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The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills, spines. The spines protect it from rampaging predators. When it feels threatened, the porcupine shoots the arrows of its spines at its assailants. These deadly quills pierce the intending attacker, allowing the animal to escape harm. So, in their confidence about the mystical powers at the beck and call of their kings, Yoruba say that when hunters talk about pursuing, capturing and gripping an animal to death with bare hands, that animal can never be a porcupine. Most likely premising their conviction on history and ancient…

The president of Namibia, Hage Geingob is dead, DAILY MONITOR reports. This was made known in an announcement by the presidency. He died as a result of illness. Announcement of the Passing of H.E Dr @hagegeingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, 04 February 2024. Fellow Namibians, It is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr. Hage G. Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia has passed on today, Sunday 4 February 2024 at around 00h04 at Lady Pohamba Hospital where he was receiving medical treatment from his medical team. At his side, was…

Chief Tajudeen Adelani Adeosun Akinola Agura, a prominent member of the Agura family has implored Governor Seyi Makinde to re-visit his petition because the man who usurped his position is not in consonance with the Chiefs Law declaration and he’s not even from Ido and Agura family. According to him, Ido Chieftaincy is guided by law which is the declaration given to us in 1958 and stamped in 1960 which says that “Declaration made under Section 4 (2)of the Chiefs Law, 1957 of the Customary Law regulating the selection to the Onido of Ido Chieftaincy. There’s only one ruling house…

Facts have emerged that the killers of the Olukoro of Koro in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, perfected the murder plot in a pub, popularly called beer parlour, in the town, The PUNCH reports. Oba Aremu-Cole, a retired senior military officer, was shot dead on Thursday night by the assailants, who invaded his palace, and his wife and two natives who live near the palace were whisked away to an unknown destination. He was crowned in 2017 and he would have been 66 this year as he was born in 1958. It was gathered…

Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona has replaced Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah as the new Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. A handing over ceremony was held at the forecourt of the Odartey-Wellington Block of the Ghana Army Headquarters (AHQ), Burma Camp in Accra on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. It was presided over by the Deputy Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma, Kofi Amankwa-Manu. Major General Onwona until his elevation to the Chief of Army Staff was the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College. In his farewell speech, the outgone…

The Olu of Ipaja Kingdom Lagos State, Oba Kolawole Ajani Egundupe JP, has Congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for qualifying for the AFCON football Semi-finals, on Friday evening at the ongoing football competitions in Ivory coast. The Monarch urged the team to qualify for the final of the football competitions and also bring the Cup to Nigeria. Kabiyesi Oba Dr Kolawole Ajani Egundupe JP, expresses Joy on the performances of the Super Eagles and their handlers,even though, they’re not given any chances to go far in the competitions. “I am very impressed with their victories so far. I Congratulate…

More than 800 officials from the United States and Europe have signed a scathing criticism of Western policy, towards Israel and Gaza, accusing their governments of possible complicity in war crimes. In a statement obtained by CNN, the officials say there is a “plausible risk that our governments’ policies are contributing to grave violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and even ethnic cleansing or genocide.” They accuse their governments of failing to hold Israel to the same standards they apply to other countries and weakening their own “moral standing” in the world. Among them are around 80 United States…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has secured a reduction in the charges for the 2024 Hajj from the Saudi Arabian government. According to the NAHCON, the cost of accommodation in Madinah dropped from SR 2,080 (Saudi Riyals) in 2023 to SR 1,665 this year. Similarly, the cost of accommodation in Makkah was realized at SR 3000 against SR 3,500 in the previous year. However, the reductions contained in a statement by Fatima Sanda Usara, the NAHCON’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, were attained in the cost of airfare, accommodation and Masha’ir packages. She disclosed that the achievement…

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to issue a directive, immediately stopping the issuance of/demand for the Central Motor Registry Information System (CMRIS) certificates nationwide. NBA-SPIDEL further demanded that the registration website and every other physical registration centres be shut down, and every money already collected from Nigerians be refunded to them within three days of receiving its notice. This demand is contained in a letter signed by NBA-SPIDEL Chairman, John Aikpokpo-Martins, and the Secretary to the IGP, Funmi Adeogun, tilted, ‘Re: Issuance…

Carl Weathers, the US actor who played Apollo Creed in 1976’s ‘Rocky’, has died at 76. In a statement on Friday evening, Weathers’ family announced that he died “peacefully in his sleep” on February 1. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” the statement shared through his reps reads. “Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has left an indelible mark and is recognized worldwide and across generations. He was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, partner and friend.” Weathers was best known for playing Apollo Creed alongside Sylvester Stallone in the…