The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) community was on Monday thrown into mourning after a lion at the school’s zoo killed a veterinary technologist Olabode Olawuyi. According to the school’s spokesman Abiodun Olarewaju, the victim who has been in charge of…
Bob Junior: Lion who was ‘king’ of the Serengeti killed by rivals
A lion known as the king of the Serengeti has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute to the “legendary” Bob Junior – also known as Snyggve – online. The “photogenic” and…
*LASG tranquilises, removes lion from Victoria Island house (Punch) *I will keep my officers on their toes, says new Lagos police boss (Guardian)
LASG tranquilises, removes lion from Victoria Island house (Punch) The Lagos State Government has tranquilised the lion found in a house at the Victoria Island area of the state. The Head of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences…
Lion discovered at residential building in Lagos (Channels)
A two-year-old lion has been discovered in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The lion said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national, is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street…
Lion Air crash: Investigators detect “pings” which could lead to flight recorders (CNN)
Inspections ordered amid search for plane 02:15 Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Indonesian investigators searching for the flight recorders of crashed Lion Air flight 610 have heard transponder “pings” that could lead them to the devices, and answer questions as to why the new Boeing…
Baby hippo attacks hungry lion in attempt to save mother (Independent)
A baby hippo has been photographed trying to save its mother from a hungry lion after she became mired in a muddy bog. The desperate calf can be seen roaring at the lion during the stand-off as it circled the…
