Hard Facts with Sandra Ezekwesili

Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:  The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry is on recess until November 14th.  Is the Government taking the Lagos State Judicial Panel Seriously?  #NigeriaInfoHF | @SEzekwesili

Let's talk about Government letting Dangote Cement move trucks across the closed border.  Then let's talk about Southeast leaders praising the President's handling of EndSARS.  And then, let's talk about the Army saying it only fired blanks the Lekki Tollgate.

Here's today's #BigHardFact:   Last week, Governor Sanwo-Olu signed an Executive Order creating the Lagos State Rebuild Trust Fund Committee.  How should “Rebuild Lagos” be handled?  Gbenga Omotoso, LASG Commissioner for Information, tells @SEzekwesili on #NigeriaInfoHF

Does the Police have an “obligation” to use lethal force?  Under what circumstances can a Nigerian’s bank account be frozen?  Does the Police have the right to ban peaceful demonstrations?  Should people falsely arrested in mass raids be entitled to compensation?  #HardFacts

Today is Friday, so we have Big 3: Global Edition. And to be honest, the Biggest 3 Stories in the World are all the US election. So for the rest of the hour, that’s all we’ll talk about. I’ll have Baba with me, the youngest foreign affairs analyst on Nigerian Radio

Here’s today’s #BigHardFact:  The Northern Governors Forum has called for the censorship of social media, and for Government to have the power to cut off access to it in emergencies. @sezekwesili asks: Why do so many Nigerian leaders want to censor or restrict social media?

Let's talk about the Senate saying the President should be banned from medical trips until the State House Clinic is made World Class.  Then, INEC restarting Voter Registration.  And then, a company suing a bank for allegedly freezing their account during the EndSARS protest

let’s talk about the attempts by Police to recover goods stolen during the riots. We’ll also talk about complaints from the public that the Police is arresting people at random, in the name of catching looters

Let's talk about the Lekki Tollgate CCTV footage ending at 8pm.  Then, let's talk about the International Criminal Court looking into the Lekki Shooting.  And then, let's talk about the Federal Government taking on even more debt, from new lenders.  #HardFacts | @SEzekwesili

Here’s today’s Big Hard Fact:  The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into SARS abuses is also investigating the Lekki Tollgate Shooting.  Can Nigerians get justice at the State Judicial Panels of Inquiry?  #NigeriaInfoHF | @SEzekwesili