3️⃣ *Conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become Germany's next chancellor* after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party backed by Team Trump.

Barring a last-minute upset in Sunday's election, *Merz's CDU/CSU bloc is leading the polls and on course to defeat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD)* to make the 69-year-old former investment lawyer the next leader of Europe's biggest economy.

*His victory would cap months of political turmoil* since *Scholz's troubled three-party coalition imploded in November* -- but grave challenges loom for Merz and his *pledge to fix Germany's ailing economy* and rebuild its international stature.

The *election comes at a time of rapid and unsettling change for Germany and Europe,* after US President Donald *Trump reached out over their heads to Russia* to try to end the Ukraine war, sparking grave fears for future transatlantic ties.

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*A PROSE OF AN OBSERVER ABOUT IBB BOOK LAUNCH*

I have always said that if you stay alive long enough in Nigeria you will see devil exhumed from the grave and deoderised by Nigerians.

IBB's book launch presented a perfect platform for such occasion.

OBJ was there. Taking notes for his next book.

GEJ was present. Looking clueless and neither here nor there as usual

Gowon as usual dwelt on inanities.

He eulogised IBB for restoring his rank yet unlike IBB is not bold enough to write his own book.

Perhaps, Gowon is also waiting for his contemporaries to die before lying over their graves like IBB.

and of course Bobo Chicago who claimed to fight for democracy but the current face of tyranny, evil and undemocratic practices was also there.

The people who betrayed Abiola and urged him to Golgotha were there shining their rotten teeth in the glistening light.

The picture represents the perfect problem with Nigeria.

These were men who contributed in the ruination of a country.

Nobody has bad word for IBB.

Given time, he has transformed into the perfect General.

He has become a hero and maker of men.

But give to IBB, as a military leader he understood evil craftsmanship.

He has dealt with rotten idiots who paraded themselves as Democrats so the audience before him were very familiar.

One vital question.

How did a man who did everything to destroy democracy suddenly became the beacon of democracy in Nigeria, to the extent that aspiring leaders visit his Minna Mecca to receive tutelage on leadership?

There were also billionaires like Arthur Eze who is at best a nuisance in Igboland.

There were Alakija. She was gifted with oil wells.

There was Dangote etc.

They all had good things to say about IBB.

No mention of Dele Giwa.

An unsung hero in a useless country.

Moshood Abiola at least got 1 day named after him each year.

That was enough price for dying for Nigeria and ruining his family and business.

After all IBB was his dear friend.

The billionaires claimed IBB made them.

Thus, they rewarded him with about 16 billion naira for his library project.

Laughable!

All the Nigerian dictators own libraries.

They gave back to him.

IBB was a maker of men.

By the way, Abacha also made some men.

When will they stand up and speak for him or probably build a library for him?

Buhari also made some men during his 8 years democratic dictatorship.

He will likely receive his flowers and a library named after him.

The Emilokrook made some men also as Lagos State Governor.

We recall he rebuilt the house of our Prof Wole Soyinka who was so poor he couldn't afford to rebuild his house.

In future the crooks he made will donate to his library.

So YOU, where exactly are you in the scheme of things as a Nigerian?

Your reward is poverty, hunger, unemployment, disease, homelessness, japa then heaven.

I can only take one positive thing from the meeting.

He took responsibility by admitting for the first time, that his friend, Abiola won the June 12 election.

Sadly again, and deliberately not for forgetfulness, Humphrey Nwosu, the electoral umpire during June 12 who was brave to announce most of the results against military directive wasn't mentioned.

Folks like Humphrey Nwosu doesn't fit the Nigerian optics.

He was a gatecrasher to uncommon destiny.

He lived in a wrong country among unclean people.

He became part of the collateral damage.

An unsung hero.

As IBB admitted to Abiola's victory, 33 years after, I look forward to the day the dark Professor, Mahmood will develop the manhood to confess openly to Peter Obi that he rigged the 2023 election to favour the Chicago drug baron.

I once said that even if devil appears physically in Nigeria that he would receive massive supporters.

Nigeria is the seat of evil.

It is a crime scene.

It's not habitable for human beings.

Living in Nigeria for far too long is capable of turning a saint to a devil.

I am yet to see an African country were evil is celebrated and bad character rewarded such as Nigeria by Nigerians.

It is one country I can tell you for sure that it cannot be redeemed.

A country populated by religious maggots who spend billions of naira to visit Mecca and Israel yet return to Nigeria as agents of Satan to ruin their people.

IBB is evil.

But those who came after him were undiluted devils.

3️⃣ *Conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become Germany's next chancellor* after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party backed by Team Trump.

Barring a last-minute upset in Sunday's election, *Merz's CDU/CSU bloc is leading the polls and on course to defeat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD)* to make the 69-year-old former investment lawyer the next leader of Europe's biggest economy.

*His victory would cap months of political turmoil* since *Scholz's troubled three-party coalition imploded in November* -- but grave challenges loom for Merz and his *pledge to fix Germany's ailing economy* and rebuild its international stature.

The *election comes at a time of rapid and unsettling change for Germany and Europe,* after US President Donald *Trump reached out over their heads to Russia* to try to end the Ukraine war, sparking grave fears for future transatlantic ties.

3️⃣ *Stephen Curry and Jayson Tatum combined for 27 points* as Shaquille O'Neal's *_"Team Shaq"_ cruised to victory in the new-look NBA All-Star game* in San Francisco.

*Curry,* playing on his home court at Golden State's Chase Center on Sunday, *reeled off a string of trademark three-pointers* to help his star-studded line-up *coast to a 41-25 victory over Charles Barkley's _"Team Chuck."_*

*Boston Celtics star Tatum finished with 15 points after delivering a dominant performance* in a starting line-up that also included Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and James Harden.

*Team Shaq's preparations for the game had been dealt a blow* shortly before tip-off when *Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James withdrew from the line-up*, citing a nagging foot and ankle injury.

The Lord is leading on to a certain victory with,the bold of promise.

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

SEX DURING PREGNANCY, IS IT SAFE?

This is one of the questions most new couples who are expecting for the first time will ask.

While some are scared it can cause miscarriage, others believe it can result in developmental problems.

Some men will also completely avoid their wives with the intention of protecting the unborn baby and also to give their partners some space.

Some women will also avoid having sex due to the hormonal and emotional changes that occur with pregnancy.

It is worth knowing that sex during pregnancy is #safe and does not pose a problem to the mum or unborn baby. Baby is enclosed in its sac/membranes and the opening of the uterus the cervix is also closed. It also has a mucus plug that prevents anything from entering the uterus.

What is important is to have considerations. The pregnancy hormones and the early signs and symptoms can make a woman not desire to be intimate. It's important for her partner to be considerate to support her through the process. There are times she will want to be intimate, there are times she will refrain. Make use of her happy days.

Some women who have had repeated abortions or threatened abortions may be advised by their doctors or midwives to avoid sex especially if an incompetent cervix is diagnosed.

Couples can have sex from the second trimester of the pregnancy. It is only to be #avoided when your midwife or doctor advises you due to your health condition.

During the last trimester, couples can still have sex. What is needed is to assume a position that will not put pressure on the abdomen and also the woman will be comfortable. It should also be gentle.

During the last trimester when labor is about to set in, it is believed to help trigger the onset of labor. The semen also contains prostaglandin which also helps to soften the cervix and help labor to start.

Its also important to know that, you really do not need sex to maintain your pregnancy. Baby is safe and mum is also safe. Women should not be compelled to have sex if they don't feel like or are currently not in any relationship whilst pregnant. Labor will still be initiated naturally.

Esther Ikedichi

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