Hard Facts with Dayo
Dayo Elusakin explores the tough angles to the biggest news stories. Persons of interest are placed on the ‘hot seat’ to answer questions begging for answers and analyse current issues.
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Episodes
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Let’s talk court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations
Monday, 15 May 2023
On Dayo's final conversation on Hard Facts, he discusses federal high court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations.
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Let’s talk court nullifies Obaseki’s suspension of union activities in universities
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Dayo asks how relevant labour unions are in Nigeria today.
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Let’s talk about live broadcast of Presidential tribunal proceedings
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
As Atiku and PDP apply for a live broadcast of Presidential tribunal proceedings, Dayo asks if the tribunal proceedings should be broadcast live.
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Let’s talk about INEC writing Police IG to prosecute suspended Adamawa REC
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Dayo asks if INEC has handled the Adamawa election situation well enough.
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Let’s talk Fuel subsidy: FG to begin 40% pay rise for workers
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Dayo asks how far a 40% pay rise will go in helping workers deal with the expected rise in prices due to fuel subsidy removal.
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Let’s talk Nigeria ranks 8th most fertile country as global rate drops by 50%
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Dayo asks why is Africa, including Nigeria, not leading the world in achieving human aspirations.
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Let’s talk about Adamawa REC Announcing Fake Election Result
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Dayo asks what the biggest challenge is with conducting credible elections in Nigeria.
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Let’s talk Nigerian unemployment rate to hit 41% in 2023 - KPMG
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Dayo asks why Nigeria’s unemployment rate is still rising.
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Let’s talk about Google banning loan sharks from accessing users’ contacts
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Dayo asks listeners how they think this will affect the loan app business in Nigeria.
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Let’s talk UK stops recruiting healthcare workers from Nigeria, 53 others
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Dayo asks listeners what impact they think this will have on the Nigerian health sector.
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Let’s talk doctors reject Reps’ proposed five-year compulsory service
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Dayo asks listeners what they make of the proposed five-year compulsory service for doctors and dental graduates.
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Let’s talk Fuel Subsidy: Nigerian govt secures $800 million World Bank facility
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Dayo asks listeners what they make of the Nigerian government securing an $800 million World Bank facility for fuel subsidy palliative.
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Let’s talk about court reinstating impeached Plateau Speaker after 18 months
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Dayo asks if legislative members should get punished for breaking the law in the course of discharging their duties.
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Let’s talk about Rivers CP warning against dragging the Police into politics
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Dayo asks about the assessment of the Rivers State Police Command’s roles in view of the ongoing political imbroglio in the state.
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Let’s talk about Ikoku four
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Dayo asks how the justice system in light of the Ikoku Five incident can be rated. He also asks if the Rivers State Police Command drew any lessons from the Ikoku Five incident.
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Let’s talk about governors meeting with EFCC, ICPC over management of security votes
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Dayo asks if State Governors should keep getting security votes.
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Can there be national healing without saboteurs of the elections facing justice?
Friday, 24 March 2023
Dayo has a conversation with the National Legal Adviser of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Henry Ekine, about PDP’s Atiku Abubakar dismissing APC’s Bola Tinubu’s call for ‘healing process’
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Let’s talk about Obi officially filing petition to tribunal four weeks after poll
Friday, 24 March 2023
Dayo has a conversation with Associate Professor of Public Law, Barrister Ritchard Wokocha, asking what the chances are that results from the just conducted elections will be overturned.
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How can vandalism of pipeline installations be stopped?
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Dayo talks about the death toll in Rumuekpe pipeline explosion rising, and how vandalism can be stopped.
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Let’s talk taxi drivers in Port Harcourt protest death of colleague
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Dayo speaks to the Vice Chairman of the Drivers Welfare Association in Rivers State, Comr. Goodnews Goodlisse, about the experience of commercial drivers with task force officials.
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Let’s talk about Governor Wike approving promotion of civil servants in Rivers State
Monday, 13 March 2023
Dayo asks if considering the antecedents of the state government, workers in Rivers State should be excited.
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Let’s talk about court ordering INEC to allow two Nigerians to vote without PVCs
Monday, 13 March 2023
Dayo speaks to Associate Professor of Public Law, Ritchard Wokocha, about a court ordering INEC to allow two Nigerians to vote without PVC, and what impact it will have on the coming elections.
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Let’s talk court grants INEC permission to reconfigure BVAS machines
Monday, 13 March 2023
Dayo speaks to IT Consultant Dowell Mirin about BVAS and how it has performed so far.
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Does shifting the election date compromise the integrity of the election?
Monday, 13 March 2023
Dayo speaks to Associate Professor of Public Law, Ritchard Wokocha, about INEC Shifting the Governorship and Assembly Elections to March 18.
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Are state-created security outfits doing the job they were created for?
Friday, 17 February 2023
Dayo speaks to Human Rights lawyer, Henry Ekine, about a court disbanding Ebubeagu security outfit in Ebonyi.
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Let's talk about President Buhari broadcast on Naira Scarcity
Friday, 17 February 2023
Dayo speaks to Associate Professor of Public Law, Ritchard Wokocha, asking if President Buhari insisting that old N500 and N1000 notes are no longer valid despite the Supreme Court’s adjournment, creates a constitutional crisis.
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Is Nigeria prepared to go “cashless”?
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Dayo speaks to IT Consultant, Dowell Mirin, about electronic banking platforms collapsing under traffic surge.
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How is the Naira deadline confusion affecting the economy?
Monday, 13 February 2023
Dayo speaks to an economist, Michael Ogbaa, about the confusion deepening as the CBN deadline ended on February 10.
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Should tertiary institutions be shut for the elections?
Monday, 13 February 2023
Dayo speaks to the National Investment Secretary of ASUU, Dr Austen Sado, about VCs, ASUU disagreeing as FG shuts varsities for the 2023 polls.
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What impact might naira redesign have on the general elections?
Friday, 10 February 2023
Dayo speaks to Associate Professor of Public Law about AGF telling the Supreme Court to dismiss suit against FG on old naira deadline.
