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Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliRoad to 2023: Bukola Saraki joins Sandra Ezekwesili on Hard FactsRoad to 2023: Bukola Saraki joins Sandra Ezekwesili on Hard Facts
Let's talk about;
His reason for contesting
PDP primaries and call for consensus candidacy
Fiscal reality and state of the economy
His time at the senate
State of Security in the country
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Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 7, 2021What are the implications of the PIB?
Are the demands of host communities valid?
Should Nigeria invest oil proceeds into Oil Exploration or
Those are your Big 3, Lagos. Let’s Talk.
Head of the Energy, Mining, and Real Estate teams for Odujinrin & Adefulu, Adeoye Adefulu joins Sandra on the show
#NigeriaInfoHF Sandra Ezekwesili2021-07-0756 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliDR OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI TALKS TO SANDRA EZEKWESILI ABOUT THE STATE OF THE NATIONHere’s today’s Big Hard Fact:
The Fourth Republic has lasted longer than all previous Republics combined.
How Can Nigerian Politics Be Fixed?
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Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhat Are The Big Takeaways From the GDP Report?Here is today's #BigHardFacts: Nigeria's GDP decreased by 6.1% in the second quarter of 2020 according to the National Bureau of Statistics. What are the big takeaways from the GDP report? #HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-3151 min
Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhat Causes Sibling Rivalries? (Part 2)Here’s today’s #BigHardFact: What Causes Sibling Rivalries?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-2752 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhy Hasn't The Alaba Fire Been Investigated One Year Later?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact: Why Hasn't The Alaba Fire Been Investigated One Year Later?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-2648 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 25, 2020Can states handle the costs of decentralized security? A boat driver just got charged with manslaughter, for allegedly getting his passengers killed by capsizing his boat. The Federal Government says universities may reopen soon.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili
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Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliCOVID-19: Impact On Foreign And Local InvestmentsCOVID-19: Impact on foreign & local investments.
Executive Secretary/CEO of NIPC, Yewande Sadiku joins Sandra Ezekwesili on #HardFacts.2020-08-2140 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 20, 2020-Should law makers have slot during recruitment exercises?
-Will the WAEC lead to an optic in COVID 19 infections?
-And then, how can we ensure a peaceful elections in Edo State?
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2020-08-2040 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhat Causes Sibling Rivalries?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
According to a study published by Psychology today, one third of adult have a strange relationship with their siblings.
What Causes Sibling Rivalries?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili
2020-08-1945 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 19, 2020-Let’s talk about the young man who was arrested for fabricating guns for armed robbers.
-Then, arrests in the case of the three people crushed by a container that fell from a truck.
-And then, a Lagos Community appealing to the Governor, to help them stop land-grabbers.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1955 min
Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhen Is It Acceptable To Speak ill Of The Dead?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact : When Is It Acceptable To Speak ill Of The Dead?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1850 min
Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliLet's Talk about Company & Allied Matters Acts (CAMA)Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
Nigeria ranked 131st on the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business
Report, but was in the Top 10 Worldwide for most improved for Ease
Of Doing Business.
Will the new Companies and Allied Matters Act make it easier
to do business?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1751 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG WEEKEND : AUGUST 17, 2020Will drivers and passengers be OK with the deal between Government and the ride-hailing platforms? Should churches that obey the Charity Commission in the UK, disobey the CAC in Nigeria? How should the Betting Industry be regulated? It was a Big Weekend, Lagos. Let’s talk
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1752 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : AUGUST 14, 2020
-If Newzealand cannot stop COVID-19 What About The Rest Of Us?
- Who Will Get A Properly Tested And Vaccine First?
- What Is The Happiest Story To Come Out Of Africa?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1454 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Will Shoprite's Sale Affect Nigerian Shopping Malls And The Retail Space?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
How Will ShopRite Sales Affect Nigerian Shopping Malls And The Retail Space?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1352 min
Hard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 13, 2020Let’s talk to Tunde, who teaches chess to poor kids in Lagos. Then let’s talk to Karo, who gives free sanitary pads to schoolgirls all over Nigeria. And THEN let’s talk to Hamzat, who is helping all of us Follow The Money for Government projects. Those are The Big 3.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1348 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliInternational Youth Day 2020Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
In November 2019, Nigerian Fintech companies ALONE received investment of $360million.
How come so many young Nigerians conquer the World of Software?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1248 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliSecurity In The North-East: Matters ArisingSee LessSecurity In The North-East: Matters Arising.
SSA to Adamawa State Governor on Public Affairs, Barr. Sunday Wugira joins Sandra Ezekwesili on #HardFacts.
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2020-08-1240 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliAre Drivers On E-hailing Platforms Getting Squeezed?Government will soon officially announce its new policy for e-hailing.
Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
All ride-hailing platforms suspended passenger transport activities in Lagos when the Lockdown began, with some resuming in May.
And here to talk about it is Ayoade Ibrahim, the President of the National Union of Professional App-Based Workers.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1153 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 11, 2020- Let's talk about the musician sentenced to death in kano for blasphemy.
- Then let's talk about police extorting N300,000 from innocent men taking their mum to hospital.
- And then, let's talk about the Chrisland rape case. The mother of the survivor has spoken out about how they were alienated.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1154 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliLet’s Talk Protest Culture In NigeriaHere's today’s #BigHardFact:
In the 2007 case “Inspector General of Police vs All Nigeria Peoples’ Party”, the Court Of Appeal ruled that citizens do not need a Police permit in order to demonstrate or protest.
Have you ever protested anything?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-1053 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG WEEKEND : AUGUST 10, 2020- Let’s talk about the reopening of worship centres. I want to know if you attended and whether the new rules were followed.
- Let’s also talk about Obasanjo’s words about Late Sen Buruji Kashamu. He said he escaped justice, but couldn’t escape God. There’s been a debate about whether he was right to say so, or if he shouldn’t have spoken ill of the dead.
- Then let’s talk about Femi Adesina saying that if Nigerians want to see the President’s achievements, they need to QUOTE “calm down”.
2020-08-1055 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION :AUGUST 7, 2020- Let’s talk about the horrible explosion in Lebanon.
- Then, let’s talk about some of the BIG success stories coming out of Africa this week.
- And then, let’s talk about the US Government giving Tiktok 45 days to sell its American operation.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0753 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhy Are So Many Nigerians Getting Killed In Southern Kaduna?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
Between January and July of 2020 Civic Media Lab counted press reports of 178 killings in Southern Kaduna.
Why are so many Nigerians getting killed in Southern Kaduna?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0654 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 6, 2020- Let’s talk about Lagos State Employment Trust Fund restarting its “Ideas Hub” to help tech startups.
- Then let’s talk about security agents cracking down on “Revolution Now” protests, while the Presidency called them “irritating”.
- And THEN let’s talk about Edo Governor Obaseki removing the ROOF of the House Of Assembly.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0654 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 5, 2020- Let’s talk about Federal Government raising the fine on Hate Speech to N5m.
- Then let’s talk about yet another container falling off a truck, and killing Lagosians.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the terrible explosion in Beirut.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0552 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliIs The Pension System Taking Proper Care Of Retirees?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact, same as last time:
The total value of assets managed in Nigeria’s pension funds in N10.8Trillion.
Is the pension system taking proper care of retirees?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0450 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 4, 2020Let’s talk about SS3 students returning to school today. Did you send your kid?
- Then let’s talk about NIPOST and FIRS battling ON TWITTER.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Borno Governor saying soldiers shot at his convoy, while the Katsina Governor saying the state only has 30 police officers for every 100 villages.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0453 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliCan SS3 Students Return To School Safely, And Will They Have Enough Time To Study For Exams?Here's today’s #BigHardFact:
WAEC’s WASSCE will hold on August 17th, NABTEB will hold from September 21st to October 15th, while NECO SSCE will hold from October 5th to November 18th.
Can SS3 students return to school safely, and will they have enough time to study for exams?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0357 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : AUGUST 3, 2020-Let's talk about Sallah. While I was enjoying my ram, I saw lots of Christians on Twitter saying they CAN’T eat the food their Muslim friends give them on Sallah. I’m personally shocked by this and want to hear what YOU think.
- Then let's talk about Senator Elisha Abbo being found not guilty of assault, after being caught on video AND apologizing.
- And then, let's talk about Shoprite saying they’re thinking about selling their Nigerian business.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-08-0355 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : JULY 31, 2020See Less- Let’s talk about Trump wanting to delay the US Presidential Election, for the first time ever.
- Then, let’s talk about some of the BIG success stories coming out of Africa this week.
- And then, let’s talk about China threatening to stop recognizing the UK passport, over Hong Kong.
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2020-07-3154 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWorld Day Against Human TraffickingWorld Day Against Human Trafficking.
British Deputy High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson joins Sandra Ezekwesili on #HardFacts.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-3053 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 30, 2020-Let’s talk about the Pastor who kidnapped people, took ransom, and harvested organs, to raise money for his permanent site.
-Should the opinions of a President’s nephew matter?
-A woman in Rivers State accused police of raping her, after they detained her for not wearing a mask.
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2020-07-3054 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 29, 2020- Let’s talk about the State Government making businesses pay N250,000 for each delivery bike they own.
- Then let’s talk about the Eti-Osa LCDA demolishing shops at Sangotedo Market this weekend.
- And then, let’s talk about the House of Reps saying our loan agreements with China allow them to seize our sovereign assets.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2954 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliPresidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative: MattersPresidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative: Matters Arising
SA To President Buhari On Digital & New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi joins Sandra Ezekwesili on #HardFacts.2020-07-2854 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 28, 2020- Let's talk about NIPOST’s decision to increase the license fees for courier service operators.
We will talk to the President of the Association of Nigerian Courier Operators about how they’ll respond to the decision.
- Then let’s talk to a courier operator here in Lagos, about their business environment.
- And THEN, let’s talk to a policy expert about whether an operator like NIPOST should ALSO be a regulator.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2832 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Will COVID-19 Affect The JAMB Admissions Process?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
JAMB has announced that First Choice and Second Choice Admissions should begin on August 21st.
This leaves a few questions unanswered.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2753 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 27, 2020- Let's talk about an LCDA here in Lagos charging POS Agents a new weekly levy.
- Then let's talk about NIPOST increasing license fees for logistics operators, and the supervising Minister saying they don’t have a right to do it.
- And then, let's talk about the Third Mainland Bridge. This is the first Monday since it closed. Let’s talk about how it has affected you, and what Governor Sanwo-Olu says the state government is doing to make life easier.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2755 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : JULY 24, 2020-Let’s talk about Russia exchanging words with the US and UK over weapons in Space.
- Then, let’s talk about all the World Powers trying to control more of the tech space than the others.
- And then, let’s talk about the very different challenges African nations are facing during COVID-19 or inflicting on themselves.
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2020-07-2452 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 23, 2020See Less- Let’s talk about the FIRS saying Nigerians should pay 6% Stamp Duty on tenancy agreements. That’s House Rent. Nigerians are NOT pleased.
- Then let’s talk about Akpabio saying he NEVER said lawmakers are collecting NDDC contracts.
- And THEN let’s talk about Police officers in Ibadan videoing themselves sexually harassing a woman they found while making an arrest of someone else.
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2020-07-2354 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 22, 2020- Let’s talk about the President’s new scheme to allow citizens in gold-rich areas, to profit from gold-mining.
- Then let’s talk about Magu’s claim that Aso Rock and different ministries bought cars from the EFCC on credit.
- And THEN, let’s talk about lawyers getting arrested for allegedly rigging the 2018 NBA elections.
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2020-07-2256 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliShould The WASSCE Exams Hold?Here's today's #BigHardFact:
The Federal Government says authorities in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and The Gambia all agree with it that the WASSCE exams should be postponed again.
Should the WASSCE Exams hold?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2144 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 21, 2020Let’s talk about the NDDC hearings at the Green Chamber yesterday. Pondei fainting. Akpabio implicating Reps, and the ICPC declaring one of them wanted.
- Then let’s talk about exam malpractice. The Cable just published an undercover investigation into a secondary school that helps students cheat.
- And THEN, let’s talk about politicians in Ekiti caught on video swearing oaths of loyalty to Ayodele Fayose.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2154 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWould You Want Your Widowed Mother To Remarry?According to the 2006 Census, 1% of men and 4% of women have been widowed, while a 2018 World Bank report puts the numbers at 1% and 9% respectively.
@SEzekwesili asks: Would you want your widowed mother to remarry?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2053 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 20, 2020Let's talk about the Commissioner of Police in Rivers defending the blockade of Joi Nunieh’s home.
- Then let's talk about SARS being accused of torturing a man in their custody to death. Why was he arrested, he was charging his phone in a hotel they raided.
- And then, let's talk about a couple who say Police abducted them on the highway and tried to make them falsely confess to being armed robbers and cultists.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-2055 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : JULY 17, 2020- Let’s talk about hackers impersonating verified accounts on Twitter…. and about Facebook thinking about banning political ads. We trust social media for a lot of our information. How easily can that trust be exploited?
- Then, let’s talk about Tunisia’s Prime Minister stepping down because of corruption allegations.
- And then, let’s talk about the UK’s new fast-track visa for healthcare workers, and why the Nigerian Government is worried about it.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-1755 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhat Does Life In An Isolation Centre Look Like?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said last month that 80% of confirmed cases are being managed outside isolation centers.
@SEzekwesili asks a COVID-19 survivor at 5pm today: What does life in an isolation center look like?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-1638 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JULY 16,2020- Let’s talk about the latest from the EFCC probe. Magu is out of detention, but the President has dismissed more top Commission officials.
- Then, let's talk about the Police blockading Joi Nunieh in her home, and Nyesom Wike busting her out
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Lagos House of Assembly urging the Governor to do better on COVID-19, and on the LAWMA situation.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-1655 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliDoes The NDDC Serve The Interests Of The Niger Delta?Here’s today’s Big Hard Fact: By the provisions of the NDDC Establishment Act, the Commission is funded with among other sources: 1. from the Federal Government, the equivalent of 15% of the monthly statutory allocations due to states from the region; 2. 3% of the total annual budget of any oil company operating in the region 3. 50% of funds due to member States from the Ecological Fund.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-1551 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 9, 2020Let’s talk about the latest revelations in the Magu case, and the question of whether the investigation into him is political, and whether it matters.
- Then let’s talk about the 774,000 jobs. The Committee in charge is now saying Minister, Senators, and Governors will ALL get slots. I wonder what you think about that, and what you’re gonna do about it.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the suspended WAEC exam. The Education Minister says, to stop COVID-19, he doesn’t mind if we lose the school year.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-0955 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JULY 8, 2020- Let’s talk about the latest from Ibrahim Magu’s case.
- Then let’s talk about Chris Ngige, the Labour Minister, apologizing to NASS on behalf of his junior minister, Festus Keyamo… and Keyamo DISOWNING the apology.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Ikoku 4 appearing in court. 4 Police officers in Port Harcourt who allegedly tortured and killed a mechanic in custody. Well, they’ve been dismissed from the force, and now, they’re facing a murder trial.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-0855 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 7, 2020- Let’s talk about the EFCC Acting Chairman getting interrogated for corruption.
- Then let’s talk about the outgoing Ondo SSG saying Governor Akeredolu didn’t REALLY win the 2016 elections.
- And THEN, let’s talk about how the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge will work. It’s going to be only PARTIAL at any given time, and it’s gonna last for 6 months.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-0751 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 6 , 2020- Let's talk about the NMA in Cross River going on general strike because they say the Government is pretending there is no COVID-19.
- Then let's talk about the woman in Enugu who burned a ten-year-old with an iron, and drilled two NAILS into her skull.
- And then, let's talk about the Federal Government’s decision to start repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-0656 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JULY 2, 2020Let’s talk about the attack on the Federal Medical Center in Lokoja, Kogi State. The doctors say it was gunmen, the Government says it was angry patients, and the PDP says it was Government.
- Then let’s talk about the Edo APC guber candidate having an EFCC corruption case in court!
- And THEN, let’s talk about the new independent political movement that launched yesterday, and says it wants to reform the constitution.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-07-0254 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Can We Improve Our Court System?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
According to the 2012 Lagos State committee to review the Civil Procedure Rules, the average judge has 20 cases on her docket a day.
How can we improve our court system?
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2020-06-3052 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 30, 2020- Let’s talk about the Presidential Task
Force’s announcement yesterday.
- Why are so many Nigerians ignoring the COVID-19 guidelines?
- Are STATES complying with the Federal guidelines?
- What should the Government be doing to raise awareness?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili
2020-06-3054 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWill The APC Caretaker Committee Restore Order?Will the APC Caretaker Committee Restore Order?
Former APC Spokesman, Chris Finebone joins Sandra Ezekwesili(@SEzekwesili) on #HardFacts.2020-06-2947 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 29, 2020See Less- Let's talk about LAWMA saying contractors are underpaying street sweepers.
- Then let's talk about the APC’s new caretaker committee.
- And then, let's talk about a rice factory that locked in HUNDREDS of workers during the lockdown. Didn’t let them go home.
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2020-06-2954 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : JUNE 26, 2020- Let’s talk about someone in Ghana demolishing buildings at the Nigerian High Commission. Ghana’s President has apologized and says the Government is investigating.
- Then, let’s talk about the global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment.
- And then, let’s talk about people in the UK throwing caution to the wind, and going to THE BEACH!
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2654 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 25, 2020- Let’s talk about the latest in the APC leadership battle. Victor Giadom called a NEC meeting today, which the President said he’d attend, but the NWC is angry about it.
- Then let’s talk about the Edo PDP gubernatorial primaries today.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Federal Government’s new guidelines for reopening schools.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2553 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliIn What Ways Does Our Society Makes It Difficult To Report Rape?Here's today's #BigHardFact
In What Ways Does Our Society Makes It Difficult To Report Rape?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2442 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 24, 2020Let’s talk about the latest from the Obaseki saga in court.
- Then let’s talk about Nyesom Wike saying he’s OUT of the reconciliation process in the PDP over Obaseki.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Ondo Governor sacking the Deputy Governor’s aides.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2454 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Can The APC Resolve Its Leadership Crisis?How Can The APC Resolve Its Leadership Crisis?
A High Court in Rivers State has barred Victor Giadom from claiming hold any position in the APC.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2346 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JUNE 23,2020- Let’s talk about the street sweeper who says he’s been SUSPENDED for making a video about unpaid salaries.
- Then let’s talk about the PDP in Ekiti telling the state Government to refund millions of Naira to job applicants.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the latest from the Edo State Guber primaries..
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2352 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhich Party Is More Prepared For The Edo State Guber Election?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
Which party is more prepared for the Edo State Guber Election?
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, one of the aspirants in today’s APC gubernatorial primaries, was the PDP flag bearer 4 years ago.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-2248 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JUNE 22,2020Let’s talk about the Edo State APC Guber primaries.
Then let’s talk about the latest in COVID-19 news from around Nigeria.
- And THEN, let’s talk about isolation center doctors in Lagos, threatening a strike, over PPEs. #HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili 2020-06-2254 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: GLOBAL EDITION - JUNE 19,2020- Let’s talk about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala saying she will be an impartial judge between China and the USA.
- Then, let’s talk about the growing number of conflicts worldwide. I mean nation against nation. We have the situation in the Korean Peninsula getting tenser. We also have India and China actually FIGHTING on the border. Let’s talk about this trend.
- And then, let’s talk about the state of the fight against COVID-19. New Zealand just got 2 new cases, after opening up. South Africa too.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-1946 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow did COVID-19 affect our Food Security?Here’s today’s Big Hard Fact:
The Global Network Against Food Crises says Northern Nigeria has the 9th worst food crisis on Earth, with 5million people in crisis.
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-1851 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliIs The Military Playing It's Part In Today's Democracy?Here’s today’s Big Hard Fact:
Is The Military Playing It's Part In Today's Democracy?
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2020-06-1754 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JUNE 17, 2020See LessLet's talk about the US government charging 6 Nigerians with fraud. Is fraud a national problem?
- Then let's talk about the Health Minister threatening to sack all resident doctors on strike. Should the Federal Government be threatening striking doctors?
- And then, let's talk about Lagos worship centers NOT opening this weekend anymore. Is Lagos State Government correct to keep worship centers closed?
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)
2020-06-1755 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 15, 2020- What next for Godwin Obaseki?
- What’s going on in Aso Rock? Let’s talk about ARRESTS IN ASO ROCK, after a clash between security forces and the staff of the President’s wife.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the FCT Authorities closing down Jabi Lake Mall because of a Naira Marley concert. It was supposed to be a drive-in concert, for social distancing, but when the gbedu entered bodi, people left their cars, and started dancing together.
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili...2020-06-1554 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 11, 2020- Let’s talk about the Bauchi Governor saying their new COVID-19 cases are coming from Cross River, but Cross River STILL INSISTS, it has no cases.
- Then let’s talk about people in Ondo State, who got SO upset about a bad road, they decided to COMMISSION it, as a way of mocking the Government?
- And THEN, let’s talk about how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting OTHER healthcare matters. Cancer patients are having trouble getting treatment these days, for example. Let’s talk about how easy or difficult it has been getting healthcar...2020-06-1153 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 10, 2020- Let’s talk about Katsina residents rioting over insecurity. Why are bandits so hard for our police and army to contain?
- Then let’s talk about the National Assembly refusing to pass the new Budget, because they say the Presidency FORGOT to add money for healthcare. How could the Federal Executive forget to add the COVID-19 health relief package to the budget?
- And THEN, let’s talk about the quarrel in the Edo State APC, and the controversy over a certificate. Do Nigerian political squabbles go too far?
Join the BIG THREE s...2020-06-1054 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 9, 2020- Let’s talk about the Deputy Speaker of the House Of Reps saying going to prison is a badge of honour for politicians. Is going to prison a “badge of honour” for politicians?
- Then let’s talk about the President suspending Executive Order 10, and deciding to COOPERATE with the state governments on financial autonomy. Why did the Presidency not consult on the legality of Executive Order 10?
- And THEN, let’s talk about the new National Sex Offenders Register. How should the National Sex Offender Registry be used?
Join the BIG THREE stories fo...2020-06-0957 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHas Your Company Registered To Open?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
The Lagos State Government’s “Register To Open” initiative has begun.
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2020-06-0851 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 8, 2020- Let’s talk about someone defrauding Nigerians on Facebook, by pretending to be selling Ponmo. Have you ever been scammed online?
- Can Nigeria end its hunger crisis WITHOUT ending insecurity?
- Why are Nigerian doctors fighting COVID-19 under poor conditions?
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2020-06-0854 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Do We Safely Reopen Our Society During The Pandemic?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
The Federal Government has announced that domestic flights might resume by June 21st.
How do we reopen society SAFELY, during the pandemic?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-0454 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 4, 2020- Is N225,000 enough to resettle a displaced family?
- Should the Katsina State Government have trusted bandits to uphold a peace treaty?
- Why do we have so many cases of police killing innocent Nigerians?
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2020-06-0455 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3: JUNE 3, 2020See Less- Is the Lagos State Government right to keep worship centers closed? Let’s talk about the Lagos State Government saying worship centers will remain closed for now. Remember the FG said they can reopen, but only IF the state Governments agree.
- Should National Assembly Complex Renovation still be in the revised budget? Let’s talk about the President’s new budget proposal, that cuts healthcare spending by N19billion, while keeping N27billion for renovating the National Assembly Complex.
- And THEN, let’s talk about Justice For Barakat. Yet ANOTHER young woman, ANOTHER s...2020-06-0355 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 2, 2020See Less- Which scares you more: the economy or the virus?
- Do you agree that the Buhari Administration has overperformed on job creation?
- What did Majek Fashek mean to you?
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2020-06-0256 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliEnsuring Financial Autonomy For State Legislatures & JudiciariesHere’s today’s #BigHardFact:
The Nigerian Constitution requires that all 3 branches of Government be financially independent of each other.
How do we ensure Financial Autonomy for State Legislatures and Judiciaries?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-06-0155 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : JUNE 1, 2020See Less- Which sectors of the economy should be reopening right now?
- Then let’s talk about “Justice For Uwa”. A young woman, a university student, reading in her church in Benin, was raped and murdered.
- Let’s also talk about the war of words between the Ogun State Government and the Association of Resident Doctors, over unpaid hazard allowance and salaries.
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2020-06-0155 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : MAY 29, 2020- Why is the US Government asking the AfDB not to follow its own due process?
- Should Dominic Cummings resign?
- If China reabsorbs Hong Kong or annexes Taiwan, will anyone stop them?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-2953 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWere You, Or Anyone You Know, Bullied In Secondary School?Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:
According to a 2018 study published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, 82.2% of Port Harcourt secondary school students reported being bullied, while 64.9% reported being bullies themselves.
Were you, or anyone you know, bullied in secondary school?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-05-2851 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 28, 2020-Let’s talk about the Federal Government saying it’s worried that the number of COVID-19 cases will soon exceed our capacity to handle.
- Then let’s talk about what the Federal Government is saying about reopening schools.
- And THEN, let’s talk about the Edo State APC Primaries. The candidates can’t agree on which type of primary is safer during COVID-19: Direct or Indirect? What do YOU think?
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-2854 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliThe Pressure On Young People To Take Care Of Their ParentsThe Pressure On Young People To Take Care Of Their Parents
#HardFacts with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-2748 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 27, 2020- Let’s talk about how our healthcare system is handling COVID-19. We have patients in Gombe complaining about poor treatment. Are our hospitals and isolation centers handling the COVID-19 crisis effectively?
- Then let’s talk about what churches and mosques need to do to reopen safely. CAN and NSCIA are meeting to come up with guidelines. Let’s talk about what YOU think those guidelines should be.
- Let’s also talk about the NDDC. The Acting MD says the National Assembly padded the NDDC budget last year and added fake projects the Commissi...2020-05-2753 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Are Different States In Nigeria Handling COVID-19?Here's today's #BigHardFact
Every State in Nigeria, plus the FCT, have confirmed COVID-19 cases, except for Cross Rivers and Kogi.
Which State is handling COVID-19 the best?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-05-2653 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 26, 2020- Let’s talk about Nigerians defying the Sultan of Sokoto and other Muslim leaders, and going to the mosque for Eid. Should mosques have opened to mark the end of Ramadan?
- Then let’s talk about the young lady who faked her death, to avoid financial pressure from her parents. Are young people under unfair pressure to provide for parents and loved ones?
- And THEN, let’s talk about the war of words between the NIDCOM MD, and the Minister for Communications.
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFA...2020-05-2655 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliIs Politics Just Another Job?Here's today's #BigHardFacts : Is Politics Just Another Job?
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2020-05-2550 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 GLOBAL EDITION : MAY 22, 2020Can your company migrate to permanent Work From Home?
- Who gains or loses from Trump pulling America out of the Global System?
- Will China reabsorb Hong Kong and Taiwan?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-2250 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 21, 2020- Let’s talk about the doctors in Lagos calling off their strike. Are doctors in Lagos being treated properly?
- Then let’s talk about the woman who drowned her 21-month-old daughter. There’s an update. Medical experts are calling for her to get psychiatric testing, before prosecution. How often do new mothers get depressed?
- And THEN, let’s talk about pastors in Abuja holding services against the lockdown rules, and HIDING when Police came to arrest them. Is a N5,000 fine for holding services during the lockdown enough?
Join the BIG THRE...2020-05-2152 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 19, 2020- What should happen when pastors misinform the public on health issues?
- Are State Governments handling COVID-19 properly?
- What needs to be done before the country can reopen fully.
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-1950 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliDoes It Matter Who The President’s Chief Of Staff Is?Here's today's #BigHardFact:
According to the official State House website, the Chief of Staff’s role is to oversee the Office of the President, manage the President’s schedule and correspondence, and any other duties that may be assigned by the President.
Does it MATTER who the President’s Chief Of Staff is?
#HardFacts | Sandra Ezekwesili2020-05-1850 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 18, 2020- Let’s talk about Lagos State’s Government’s plan to open businesses gradually. Can your business comply with the Lagos rules for reopening?
- Then let’s talk about the State NURTW Chairman’s comments about the Okada ban, and social distancing at bus parks: Is the Lagos State NURTW Chapter for all transport workers, or for Lagos indigenes only?
- Amaechi entered politics to avoid unemployment. Is he the exception, or the norm?
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-1851 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliHow Can Companies Stay Afloat?Let’s talk about the effect of COVID-19 and the Lockdown on businesses.
How can companies stay afloat?
#HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili).
2020-05-1450 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 14, 2020- Is this the right time for the Lagos State Government to restrict logistics companies and dispatch riders?
- Then let’s talk about a 22-year-old woman who drowned her 21-month-old daughter.
- How did the Army MISTAKENLY kill an innocent civilian?
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-1455 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliTHE BIG 3 : MAY 13, 2020- Why are Nigerians reusing masks from dumpsites, and what can be done to stop it?
- Why are Lagos bus drivers lending passengers used masks, and what can be done to stop it?
- Under what circumstances would you be willing to lend the Government your property to use as an isolation center?
Join the BIG THREE stories for today on #HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-1353 minHard Facts with Sandra EzekwesiliWhich Government Agency Should Be Scrapped?Dr. Joe Abah joins Sandra on The Big Hard Fact to help answer the question, which Government Agency should be scrapped?
#HARDFACTS with Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili)2020-05-0554 min