Loose Talk

April 21, 2025

Rebase

<p>AOT2, Steve and Osagie discuss CBEX, Tinubu's old tweet, Rebase and Nigeria's inflation, Portable vs Speed Darlington celebrity boxing match, The University of Ibadan concerns over the increasing number of female students engaging in egg donation as a source of income, Rema’s Coachella Performance and other news that made the rounds this week.<br><strong>OUTLINE</strong><br>00:00 - Introduction<br>47:45 - Nigerians fall victim to another Ponzi scheme<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w9v91je1o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w9v91je1o</a><br>01:21:40 - There’s an old Tinubu tweet for everything he’s currently doing wrong<br><a href="https://x.com/LovedCarefully/status/1912400101458207021">https://x.com/LovedCarefully/status/1912400101458207021</a><br>01:44:35 - Despite rebase, Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 24.23%<br><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/15/despite-rebase-nigerias-inflation-rate-rises-to-24-23/">https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/15/despite-rebase-nigerias-inflation-rate-rises-to-24-23/</a><br>01:54:00 - Portable knocked out Speed Darlington<br><a href="https://x.com/TrendingEx/status/1913500395759972786">https://x.com/TrendingEx/status/1913500395759972786</a><br>01:58:30 - The University of Ibadan has raised concerns over the increasing number of female students engaging in egg donation as a source of income.<br><a href="https://punchng.com/ivf-egg-donation-not-a-side-hustle-ui-warns-female-students/">https://punchng.com/ivf-egg-donation-not-a-side-hustle-ui-warns-female-students/</a><br>02:06:15 - 15th Anniversary of Dr. Sid’s album ‘Turning Point’<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ncZUwKiqbiwXHue5gsjaQ?si=d7b48a31fd2f45c0">A Music In Time - The Breakdown:"Turning Point" with Dr SID</a><br>02:23:21 - Rema’s Coachella Performance<br><a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/rema-coachella-disaster-what-happened-1236368603/">https://variety.com/2025/music/news/rema-coachella-disaster-what-happened-1236368603/</a><br>02:31:57 - This Year In History<br>02:39:37 - Fan Mails<br>03:00:50 - Sign out<br>--------------------------------------<br>Loose Talk on <a href="https://twitter.com/loosetalkgiants"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loosetalkgiants"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.<br><strong>Write us</strong>: <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a><br><strong>Donate to Loose Talk:</strong> <a href="https://donate.stripe.com/bIY6oW0VHaHS2eA3cc"><strong>https://donate.stripe.com/bIY6oW0VHaHS2eA3cc</strong></a><br><strong>Newsletter</strong>: <a href="https://234essential.com/"><strong>https://loosetalkgiants.com/</strong></a></p>

April 14, 2025

One Dollar

<p>Steve, AOT2 and Osagie discuss Temitope Ajaji's statement about Nigerians being able to use $1 to feed,  the banning of Eedris Abdulkarem’s song Tell Your Papa from TV and radio, Jamb setting up a decoy website to catch cheating candidates, Burna Boy’s controversial comments on Nigerian fans and streaming and other news that made the rounds.<br><strong>OUTLINE</strong><br>00:00 - Introduction<br>4258 - Temitope Ajaji's statement about Nigerians being able to use $1 to feed<br>01:06:14 - Eedris Abdulkarem’s song Tell Your Papa has been banned from TV and radio <br><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/nbc-bans-eedris-abdulkareems-protest-song-against-tinubu-tell-your-papa-2025041017573815721">https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/nbc-bans-eedris-abdulkareems-protest-song-against-tinubu-tell-your-papa-2025041017573815721</a><br>01:17:10 - Jamb setting up a decoy website to catch cheating candidates <br><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/jamb-decoy-website-traps-cheating-candidates-2025041016043231763">https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/jamb-decoy-website-traps-cheating-candidates-2025041016043231763</a><br>01:34:40 - Former President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he left office with the same physical assets he had upon assuming power in 2015<br><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/i-left-office-with-no-added-assets-buhari-boasts-2025041010151748989">https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/i-left-office-with-no-added-assets-buhari-boasts-2025041010151748989</a><br>02:10:50 - 5th Anniversary of ‘Yellow’ by Brymo <br>02:26:45 - Burna Boy’s controversial comments on Nigerian fans and streaming<br><a href="https://tribuneonlineng.com/burna-boy-under-fire-for-saying-nigerian-streams-are-financially-useless/">https://tribuneonlineng.com/burna-boy-under-fire-for-saying-nigerian-streams-are-financially-useless/</a><br>02:31:22 - This week in History<br>02:51:10 - Fan mails<br>03:07:10 - Sign out</p>

April 7, 2025

The Anointing