly economy, a heavenly economy. Before we get into the main, you know, training stories, we will not be doing justice if we don't. Let's keep spirit thought for what's happened in Turkey. I'm sure, you know, you saw the videos and images of the Turkish earthquake that we hear several persons have been lost, several buildings collapsing and all that mess. It's really sad, you know, where they're still looking for the survivors, but what is compounding the search and rescue effort right now is that Turkey is in the middle of winter, you know, so it's snowing over there. And it's really, really cold. And the part of Turkey where this occurred, it's really cold, you know, it's really cold. So that's a sad one. I mean, yesterday also, Ghaniel Futbola, Christian Atsu, you know, also was so straining because he said he was missing and he was part of a football team in Hatta Espor in Turkey. And they were in a building, when this nine-story building, sorry, a high-rise building, when this thing occurred, he was on the ninth floor. Of his teammates and some of his teammates and I think the football teams, football clubs manager or something like that, I think, assistant CEO is also missing as well. It's really sad. But I think eventually for him, he was found alive. The report of him being found, because I tweeted that late last night, Ghaniel, journalist by name Sadik Adams, put that out. But report of him being found, actually, people have to draw my attention for that. It's not being confirmed. I haven't checked for the latest, but this was as at maybe 2 a.m., you know. But you know how that's a crisis situation. I mean, it's very intense. It's also possible that people are carried away by others going on. And the updates might just almost be impossible. But fingers crossed, we're definitely praying for them. We were praying. I mean, you never can tell. You will never understand what it is to experience a natural disaster. And that's exactly where we are at the point where we don't even experience that. So we probably might not be able to relate in local or street words. Will be I can't relate because I don't know what that means. It's sad. You know some. Yeah, sorry. Yeah, so it's very saddening. And our hearts and prayers are with those who are going through this. So we're definitely praying that never one comes out alive. But that's not going to be. So far, according to CNN, last result, I saw about 4,000 people have lost their lives. And it's really, really unfortunate. The Ghanaian football is there. There were three Ghanaian female footballers who were also said to be missing. But they've been found to play for, I think, Hata Espoir. The female football team of Hata Espoir, one place for Fenerbahce, the female team of Fenerbahce. So for a lot of people who know this football, I played in the Premier League. Christian Atu for Chelsea. He was bought by Chelsea after playing for the underage team in Ghana. And Chelsea put out a tweet saying that they're praying for him. Including Newcastle. He also played for Newcastle United as well. And they put out a tweet saying that they're wishing him, you know, he'll be found and all that. So it's sad. But let's move on to the current one that we want to talk about here, which is about Nigerian musician, Thames, who has won a Grammy. Yesterday I saw Shade Adu trending. And I wondered, what is Shade Adu trending for? Only to see that, and people are saying that Shade, the last time Nigerian female won a Grammy award, it was Shade. We need to check that, you know, but that's what some were saying. But Thames goes by the name, she goes by the name Thames, but she is officially called her government name. She's a Tamila de Ocbeni. And she bagged another international award. This is not the first time she's won an international award. The Grammy. It was held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, and you had the most respected and revered musical artists in the world in attendance. She won her Grammy award for a part in Future's Hit Single, Wait for You. All right. Yeah, I think we're thinking that she won a Grammy, a whiskey to win a Grammy for that song, you know, that's been trending all the while, that Thames sang with Whiskey, and I think just essence, Justin Bieber, I love that song, you know. Yeah, but it didn't work out for Whiskey, and I think Thames is second time lucky, because she was featured with Future, and that's a big name. Future and Drink. Yeah, and she won that Wait for You, Future and Drink. You know her hip-hop. You know her hip-hop. I've been into doubt today. So this category under which they won that award is Best Melodic Rap Performance. So she's also, apart from being the second Nigerian female to win a Grammy, she is the first non-mixed Nigerian, according to what they're saying. I like how you do it. They're calling the first non-mixed Nigerian. I don't think we should have a disparity between the first and non-mixed. So you're not a couple here. You're meant to be the first non-mixed Nigerian, a female musician to win a Grammy. Shadiadu won a Grammy in 1986. And yeah, before I forget, Cynthia Erivo, backed Best Theater Album in 2017. Cynthia Erivo is a British Nigerian. A lot of people don't know about Cynthia Erivo. In 2017, that's just about seven years ago, or six years ago. So congratulations to Tepes. I think that that's the right word. I mean, that's the thing to say, congratulations to her. It's great. It's fantastic. And we are proud of it, whatever. I mean, this is for the culture. This is for Nigeria. I like to be you say, this is for the culture. This is for the culture. Yeah? This is for Nigeria. This is for Africa. And we are super excited about it. Now I also know that there are conversations around not being a single win. It's a collaborative effort. That's a win because you have a future. You have Drake on that. Not like... Does she have the Grammy Award? We can't say, but I don't think that that's the case because I don't think that, you know, okay, why are you making me feel like this? Because she received an award. She's going to get one, right? No, she's got... She got one. Did she get one? Yes, yes. She did. Okay, that's fine. So... But you know... It'll be in her house. It'll be on record. Her name is on it. So this is what we have to say. We're not trying to... I mean, this is me not trying to be not here, you know? But we have to state it to waiters. Like I said, it's a win for the culture. It's a win for Africa. It's a win for the women. Which culture are you from? Because... Let's... So what culture are you from? Have you also done that? Have you also done that? All that hip-hop jaggon. All that hip-hop jaggon. What culture are you talking about? I don't know if you've listened to this song. Wait, have you even listened to it? You need to see that she did great. I mean... Oh yeah, yeah. We know the song. Thames has, you know, she's gifted and she's got this very powerful vocals, if you like to put. Her vocals are really, you know, we... Like very, very outstanding and we really have to give it to her. But that's what it is. The argument whether Shadia Adu, you know, was the first musician, but I like how you put it and it should be known that, yes, Shadia Adu... They say that she's the first musician of Nigerian origin. She's of Nigerian origin, right? But of course, she's British. Excuse me. In 1986. But you can't take it out. I mean... No, no, no. The fact that she... You see, you can't pick and choose. It's a messy search intro. You can't pick and choose. You know... I'll take this one out. If you take something, you have to take it in its entirety. I'm just putting out what people are saying. You know, not you. Not you. I'm not referring to you. I'm talking about them. They now... People are saying, OK, Shadia Adu. But when Shadia wins? We say, oh, Nigerian, right? And we celebrate her as our own. And when people say, said... They say, no, it's not said, it's Shadia. So if that's the case, then we should leave it at that. That's what I'm saying. That's exactly why, you know, all of this has to be put out. Because there's a conversation. I'm sure that a lot of peasants have not been able to... This information might be needed to many peasants right here, right? So I'm not sure too many people know that there was a certain Shadia who is of a Nigerian origin. But of course, she's British. And she won this award the first Grammy she won in 1986. That's a long time. I'm sorry for those who don't know. It's not Shadia's fault. But I mean, as a kid, I knew about Swilester. If you don't know, you don't know. No, no, no. You know Sabi, you know Sabi. Don't be false. Say you know Sabi. So I don't want to say this. You know, we knew about Swilester Boa's kids growing up. I'm sure you know about Swilester Boa's kids. The point is, it's not that you know, you begin to blame people that they don't know or dead, you know. But the point is, if you don't know already, which I think that a lot of peasants are on this table, not knowing that once upon a time, we had someone who won the Grammy in 1986. And it was not her first Grammy. She's had a couple of them. I mean, she's an amazing singer. But you want to put it at the fact that of course she is a British singer with an Nigerian origin. I mean, she's Nigerian and what have you. However, you want to look at it, it's a win-win for Nigeria. Okay? Shadeh, Thames, any other person, like I would say, it's blessed for the culture. It's blessed for Africa. But there's also one thing that has also been of a conversation around social media space and office social media space is, hey, should we be part of this conversation? Don't forget, it should be emphasized. Thames rose to prominence after the future. You know, when Whiskey featured her in that song Essence. And unfortunately, just like last last, everyone that selected the last last of Bonoboi was going to take it, right? Also, everyone also expected that Essence was going to take it at that time. And I know a lot of peasants who tweeted that Whiskey was robbed. The likes of Naomi Campbell tweeted that. A lot of peasants, I mean, you could look at it, if you look at Essence, it was a global music. It was that sound that was accepted. So, but however, we're very appreciative and we're saying that Nigeria is making us proud. Yes, I mean, I don't think for me, I feel that the debate about whether Shadeh was the first Nigerian female or not How does she identify herself? British Nigerian, we need to find out. But I think for Nigerians, the fact that, you know, this country identified with Shadeh and called Shadeh their own means that they should live like that. You know, I mean, if Thames had not won anything, it would still be saying Shadeh is our, we have a female who has won. I don't think that that would have been the conversation. No, no. I think if we can say that, you know, Thames is the first non-Mix Nigerian, that's fine. But like I said, since everyone won a Grammy after 2017, that's another person to look at. But as to whether Shadeh was the first Nigerian or half Nigerian Mix Nigerian, whatever you want to call it, or some Nigerian origin to win, that's not the case because King Sonia, they won a Grammy in 1984. No, we're not talking about males now Kofi. So the conversation is about the females. I'm just saying that first ever, okay. For those who are saying first ever will be King Sonia, they're not saying first ever male. I know, I'm just saying first ever is first ever. You know, just listen to me, what I mean is first ever. In 1984, I'm just saying that he won it in 1984. Nothing serious about that. And if we even want to talk about the Grammys. So a list of Nigerians who've won Grammys in the past, I'll just go over some of the names. And it's quite a long list. I think Nigerians need to be proud about it. So these are Grammy nominations we're talking about here. Not awards, nominations. King Sonia had a nomination in 1984. And of course he didn't win. Baba Tunde Olatunji won a Grammy nomination in 1998. He didn't win. King Sonia, they got a nomination in 1999. Femi Kuti got a nomination in 2003. Femi Kuti got a nomination in 2010. He got a nomination in 2012. Another one in 2014. Sheo Kuti in Egypt 80 got a nomination in 2019. Borna Boy got a nomination in 2020. And then in 2021, finally, he won. In 2021, that's twice as tall. And then we have Whiskey having a nomination in 2021. Femi Kuti and Madi Kuti 2022. Whiskey reaching 10. That's the one you talked about, Mercy, in 2022. Femi Kuti still had another one in 2022. And then you had Borna Boy in 2023. So the point I'm trying to make is that from this, this is an official list on Wikipedia. It seems that they are not including Shade and Cynthia on this list. So it is interesting. But what I'm saying is that if we claim people, it's just taken out like that. So I think it's very important that we put out... I don't think we should dwell on this. We probably have to move on. But it's also important to put out the statistics and put out the facts, the argument that people are having. Those who are saying, oh, Shade is not... I mean, it's not like a Nigerian, pure Nigerian. It's a mixed breed. So she's Nigerian. She's British. And she's been claiming that she's Nigerian. But like I say, I mean, it's a win for the culture. But I have, but I'm full. However you want to look at it, one quarter, the fact that you have a Nigerian winning is a win for all. It's a win for the culture. And we're super proud. I probably might not just be a single-handed win just like Borna Boy, but it's a win. A win is a win. And we're really proud. Essence was one of the collaboration that brought, you know, Thames. Probably she's been on, but you just need that. Just one kick. You just need one collaboration. You just need one phone call. That's exactly what happened. And we're saying, hey, if Whiskey didn't do all of that, I mean, probably the problem would be here. So yes, a big shout out to Whiskey, by the way. So quickly, let's move on to another of our top trending. Niger and the Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for a coordination of frequency utilization along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around and within two countries, Nigeria Republic and Nigeria. The agreement signing ceremony was one of the highlights of a two-day digital economy regional conference also stood by Nigerian government and it was facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. Issa Pantami would be part of it. And I just missed off communication and digital economy. Professor Issa Ali Ibrahim Pantami signed on behalf of Nigeria while his Nigerian counterpart, you know, the Minister of Post and New Information Technologies, Musa Barzer signed on behalf of this country. And, you know, you want to begin to understand what this means. I mean, that's the conversation Nigerians have been having. The Executive Vice-Chairman talk about the weaknesses and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission Professor Uma Danbata and Nigerian Public's Chairman of the National Council for Regulation of Electronic Communications and Posts Were Witnesses to the Agreement which applied to the coordination of frequencies existing in Nigeria and Nigeria Republic trans boundary areas between 87.5 megahertz to 30 gigahertz. That's what it is. We understand that there's so much I mean, Nigerians will say about this collaboration when you look at the Nigerian Government and our relationship with Nigeria Republic so it feels like we always are suspicious of every move of the Government. Well, Merci. It's an interesting involvement and I really have nothing to add to that. I think that it is what it is. We will keep watching this space as we always say. But quickly, because of time, go to the last training story which has to do with the Yoruba Nation agitation and what we hear is that the police have arrested 10 Yoruba Nation agitators. They also set their camp on Blaze and for setting camp rather to launch a massive protest and Yoruba Nation has been the news recently especially with the protest planned in Ojota I mean, people thought that okay, it was had been nipped in the board. Let me say a bit dead because of the arrest of the leader of that group Igboho who has been in Kotunu by the Republic in detention for some time. But these members of Yoruba Nation were setting up camp at Alaosa planning to use that camp to launch a massive protest you know. They had another one at Ojota where the police intervened. Remember we talked about this time on this program. And the suspicion was that some lives were lost after the police fired some bullets but the police said they didn't fire bullets and there was an altercation between two groups who mentioned their names. But yesterday the police arrested 10 Yoruba Nation agitators in Alaosa Alaosa is where the seat of government in Lagos is that's the seat of government. So you have government offices, the governor's office I believe and a lot of ministries, departments and agencies around that area. From all the NSAS protests as well that was one of the bases where protests were held. So the spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command Benjamin Hounday who tweets a lot put out a tweet again on his handle at Benjamin Hounday on Sunday two days ago where he said the suspects were arrested when they started setting up camp. They planned to use as base launch a massive protest and he said in his tweet quote the camp was promptly dislodged while agitators were arrested and they're still continuing their investigation. He said quote this is words lawlessness will not be tolerated. So that's that I'm sure that if there's any further involvement he will test. You can see some pictures of those who were arrested, you know the holding flags of your abomination and all that you know. So that's that I mean I don't know what you said, well it's messy but well you probably might want to understand the concerns of the Nigerian police just like yesterday making reference to the fact that protests is a tool that has been used over time in different countries by citizens of this country to demand change of policy but usually for climbers as people take advantage of the protests and begin to truncate the entire and it should be peaceful when you become a threat to national security we can't explain all of that. You should go ahead and protest but not you know being violent and whatever you will just move away for the winter time we'll take a break. When we return we'll be looking at the pictures of the national dailies we call it off the precipice with us. Good morning.