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A wild male lion believed to be oldest in Africa and one of the world's oldest, has died after being speared by herders, authorities in Kenya have said. Loonkiito, who was 19, died in Olkelunyiet village on Wednesday night, May 10 after preying on livestock. The village borders Amboseli National Park - in southern Kenya.  Conservation group Lion Guardians said he was "the oldest male lion in our ecosystem and possibly in Africa". Most lions live to around 13 in the wild. Almost all lions live in Africa with a small population in India, according to the World Wildlife Federation.   Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesperson Paul Jinaro said on Friday May 12, that the lion was old and frail and wandered into the village from the park in search of food.   Jinaro didn't confirm if he was the oldest lion in the country but noted he was "very old".   The average lifespan of a lion is about 13 years in the wild, although they can live much longer in captivity...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, the founder and General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, and two others before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, for drug trafficking.    The High Priest, his co-defendants Udezuka Udoka and Oyoyo Mary Obasi, were arraigned before Justice Akintayo Aluko, on Friday, May 12, 2023, on a count-charge of conspiracy and unlawful possession of the hard drugs.    While the High Priest was arraigned on fourth count-charge of conspiracy, unlawful export of 14.90 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa and Methamphetamine and procuring both Udoka and Oyoyo to unlawfully export the drugs, the duo were arraigned on all the count charge of conspiracy, unlawful export of the drug.    The prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim told the court that they committed the offences with one Chisom, now at large, on February 9, 2023.   Mr. Ibrahim told the court t...

Buckingham Palace has released new coronation portraits of King Charles III, his son, Prince William, and his grandson, Prince George of Wales posing together. The last occasion anything similar was released was when the late Queen Elizabeth posed with her three generations of heirs in 2020 to mark the start of the new decade.   Taken by society photographer, Hugo Burnand last Saturday following the King’s coronation, His Majesty is seated in the Throne Room in full regalia including The Robe of Estate and The Imperial State Crown and holding the Sovereign’s Orb and Sceptre with Cross.   A second official photo released shows the King and Queen with their Pages of Honours and the Ladies in Attendance.   Pictured (left to right): Ralph Tollemache, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Nicholas Barclay, Prince George, the Marchioness of Lansdowne, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Queen's sister Annabel Elliot, the Queen's grandson Freddy Parker Bowles, the Queen's great-...