A yet to be identified African soldier has taken to social media to show off the potency of his bullet charm as he fires different types of guns into his mouth without any injury.
According to him, no gun on planet earth including AK 47 assault rifle can penetrate him.
In the video trending on social media, the soldier fired three different guns into his mouth, one at a time.
After each shot, he spits out the bullet unharmed, although the last gun fired was followed with a little blood but he seemed fine.
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The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN), also known as Sokoto Cement has declared a dividend of N0.40k per share for the year ended 2018.
The company’s profit after tax also increased from N2.9 billion recorded in 2017 to N5.8 billion in the period under review.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a gross dividend was recommended by the CCNN Chairman, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu and ratified by shareholders during the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja on Thursday.
He said during the year 2018, the company recorded revenue of N31.7 billion when compared to N19.5 billion realised in 2017.
The chairman said CCNN complied with all relevant codes for best practices throughout the year ended in 2018.
“On behalf of the board, I am pleased to announce to our esteemed shareholders that the merger you approved between CCNN and Kalambaina Cement has been sealed.
“And the new shares listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Dec. 31, 2018.
“I wish to assure you that the board and management of the company will continue to increase the fortunes of the company and add more value to your investments,’’ he said.
Rabiu said the merger had brought the total installed capacity of the company to two million metric tons per annum.
He added that the company had also brought in new technology, reduced operational costs and an enlarged transport fleet.
According to him, the company has recorded its highest domestic and export sales during the year.
This he noted was facilitated by additional output from the enlarged entity.
“In 2019, we hope to have the full combined capacity of the two entities. With the new capacity, CCNN is now the dominant player in its home market of North-West Nigeria,’’ he said.
Rabiu thanked the shareholders for their support and perseverance over the years, which he noted had strengthened CCNN into a robust and competitive company.
NAN also reports that the appointment of Yusuf Binji as the new managing director of the company by the board was ratified by shareholders during the AGM.
Meanwhile, Mr Patrick Ajudua one of the shareholders told NAN he was excited at the outcome of the AGM.
Ajudua said going by the financial report presented at the AGM, there was hope for the company. (NAN)
Chinese researchers have used iPS cells to regenerate retina, which holds the potential to develop new therapies for some blinding diseases such as retinal degeneration.
The iPS cells are a type of pluripotent stem cell artificially derived from a non-pluripotent cell. It can be induced to have the same genetic information as early embryonic cells.
Researchers from China’s Central South University made iPS cells from somatic cells in the patients’ urine or blood and induced the iPS cells to differentiate into RPE cells, a layer of cells in the back of the eye.
According to the research published in the journal, Acta Biomaterialia, the RPE cells can form an ultra-thin layer of structure similar to the retina.
In future studies, the researchers plan to transplant the structure behind the patient’s retina to see if it can fix the patient’s vision.
Since the iPS cells are derived from the patient’s cells, immune rejection of cell transplantation is avoided.
The retinal degeneration, which may lead to permanent blindness, is one of the most common eye diseases among people over the age of 50 NAN.
A 20-year-old security guard, Micheal Nwaogwu, who allegedly stole N2,385 from an offering box, on Friday appeared in a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The police charged Nwaogwu, who resides in Costain area in Lagos, with theft.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Godwin Oriabure, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at midnight on July 17, at St. Dennis Catholic Church, Akoka Bariga, Lagos.
Oriabure alleged that another security guard, Mr Musa Ayay, discovered that the offering box was tempered with.
He said when Ayay confronted the defendant, he confessed to the crime.
Ayay alleged that the money was recovered from the defendant’s underwear.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 (Revised).
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that if convicted under Section 287, a person is liable to three years imprisonment,
Magistrate Oluwatoyin Ojuromi admitted the defendant to ail in the sum of N30,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Ojuromi ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood relation.
She adjourned the case until Aug. 19 for mention.(NAN)
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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has said that documenting immigrants will ensure proper planning and assist in the security of lives and property in the country.
The governor stated this on Tuesday when the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Mohammad Babandede, visited him in Asaba.
He said that documenting the aliens was part of appropriate reforms to be taken for the benefit of Nigerians and the country.
“It is very important both for security purposes and for our population plan, for foreigners to be documented.
“Without appropriate documentation, it can impact negatively on the planning for the nation when it comes to taking care of our people.
“So, without the right account of our people, our resources will become depleted and planning will be affected drastically,” he said.
Okowa with officials of the NIS
The governor added, “We must congratulate you on the immigrant reform.
“I think it is important for us as a nation because you find out that people from other countries just come into our country and settle in any part of the nation.
“They are not documented in any manner and that is not good for a nation because if they commit crimes, they cannot be traced.
“It is important that even without people committing crime, we should have documentation of foreigners in our country”.
He commended NIS for initiating other landmark reforms, particularly the e-passport which would be tied down to national identity.
“It is something that is very innovative, something that I believe can really help us in national security.
“This is because, people bearing all manner of names and people with more than one passport will surely become a thing of the past.
“So, we want to thank you for thinking about this thoroughly and bringing up this reform,” he said.
The governor assured the Service of his administration’s support in rendering vital services to Deltans and Nigerians in general.
Earlier, Babandede had said that he was in Delta to commission some projects.
He commended the governor for his administration’s numerous support for NIS.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday sought the assistance of the British High Commission in Nigeria to help in capacity enhancement for the lawmakers.
Lawan, in a statement by Isa Mohammed, the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President of the Senate, made the call while receiving the High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, in his office.
“Our committees, when we constitute them, we will need your support.
“We want some kind of support for capacity building through the Department for International Development(DfID) which is the British Department responsible for administering overseas aid.
“So, we want to appeal to you that you consider that for our committees when they are constituted. We ask for support.
“The committees are the engine room of our legislature; we need support for the committees to perform well,” he said.
The senate president said National Assembly believes that the economy must work for everybody, including the lowest in the society.
“The vulnerable, the most disadvantaged, youths who have graduated from universities and yet have no jobs. We must create employment opportunity for them,” Lawan said.
He told his guest that Nigeria, for long, had depended on oil, but now seeks to diversify the economy like other countries.
Earlier, Laing said her mission was to congratulate the senate president, whom she met in the build up to his election.
She said that British Government was ready to collaborate with the National Assembly with regards to some key bills like the Police Reforms Bill, Electoral Act Amendment Bill and Petroleum Industry Bill. (NAN)
Kano State Government has settled over N2 billion outstanding fees of its students in El-Razi University in Sudan,
The debt was incurred by the administration of ex-governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure when he received the Chairman Board of Trustees of the University, Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday in Kano.
“My government inherited students from the previous administration with a lot of money to be paid.
“And through good mediation between the University and Kano State, we were able to settle this amount so that our students will complete their studies,” he stated.
Ganduje who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna disclosed that his administration had paid almost 80% of all the fees of its students in India, Egypg and Cyprus, which were also inherited from the previous administration.
The governor added that the administration recently paid over N300 million to Cyprus University to enable students sponsored by the state to complete their programmes.?
He berated individuals politicizing the issue of education in the state, saying such attitude would not in any way benefit the state or the country.
“What it entails is not the issue of politicizing any aspect of education, whoever has to be a critic, has to be positive in his criticisms as nobody is perfect. Now that we are patient enough, we have paid the money,” he added.?
While appreciating the cordial relationship between Sudan and Nigeria, Ganduje assured the management of El-Razi University that Kano state students would continue to be found worthy in learning and character.
On the Doctorate Degree awarded to him by the University, the governor said the honour was to all the people of Kano state.
Earlier, Ghandour said they were in Kano to express their appreciation over the mutual relationship that exists between the two over the years.
” We are purposely here to present the University request to offer His Excellency a Doctorate Degree.
“El-Razi University is now 23 years old, graduated batches from Medicine, Pharmacy, but this is the best Doctorate Degree offered to any personality either nationally personality ” he explained.
He said the award would be presented on Aug. 26, 2019.(NAN)
