A man has become a viral sensation online because he celebrated his daughter’s birthday using sliced bread. In a video that has garnered over one million views on TikTok, the man lit a candle on the sliced bread like a cake. With a smile, he blew out the candle and used a knife to tear its nylon open. He then added a bottle of soft drink as he enjoyed the bread with the celebrant. Two ladies on the scene watched the man and his daughter with concerned expressions. Many people hailed the man for being available for his daughter, with…
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The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) urged President Bola Tinubu to offer female engineers the chance to revive the country’s failing refineries. Atinuke Owolabi, the newly-elected chairwoman of the APWEN Lagos Chapter, on Saturday, made the request at the organization’s public lecture and annual general meeting in Ikeja. Mrs. Owolabi promised that female engineers working in all areas of the industry could repair the refineries in a year. Mrs Owolabi assured that female engineers spread across the various arms of the profession could fix the refineries within a year. “All women engineers are ready to come together…
The Economic Community of West African States has planned another next line of after it’s rejected Niger junta’s three-year power transition plan. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, stated this during an interview with the BBC on Sunday. It was gathered that the head of the military junta in Niger Republic, Gen.Abdourahamane Tiani, on Saturday, said he would relinquish power within three years and warned that any intervention by foreign forces would not be “a walk in the park.” He stated in a televised address broadcast by Tele Sahel, “Our ambition is not to confiscate power.…
The manager of the Abuja-Kaduna Kaduna Train Services, Pascal Nnorli, has been detained by the Department of State Services as a result of a document that warned of a potential terror assault on the Abuja-Kaduna railway being leaked. Under the condition of anonymity, a dependable source within the Nigerian Railway Corporation informed our correspondent that the manager, along with Operations Manager Victor Adamu and other staff members, had been detained. The PUNCH had reported that the DSS last Wednesday issued a security alert to the Nigerian Railway Corporation on a plot by bandits to attack the Abuja-Kaduna train link…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon. In a statement, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity today. The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: (A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy (B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of…
By Kabir Abdulsalam, In the midst of regional turmoil, Nigeria stands at a crossroads, facing a critical decision that could shape its security landscape for years to come. The recent coup in Niger, where the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was ousted has become talking point of the day. Concern has mounted globally over the potential for deadly conflict to sweep West Africa, particularly as the Economic Community of West African States, chaired by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, threatened military intervention and, ordered a “standby force” to restore order to Niger. This thrust has pushed President Tinubu’s leadership into…
A former Senator from Kaduna Central, Comrade Shehu Sani, said that he has turned the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, into a ‘Rastafarian and Raggae artist.’ Sani said this while reacting to a post of El-Rufai on social media on Sunday. A Netizan who commented under the post, mocked Mr Sani after he said El-Rufai retired him (Sani) forever. He however responded, calling himself a senior pensioner while El-Rufai remains his junior. “Those who are retired earlier are called senior pensioners. Those who are retired later are called junior pensioners. glad to be a senior…
Among many Nigerians, the first instinct upon seeing a gaping, bleeding wound would be to apply iodine tincture or use methylated spirit to clean or possibly reduce blood flow. This practice was, however, condemned by physicians, warning that it could make the injury worse or create an enabling environment for infection to set in. They also cautioned against using hydrogen peroxide as a first line of treatment for bruises and wounds as it might potentially delay the wound healing process. Speaking with PUNCH Healthwise, the experts stressed that iodine tincture is discouraged because it is more acidic and causes more…
Niger’s new military ruler said Saturday a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” General Abdourahamane Tiani said in a televised address. Any transition of power “would not go beyond three years”, he said. But he added: “If an attack were to be undertaken against us, it will not be the walk in the park some people seem to think.” He also said: “ECOWAS is getting ready to attack Niger by setting up an occupying army…
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazig a Makama says he has received an exclusive letter written by ISWAP group to the Boko Haram faction of Abubakar Shekau, challenging them to a fight. The Daily Post reports that Zagazola claimed ISWAP accused the Boko Haram group of misleading the people, spreading falsehood, withholding the truths, corruption and raping of women in the name of worshipping God. His statement was contained in a post on his social media platform on Friday in which he stated that the Boko Haram faction had already accepted the challenge. According to…
Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who has not and the euphoria about which portfolios they have been given or not been given, let us remain focused on the major issues of the day and not take our eye off the ball. And other than our economic and security challenges the most weighty issue is the conundrum that we are presented with in Niger Republic and the challenge of military Governments in our backyard. The facts are as follows. Sudan, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guniea have all been plagued with coup d’etas…
Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike. The regional bloc had given Niger junta a week ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible sanctions, including possible military action. The coupists had called the bluff of ECOWAS and vowed to resist foreign intervention. Subsequently, ECOWAS Defence Chiefs were ordered to activate the region’s force for action to restore civil rule in Niger. But Burkina Faso and Mali warned that any military intervention in Niger…