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What part of the process are you most curious about? Drop your questions in the replies — I’ll answer them.

Full process video is attached to the main post. If you’ve ever wanted to see how brick veneer is installed step by step, this is it.

Brick cladding looks simple when it’s done, but the process has a lot of small decisions that affect how clean and solid the final work turns out. I filmed it properly so you can see how it actually comes together.

Most content out there shows the final result. This one shows the real work — the prep, the layout, the installation, and the finishing. No skipped steps. No time-lapses that hide the details.

I’ve always only seen the finished look of Brick Veneer Installation (Brick Cladding). Never the actual process. So this time I took the opportunity and filmed the entire installation from start to finish.

If you’re in Abuja and can somehow catch a glimpse of them arriving, go. If not, just say their names today: Umejiaku, Bashiru, and the rest of the Flamingos. First African women’s World Cup champions. Let that sit for a minute.

To the players, coach Busari, and the entire technical crew — thank you. You made a lot of people who have been tired of the constant bad news smile this weekend. And you’re landing as world champions this morning. That’s not small.

We spend so much time talking about what is broken in this country that we sometimes forget what is still possible. These girls didn’t wait for perfect conditions. They just went and took it. Lost once, won six times after that, and brought Africa its first women’s FIFA World Cup title at any age level.

Tinubu already congratulated them. Infantino did too. First Lady was reportedly dancing when the final ended. All good. But the real win is what this does for the next set of girls watching. When a 16-year-old from Nigeria is the best player at a World Cup, the conversation changes.

They’re expected at Nnamdi Azikiwe around 5am after leaving Casablanca at 1am. Media officer confirmed the schedule. Reception details are still coming, but the trophy is on that plane. I don’t care how early it is — this is the kind of homecoming that should shut the country up for a few hours and just celebrate.

What makes it even better is how they got there. Lost the opening game to Poland, then just… refused to lose again. Beat the defending champions (Korea DPR), Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and then Japan. First team in the history of the competition to lose their first match and still win the whole thing. That resilience is very Nigerian.

They beat Japan 2-1 in the final on Saturday in Rabat. Bashiru opened the scoring in the 39th, Umejiaku doubled it two minutes into the second half, and they held on after Japan pulled one back. Umejiaku also took the Golden Ball. 16 years old. Absolute monster of a tournament.

Woke up to the best kind of Nigerian news this morning. Our Flamingos are landing in Abuja right about now as actual world champions. Not “almost.” Not “first African finalists.” Champions. First African team to ever win the U-17 Women’s World Cup. Still processing it.

Bottom line for now: As of Friday’s check, Atiku and Amaechi are still listed. INEC has not removed them because it has not received the CTC and has not deliberated on the judgment. Everything else is still in play — appeal, stay of execution, and whatever INEC eventually decides once it has the official papers. The 2027 opposition ticket just got messier.

My read: This is less about INEC “protecting” Atiku and more about process. They are waiting for the official document before they move. That said, the longer this stays unresolved, the more it feeds the narrative that the opposition is being weakened through the courts ahead of 2027. Both sides will keep using it.

There’s also the earlier conflicting judgment from Justice Musa Liman that previously upheld aspects of the Mark-led structure. Two courts of coordinate jurisdiction have now spoken differently on essentially the same leadership dispute. Until the Court of Appeal settles it, the legal status of the ADC ticket remains contested — regardless of what any portal currently shows.

This is the real tension. INEC is not an activist body. It generally waits for certified judgments and clear orders before making portal changes, especially on something as sensitive as a presidential ticket. Acting on WhatsApp screenshots or social media claims would be reckless. But the delay also creates space for confusion, counter-narratives, and political maneuvering.

A journalist checked the portal on Friday — the names were still there. So right now, we have a court judgment that says one thing, a rival faction celebrating, the Mark/Atiku camp preparing to appeal, and INEC saying “we haven’t even seen the official copy yet.”

INEC Commissioner Mohammed Kudu Haruna (who chairs the Information and Voter Education Committee) responded directly: “I don’t know where that statement came from. Somebody just forwarded it to me. We haven’t received the judgement yet.” He added that getting a CTC usually takes about a week, and the commission hasn’t even met to discuss it.