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For centuries, the ancient walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia has maintained a unique and peaceful coexistence with local wildlife through a famous nightly tradition where residents hand feed wild spotted hyenas.  Rather than viewing these powerful carnivores solely as a threat to livestock or people, the local community has long embraced them as cultural neighbors.  This deep rooted tolerance is now being backed by modern scientific research, which reveals that hyenas play an unexpectedly vital role in maintaining urban ecosystems and public health across the country. Recent ecological studies conducted in Ethiopian cities, such as Mekelle, have quantified the massive scale of organic waste consumed by urban scavengers.  Researchers discovered that spotted hyenas act as an efficient, natural sanitation crew, processing thousands of metric tons of meat scraps and animal carcasses that are routinely discarded along roadsides and open dump sites.  In Mekelle alon...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has initiated a sweeping directive aimed at completely restructuring and revitalizing Nigeria's football framework.  This decisive action comes in response to growing concerns over the recent stagnation and declining fortunes of the national teams and domestic leagues on both continental and global stages. The primary objective of this comprehensive overhaul is to reform sports governance, modernize youth talent development structures, and ensure strict transparency and accountability within the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).  By addressing administrative bottlenecks and logistical hurdles, the government hopes to create an enabling environment where local talents can truly thrive and compete at the highest international levels. This major reform has generated immense interest and hope among millions of Nigerian football enthusiasts and stakeholders who have watched the country struggle to maintain its former dominance in African and world footb...