Let's Talk Naija with Dacurate

Nigeria is known for having tribal tensions and it gets worse heading into a general election. The 2023 presidential election is no different and our guest, tunde leye explains the reason for this situation.

Today we are focusing on mental health. We spoke with Timothy Asobele Emmanuel Dare who is a Nigerian Lawyer, Mental health Advocate, Humanitarian, Project Manager based in Nigeria. He is the founder of Executives Helping initiative and  Anti-Suicide and Depression Squad a Sub group of Executives Helping initiative. Dare is super passionate about Mental health, Humanitarian works and ensuring that the voices of people dealing with mental health issues are heard. He is also focused on creating solutions to societal issues such as mental health platforms for people to find expression and get fast paced help

We had an interesting time with Bambo Akani who is the Founder and CEO of Making of Champions [Sports Media & Management Company that was set up to elevate the profile and performance of Sports in Nigeria and the rest of Africa]. He is an avid sports writer and photo-blogger, and is an internationally recognized Athletics Expert. He has interviewed global athletics superstars such as Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felix and Tobi Amusan at various global competitions such as the World Championships & World Relays.

Adeola Kayode is the Group Head of Strategy at Ogilvy Nigeria. He has worked on multiple brands across Africa as a seasoned marketer and digital executive. He sat down with us to discuss fake news and how politicians can ensure their authentic messages are conveyed to the voters. In addition, he shares his views on what INEC must do to ensure that the results are fair and free. Let us know in the comment sections your views on this episode.

We spoke with Mohammed Ali, a PDP candidate at the Lagos State Local Government Election held in 2021. He talks about the youth's role in politics; how he got his ticket in the PDP despite being from Borno state. Also, Jandor's role in becoming the governor of Lagos State. We also asked if a candidate must be financially buoyant before running for office. His response is quite interesting. Let's know what you think about this episode.

We sat down with Toheeb Dele-Balogun, the Co-founder/Impact Director of The Hook Creative Agency. A devout Muslim, Toheeb played an important role in the 2019 governorship election in Kwara State. The Oto Ge campaign developed by his team influenced the political landscape in the state. During his talk, he discussed the role of religious leaders in politics, as well as his thoughts on the much-discussed presidential ticket of All Progressive Congress. What do you think of his conversation?

We sat down with the Lead pastor of Kingdom Embassy for All Nations, Austine Odheni to discuss the role of religion in Nigerian politics. He discussed the role the Nigerian

Church has played in nation-building, the APC Presidential Muslim ticket, and pastors entering politics. We had a great time and it was very engaging. He also told us who he would be voting for in the next election.

We kick off the Dacurate Insight (www.dacurate.com) podcast titled Let's Talk Naija Politics. We kick off the first episode by sharing the vision of Dacurate, why it was started, the importance of politics in our life and the individuals who would be guests on our future episode.