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    True Crime News Promo Sweepstakes — Official Rules

     

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED DURING THE SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The entry period for the “True Crime News & LifeSafe Giveaway” (“Sweepstakes”), sponsored by GTC Productions Inc. (“Sponsor”), begins Friday, January 31, 2025 at 6:00:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PT”) and ends at 5:59:59 a.m. PT on Friday, February 28, 2025 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor’s computer will serve as the official timepiece for the Sweepstakes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

    1. ELIGIBILITY:

    The Sweepstakes is open to individuals who meet the following criteria: (a) are eighteen (18) years of age or older and (b) are a legal resident of and physically residing in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States territories, possessions, and protectorates, foreign based United States military installations and wherever restricted or prohibited by law) (“Entrant”).

    Neither Sponsor nor employees of Sponsor, “True Crime News”, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Telepictures Productions Inc., GTC Productions Inc. and all of their respective partners, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, trustees, advertising, promotion and public relations agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors, representatives and agencies (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”) are eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes and/or win a Prize (as defined below). Additionally, immediate family members of such employees and persons living in the same household as such employees (whether related or not) are not eligible to win. For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, “immediate family members” is defined as spouse, domestic partner, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, children, siblings and their spouses.
    By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects and cannot be challenged or appealed.

    HOW TO ENTER: Online entry via the “True Crime News” website (“Platforms”) is the only method of entry for the Sweepstakes.

    Entries received before and/or after the Sweepstakes Period will be void. All entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

    To Enter:

    You may enter the Sweepstakes only one (1) time per day per Platform during the Sweepstakes Period. In order to enter:

    A. Go to for official rules.

    B. Go to www.truecrimenews.com and take the following steps:

    • Using the entry form, complete the entry for the Sweepstakes

    Those Entrants who do not comply with all the required fields as listed will be disqualified.

    Entrant’s entry must be received by Sponsor between 6:00 a.m. PT on Friday, January 31, 2025 and 5:59 a.m. PT on Friday, February 28, 2025.

    Sponsor will accept only one (1) qualifying entry for each day of the Sweepstakes Period per Entrant.

    Submission of false or misleading Personal Information will be grounds for disqualification of entry. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Illegible or incomplete entries, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be disqualified. Sponsor will not deem proof of submission of an entry as proof of receipt of an entry.

    WINNER SELECTION PROCESS:

    Sponsor will select at random ten (10) prizewinners (“Winner”). If a potential Sweepstakes winner is found ineligible or fails to comply with these Official Rules, that Entrant’s claim to a prize is forfeited and an alternate qualifying and eligible entrant may be selected, at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    All Prizes legitimately claimed will be awarded.

    PRIZE
    A five (5) pack of StaySafe All-in-1 Fire Safety Devices valued at $94.95

    Total ARV ($949.50)

    Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen products, vouchers, or certificates. In the event of such a loss, Sponsor shall have the right, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to disqualify the Winner or to award to that Winner the remaining elements of the Prize which shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor’s prize obligation to the Winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.

    All Winners may be required to review and execute further contracts and releases provided by Sponsor in order to receive the Prize.

    PRIZEWINNER NOTIFICATION PROCESS:

    The Winner will be notified by Sponsor via email. If a Winner does not accept the Prize and/or fails to return all required documentation and signatures within seventy-two (72) hours following the date and time the Winner is notified by Sponsor, then that Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Winner will be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    The Sponsor may require a tentative Winner to execute a Certificate of Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (collectively, “Certificate/Release”).

    If a Winner does not accept the Prize and/or fails to return any required documentation and signatures within seventy-two (72) hours following the date and time the Winner is notified by Sponsor, then that Winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    Refusal or return of any notifications, Affidavit/Release or Prize as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate entry will be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    ADDITIONAL PRIZE INFORMATION:

    There is no substitution for any Prize or any portion thereof. The Prize is not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. All Prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    Winner is solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any and all federal, state and local taxes any air travel taxes and/or expenses, including applicable departure taxes or fees, inspection charges, and security charges, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of the Prize not specified herein as being awarded. Winner may be issued an IRS form 1099 based on the ARV of the Prize.

    The value of each Prize set forth above represents Sponsor’s good faith determination of the ARV thereof and cannot be challenged or appealed. The Prize consists of only those items specifically listed above as part of the Prize.

    PRIVACY STATEMENT:

    Entrants’ personal information will be utilized by the Sponsor for fulfillment of Sweepstakes Prizes and to comply with legal requirements. Sponsor has adopted the Warner Bros.-Discovery privacy policy found here:   By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrants accept and agree to abide by these privacy policies and terms of use.

    OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE:

    All Sweepstakes related materials, including submission entries (“Submission”) becomes the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The copyright in any Submission shall remain the property of the Entrant, but entry into this Sweepstakes constitutes Entrant’s irrevocable and perpetual permission and consent, without further compensation or attribution, to use, reproduce, print, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, perform, adapt, enhance, or display such Submission for any purpose, including but not limited to editorial, advertising, trade, commercial, and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now in existence or hereafter invented, throughout the universe, for the duration or the copyright in the Submission. Sponsor and/or others authorized by Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, and modify the Submission.

    Any use of any of the Sweepstakes Entities trademarks or copyright interest is strictly prohibited and may subject Entrant to civil and/or criminal liability.

    PUBLICITY GRANT:

    Except where prohibited by law or Sponsor’s Privacy Policy the Prizewinner shall be required to grant Sponsor the perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use his/her name, photograph, visual and audio likeness, statements, biographical information, address (including city and state of residence) and any other information contained in his/her entry on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media now known or hereafter invented or discovered (including, without limitation, on the Sponsors’ web sites), in perpetuity, without further compensation, notice, review or approval.

    NO WARRANTIES:

    ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.” SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE OR ENJOYMENT OF ANY PRIZE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES FOR A PRIZE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, ARE CONTAINED IN THE MANUFACTURERS’ OR SERVICE PROVIDERS’ WARRANTIES, AS RELEVANT.

    All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The use of certain companies’ products and services as Prizes does not imply participation in, approval of, or endorsement of this Sweepstakes by such companies.

    RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION:

    BY ENTERING, ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, PARTICIPANT’S HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, LEGAL SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS RELEASE AND AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR AND ALL SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, AND INCIDENTAL DAMAGES), LIABILITY, LOSS, COST, FEES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PERSONAL OR REAL PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY REASON OF THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, REDEMPTION, MISDIRECTION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR ANY PORTION OF ANY PRIZE (INCLUDING ANY ACTIVITY OR TRAVEL RELATED THERETO) OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE ACTIVITIES OR FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BASED ON RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY AND RIGHTS OF PRIVACY WHETHER ANY OF THESE THINGS ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE ACTS, OMISSIONS, NEGLIGENCE OR MISCONDUCT OF THE SPONSOR AND/OR THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES.

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    BY ENTERING, ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SWEEPSTAKES AGREE THAT THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES ASSUME NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH ENTRANT’S ENTRY INTO THE SWEEPSTAKES, THE USE, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION OR AWARDING OF ANY PRIZE OR WHILE PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR TRAVELING TO OR FROM ANY SWEEPSTAKES-RELATED ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, DEATH, LOSS OR ACCIDENT TO PERSON OR PROPERTY DUE TO AN INTENTIONAL ACT, AN ACT OF NEGLIGENCE OR DEFAULT AND/OR ANY ACT OF GOD.

    By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity with the Official Rules.

    The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for human errors or for any damaged, tampered with, delayed, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled, late, lost, forged, misaddressed, misdirected, mutilated, mass machine-generated, unintelligible, incomprehensible, postage-due or stolen mail or entries or entries otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. In addition, Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any typographical errors in these Official Rules, Sweepstakes content or any advertising materials for the Sweepstakes, or for any kind of computer, electronic, hardware, software, Internet, network, technical or telephone failures and/or problems caused by the Sponsor and/or the Sweepstakes Entities or the user, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or by any human, typographical, electronic, network or other error that may occur in receiving and/or processing of the entries in the Sweepstakes, or by infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failure.

    If the Sweepstakes becomes compromised, hampered, interrupted, not capable of running as planned, rendered impossible of performance in any way or prevented, including, without limitation, because of any kind of computer viruses, bugs, electronic, hardware, software, Internet, network, technical or telephone failures, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, an event of force majeure or any other cause created by Sponsor and/or the Sweepstakes Entities, the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change the Official Rules, to cancel, modify, suspend or withdraw the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes offer and/or cancel, modify, suspend or withdraw any method of entry, without notice, and select Prizewinners from all entries received for the Sweepstakes prior to or after the cancellation, modification, suspension or withdrawal. As used herein, an event of force majeure shall be deemed to include, without limitation, an act of God; an act of terrorism, war, riot or civil commotion, fire, casualties, equipment failure, boycott; labor dispute, strike or stoppage (including a strike by the members of any union), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, an act, regulation, order or request of or by any federal, state or local authority or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the act, regulation, order or request proves to be invalid); an epidemic or a pandemic; or any other similar or dissimilar act beyond the Sponsor’s control.

    GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

    All Entrants, as a condition of entry, agree that they have not purchased any kind of Internet service whatsoever in order to participate in and/or enter the Sweepstakes. Entrants agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Sweepstakes and/or prevent others from utilizing the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE OR CELLULAR SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES OR CAMPAIGN VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS.

    IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR AND/OR ADMINISTERING AGENCY MAY, AT THEIR SOLE AND REASONABLE DISCRETION, DISQUALIFY ANY AND ALL SWEEPSTAKES PARTICIPANTS MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SPONSOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

    GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE:

    The parties agree that the Sweepstakes and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. Each participant agrees (i) that any or all lawsuits brought by participants pursuant to these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes will be brought in the courts located in Los Angeles, California and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Sweepstakes participants hereby waive any and all objections to personal jurisdiction. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred including, without limitation, costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees. Under no circumstances will Sweepstakes participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

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    Source: True Crime Daily

  • Ukraine says Russian missile strike kills dozens in Sumy

    Ukraine said more than two dozen people were killed and scores injured after Russian missiles struck the city of Sumy, days after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war.

    Two ballistic missiles hit the center of the city, in northeastern Ukraine, on Palm Sunday morning, the city’s regional administration said on its Telegram channel.

    At least 34 people were killed and 117 injured, including children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media. The missile strikes came as many people were out on the streets and traveling in cars and on public transportation,

    At least one of the missiles was equipped with cluster munitions in order to maximize casualties, Andriy Yermak, top aide to Zelenskyy, said on Telegram. The missiles involved in Russia’s deadliest strike of 2025 so far were fired from Russia’s Kursk and Voronezh regions, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, said on Telegram.

    The projectiles were said to be Iskander-M/KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea, which Russia is believed to have been since late 2023.

    “The world must respond firmly. The United States, Europe, everyone in the world who wants this war and these killings to end,” Zelenskyy said on social media. “Russia wants exactly this kind of terror and is dragging this war out.”

    The missile attack in the city with a pre-war population of about 275,000 came on the day Christians celebrated the start of Holy Week, and just days after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Russia in his bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    Trump had said on Friday on his social media platform that “Russia has to get moving” and bemoaned the death toll from the war, now well into its fourth year. Witkoff, who’s become a key intermediary on Ukraine for Trump’s attempts to bring an end to the fighting, traveled to St. Petersburg the same day for his third meeting with Putin.

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks with the U.S. envoy were “an additional step” toward a meeting between Trump and Putin, which he said would happen in “due time,” though preparation was still needed.

    Peskov said in an interview — excerpts of which were posted Sunday by state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin — that U.S.-Russian dialogue was progressing “really well,” but that it was difficult to restore relations from practically nothing.

    Negotiations on a ceasefire — which Trump predicted he could achieve soon after his January inauguration — have stalled following talks in Saudi Arabia last month. Russia is demanding the reconnection of one of its largest state banks to the SWIFT international messaging system that’s under the European Union’s jurisdiction as a condition for accepting a U.S.-brokered truce in the Black Sea.

    “It’s now the second month that Putin has been ignoring the U.S. proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “Unfortunately, there in Moscow they are convinced they can keep killing with impunity.”

    Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-day moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure that’s due to expire April 18.

    Sunday’s strike by Russia on Sumy follows one earlier in the month on Kryvih Rih in central Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s home town, that killed at least 20 people, including nine children.

    Separately, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday it had downed a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet. Zelenskyy on Saturday said that the plane’s 26-year-old pilot was killed in combat, but that authorities were looking into what had happened, in the second publicly known instance of Ukraine losing that type of aircraft along with its pilot since August.

    Ukraine’s forces attacked Russia’s Belgorod region, just over the nations’ border, with 78 drones over the past day, the area’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on his Telegram channel.

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    Source: American Military News

  • Easter: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

    The Federal Government has declared April 18th and 21st as public holidays to enable Christians celebrate Easter.

    This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja.
    Ajani said that the public holidays were to mark the celebrations of Good Friday and Easter Monday, respectively.

    She acknowledged that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo extended his heartfelt congratulations to Christians across the country on the joyous festivities.

    Tunji-Ojo emphasised the importance of embodying the virtues of the sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ, having to die for the redemption of man.

    He called on Nigerians to use the holiday period to pray for the peace, unity, and stability of the nation.

    The minister further reassured citizens of President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to foster national growth and development.

    Tunji-Ojo encouraged Nigerians to extend love and goodwill to their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity.

    The Minister wished all Christians a blissful Easter celebration as he extended warm holiday greetings to all citizens.

    Easter: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

    Source: The Whistler

  • Bernie Sanders, AOC draw massive crowds in red states on anti-Trump tour

    By JONATHAN J. COOPER and REBECCA BOONE

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephanie and Ryan Burnett were perplexed. The crowd was enormous. The line snaked endlessly between buildings. Were they in the right place?

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, greets Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as they speak during a stop of their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that filled Civic Center Park, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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“Being progressive in a place like this, people are almost masked or something, kind of seem like the quiet minority,” Ryan Burnett said as he waited to enter the Utah rally. “But this is a space where it’s the opposite of that. This kind of event is especially meaningful right now.”

His mother, a 52-year-old caregiver with an online reselling business, said it was refreshing to be around like-minded people. She’s feeling increasingly like an “outcast” at her congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where the parking lot is filled with Trump bumper stickers.

“I went to our church this morning. I’m coming to this now because I feel more accepted here,” Stephanie Burnett said.

Democrats need to project a kinder, less judgmental image to make progress in red America, said Owen Reeder, 63, an accountant from Bountiful, Utah.

“You’re never going to make a friend by lecturing and pounding somebody on the head with a sledgehammer,” Reeder said. “You’ve got to be nice to everybody.”

Meghan Nadoroff, 36, and their mother, Kathy Franckiewicz, 59, went to the Idaho event Monday. They both live in in the small farming community of Kuna about 17 miles southwest of Boise.

They’ve felt disenfranchised by both parties – bullied by some of the far-right policies of the Idaho’s GOP supermajority, and ignored by the national Democratic Party because Idaho has been written off as a lost cause, said Franckiewicz.

“We have so little presence in Idaho overall,” Nadoroff said of Democrats. “It’s easy to just kind of give up, politically.”

In what feels to many Democrats like dark times, hope and camaraderie are especially valuable.

“It feels safe, to know that there are more of us out there and we’re not just a blue dot in a red state,” said Jaxon Pond, 20, of Meridian, Idaho.

That’s a sharp contrast to everyday life, Pond said.

“Especially as a gay man, I feel like I have to walk on extra eggshells about what I say because Idaho’s not necessarily the safest place to be gay,” he said.

Boone reported from Nampa, Idaho.

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Source: Paradise Post

  • Terry Bogard and Geese Howard face off in new Mega64 skit promoting Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves











    You may remember Mega64’s skits that had them recreating the Cell Saga, Majin Buu Saga and the Saiyan Saga of the Dragon Ball Z series. It seems that they’ve teamed up with SNK to create skit focused on Fatal Fury just in time for the launch of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.






    In this clip, Terry Bogard is facing off against Geese Howard atop a tall tower. Those familiar with the Fatal Fury series probably know where this is going…









    Inevitably, Geese Howard is defeated and knocked off the tower. Amazingly, Geese Howard is able to survive the encounter.


    Stubbornly, Geese decides that he’s not done yet. Despite being stared at by a lot of onlookers, Geese opts to crawl his way back to the top of the tower for a rematch against Terry.


    At one point, someone, evidently unaware of SNK and Terry Bogard’s mannerisms, asks Geese Howard, “Are you okay?” It’s a very ironic scene.


    Regardless, Geese Howard is able to climb back up to the tower where Terry Bogard awaits him. And… he immediately knocks him down again.


    Apparently, this scene repeats for about 40 times before Geese Howard finally just “gives up.”




    At the end, however, it’s seemingly revealed that Geese Howard is still alive after his 40th fall. Could this somehow be a hint at Geese Howard’s presence in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves? Or is this somehow a hint at Nightmare Geese?


    The game is set to be released on April 24, 2025. We’ll just have to find out what happens when we get the game then.







    Source: Event Hubs

  • Opp High School’s Haley Vendetti receives Bryant-Jordan Student Achievement Award

    Opp High School’s Haley Vendetti receives Bryant-Jordan Student Achievement Award

    Published 3:09 pm Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    Haley Vendetti with the Bryant Jordan Scholarship Foundation’s Student Achievement Award at Monday’s awards banquet in Birmingham. She is pictured with AHSAA Executive Director Heath Harmon and Vincent High School’s Aiden Poe, winner of the Larry Stiplin Jr. Scholar-Athlete Award.
    PHOTO COURTESY OF AHSAA

    STORY COURTESY OF JOSH BEAN/AHSAA

    Opp High School’s Haley Vendetti was named the recipient of the statewide Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Foundation’s Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Student Achievement Award during the organization’s 40th annual athlete awards banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom in Birmingham Monday night.

    Haley Vendetti

    Vendetti penned a poignant personal essay for the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship, powerfully describing loneliness and isolation caused by her often chaotic and unpredictable family situation.

    Vendetti and her mother survived a horrific car crash in 2014 that claimed the lives of her stepfather and two younger siblings. In the aftermath, Vendetti said her mother slipped into the grip of depression and addiction, leading to Haley living a life of constant uncertainty as she ping-ponged between living with each parent and bouncing from school to school for nearly a decade.

    “My ceiling became the only thing that truly saw me — silent, still and unwavering,” she wrote in her Bryant-Jordan essay. “It was the one constant in a world that I felt full of people, but devoid of connection.”

    Vendetti attended schools in Florida and South Carolina. She also lived for a time with her father in Mobile. She arrived at Opp as a high school freshman after attending schools in Andalusia, Pleasant Home and Straughn, as well as Fleeta Junior High in Opp.

    How does Haley describe her journey? “Really stressful, I will say that!” she said. “It’s stressful trying to take care of yourself.”

    Haley’s ability to persevere despite the lack of the normal parental support is a big reason she was named the Class 4A, Region 2 Award recipient and one of 52 regional winners in the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program’s Achievement category, which honors high school athletes who have overcome personal adversity. She and other regional winners, all of whom earn a $3,000 scholarship, were honored at the 40th annual Bryant-Jordan Awards Banquet.

    Vendetti received the Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Student-Achievement Award as the overall state achievement winner. As a Class 4A and overall winner, she receives an additional $7,500 scholarship.

    A total of 104 high school senior student-athletes — 52 in the program’s achievement category and 52 in the scholar-athlete category — were nominated by their schools and selected as regional winners. More than $12 million in scholarship funds has been distributed to student recipients by the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program since its inception in 1986.

    “If the point of this scholarship is to help change the life of a student who has overcome adversity, Haley is the true definition of why this scholarship is needed,” Opp teacher Abby Presley wrote in a support letter to the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program.

    Vendetti remains reluctant to share many details, describing a strained relationship with both of her parents. Once she arrived at Opp, however, Vendetti began to find the security and connection she craved.

    First, she moved in with a friend near the end of the eighth grade and lived there for two years, and she has been living with her boyfriend and his parents for little more than a year.

    With her living situation stabilized, Vendetti played tennis and excelled in cross country at Opp, twice running in the AHSAA Cross Country Championships. She picked up a series of part-time jobs to pay for her own expenses, and she currently works in the after-school program at W.S. Harlan Elementary in Florala.

    She initially planned to run cross country at Gulf Coast (Florida) State College, but has since opted to concentrate solely on her academic career. She plans to study sonography at Gulf Coast and hopes to eventually work in a medical clinic that specializes in pediatrics or obstetrics.

    “The more and more I’ve learned about her story and the more and more I’ve seen her grow and the more and more I’ve seen her mature, I’ve seen her be an inspiration for people around her, even for old folks like me,” Opp Principal Matt Blake said. “The word that really comes to mind that epitomizes Haley is persistence. She has overcome a lot in her life. She has been very persistent to not let the obstacles in her life define her but rather take the initiative to define who and what she is based on her own decisions.”

    Few people know about Vendetti’s personal struggles because she hardly ever shares the details with others.

    Vendetti uses her family turmoil as motivation to chase her dreams of going to college and living a successful life. That attitude, Blake said, is what makes Vendetti special.

    “She is a humble person. She is a hard-working person,” he said. “She doesn’t want pity, doesn’t want someone feeling sorry for her, and she doesn’t want quote-unquote handouts because of the obstacles she’s overcome. She’s a goal-oriented individual who wants to get the things she gets in life on merit.”

    What has Vendetti learned through her years of adversity? “It was definitely something rough to go through, but there are always people who have it 10 times worse. That’s my outlook,” Vendetti said. “I always tell myself that somebody out there is having it worse, or somebody out there has it 10 times worse than I have.”

    Described by her teachers and coaches as an encourager and uplifter with a kind word to say to someone when the most need it, Vendetti said she found inner strength when she needed it most.

    “I think I truly would be okay when I was able to look back and realize I had the fortitude,” she said. “So many have helped me along the way. I am really thankful for everyone who has supported me”

    A total of 104 high school regional senior honorees were recognized and awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships through the Bryant-Jordan program.

    Source: Andalusia Star

  • Operation Manager at Owens and Xley

    Owens and Xley Consults is a Lagos based company that offers business advisory and consulting services to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Our Mission is to provide quality insights, tools and resources needed to build a sustainable business.Description 

    In this role, under the supervision of the MD/CEO, you will be responsible for leading, directing and managing the day-to-day operational activities. As the Operations Manager, you will also provide oversight and monitor processes related to manufacturing and sales..

    Strategy:

    Actively pursue the company’s strategic and operational objectives.
    Recommend strategies and advise the Creative Director on issues that pertain to the development of the company

    Operations:

    Ensure operational activities remain on time and within a defined budget
    Track staffing requirements and oversee the hiring of new employees as needed
    Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
    Manage timely data collection to update operations metrics to achieve productivity targets, eliminate errors, and deliver excellent services
    Improve the efficiency of existing organizational processes and procedures to enhance and sustain the organization’s internal capacity
    Collaborate with and supervise cross-functional support teams in improving tools and systems for business efficiency
    Maintain constant communication with management, staff, and external stakeholders to ensure proper operations of the organization
    Work with the HR Consultant to organize and monitor implementation of periodic performance appraisals

    Reporting:

    Conduct budget reviews and report cost plans to upper management.
    Track company-wide financial information and review reporting for management.
    Provide monthly reports on key operations of the company not limited to People, Finance, Production etc.
    Receive, review and compile reports from production and retail team.

    Compliance:

    Ensure that the company’s activities remain compliant to statutory directives.
    Monitor and ensure compliance to all financial, human resource and safety compliance requirements

    Technical Skills:

    Astute business acumen
    Ability to create and work with a budget
    Knowledge of accounting procedures
    Ability to create and interpret financial information.
    Excellent people management skills.
    Business process optimization skills

    Requirments

    Qualifications: BSc/HND in a business-related field.
    Academic: Master’s degree in Business Administration is an added advantage.
    Experience: Minimum 6 years relevant experience.
    Experience in the fashion industry is compulsory

    Soft Skills:

    Excellent leadership skills
    Strong written and oral communication.
    Organization and attention to detail.
    Analytical and problem-solving skills.
    Time management.
    Ability to navigate stressful situations

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  • OMF Financial Consultant (OMF Vereeniging) at Old Mutual April, 2025

    Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us

    Old Mutual Limited (OML) is a premium African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries.

    Job Description

    • Provides advice on a specific range of products to a specific allocated market and are individually accountable for achieving results through their own efforts.

    Responsibilities

    Customer Service

    • Carry out standard customer service activities and handle simple customer inquiries.

    Solutions Analysis

    • Assess compliance with established standards and protocols for routine inquiries.

    Receiving Visitors

    • Receive visitors and assist with various requests for information, referring more complex matters to colleagues.

    Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Data

    • Ensure that basic customer details held in the system are accurate, and make notes of follow-up actions that have been promised, together with notes of actions taken during each sales call.

    Customer Needs Clarification

    • Interview the customer, following a multilevel sales script, to clarify the customer’s requirements.

    Customer Relationship Development / Prospecting

    • Make calls (by telephone or in person) to allocated potential customers to develop relationships. Provide a first point of contact for resolving customer queries and complaints.

    Operational Compliance

    • Follow a range of mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.

    Business Development

    • Carry out routine business development support tasks and assist others by following established procedures.

    Sales Opportunities Creation

    • Identify potential customers by obtaining information, referrals, and recommendations from existing customers.

    Data Exploration

    • Select appropriate data from information provided by others and input that data into spreadsheets or standard formats.

    Network of Influence

    • Demonstrate understanding of the value of networking by participating in and contributing to a network of people, technologies, and ideas both inside and outside the company.

    Skills

    • Consultative Selling, Customer Feedback Management, Customer-Focused, Customer Service, Customer Understanding, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Oral Communications, Probing Questions, Qualifying Prospects, Sales Data Management, Sales Software, Strategic Selling, Strengthening Customer Relationships

    Competencies

    • Balances Stakeholders

    • Builds Networks

    • Communicates Effectively

    • Customer Focus

    • Ensures Accountability

    • Instills Trust

    • Interpersonal Savvy

    • Manages Complexity

    Education

    • NQF Level 5 – Higher, Advance or Occupational Certificate or equivalent

    Closing Date

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  • Pastor assaulted, his car set ablaze by residents after being mistaken for livestock thief while ‘having fun’ with a woman in bush

    Police in Homa Bay County, Kenya are investigating an incident in which a clergyman was assaulted by residents and his car burnt after being mistaken for a livestock thief while he was having fun with a woman in a thicket. 

     

    The clergyman, who belongs to a local Christian church, lost the car in Jwelu village, Kakumu Sub-location, Ramula Location, within Rachuonyo East Sub-county.

     

    The incident began when residents spotted the clergyman’s vehicle parked in a thicket. 

     

    Suspecting that the vehicle might belong to thieves intending to steal cattle in the area, they mobilised themselves.

     

    Their suspicion was fuelled by the frequent livestock thefts in the region, where small vehicles are often used to transport stolen livestock.

     

    When the residents approached the vehicle, they found the clergyman with a woman. 

     

    They confronted the clergyman and demanded an explanation for his presence in the thicket. 

     

    However, the pastor attempted to flee, prompting them to apprehend him.

     

    While one group of the mob continued to assault the clergyman, another group set his vehicle ablaze. Residents claimed they discovered some trousers in the vehicle

     

    “We don’t know his exact purpose, but he was found in the vehicle with a woman. There were also some trousers,” said one resident.

     

    The fire caused significant damage to the vehicle. The mob continued to assault the clergyman until some individuals who recognised him intervened. They informed the mob that they were attacking a pastor.

     

    Upon learning that the victim was a pastor, the mob released him. However, he had sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

     

    Meanwhile, the woman fled when she saw the clergyman being assaulted.

     

    Rachuonyo East Police Commander Laban Omol confirmed that investigations into the incident had begun. He stated that DCI officers were handling the matter.

     

    “The officers will engage with residents to help establish the truth of what happened,” Omol said.

     

    He urged residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands. 

     

    “Let residents avoid taking the law into their own hands, as doing so can unjustly punish innocent people,” Omol warned.

     

    He also called on residents to report any suspected criminal activity to the police. 

     

    Pastor assaulted, his car set ablaze by residents after being mistaken for livestock thief while
    Pastor assaulted, his car set ablaze by residents after being mistaken for livestock thief while

     

    Pastor assaulted, his car set ablaze by residents after being mistaken for livestock thief while

     

    Source: Linda Ikeji

  • EXCLUSIVE: Suspended Federal University Oye-Ekiti Vice-Chancellor Fasina Defies Council, Hijacks VC Office And Powers

    The suspended Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina, has refused to relinquish control to the newly appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Samuel Olubunmi Shittu, despite a clear directive from the university’s Governing Council.

    Fasina was suspended on Monday following allegations of sexual harassment made by a senior university official, Engineer Folasade Adebayo.

    The Governing Council, in response to the serious nature of the allegation, directed him to proceed on his accumulated annual leave while appointing Professor Shittu as the Acting Vice-Chancellor in the interim.

    However, Fasina has allegedly retained control of the institution’s administrative functions, locking the Vice-Chancellor’s office and diverting official correspondence and university vehicles to his personal residence.

    On Tuesday, a senior source told SaharaReporters that the suspended VC continues to act as though he remains in charge.

    “Fasina’s SAs (aides) moved all mails and vehicles to his house yesterday (Monday) evening,” the source said.

    “He boasted to the Acting VC that he is still the Vice-Chancellor. They locked the VC’s office and instructed that all official mails be taken directly to his residence.”

    The source added that Professor Fasina has also declared his intention to attend the upcoming Committee meeting to select the new Vice-Chancellor for FUOYE in Abuja despite his suspension.

    “The Committee for Selection of New Vice-Chancellor’s meeting is scheduled to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) in Abuja. Fasina has positioned himself to attend and insists that the Acting VC must not take any action without his approval,” the source said.

    “In fact, both of them are headed to Abuja separately for the meeting. Fasina told Prof. Shittu that anything he wants to do, he must carry him along and that all mails should be sent to him directly. This completely undermines the authority of the Acting Vice-Chancellor.”

    The source expressed dismay at the situation, saying, “They are now attending to mails at his house. This shows that Fasina is still very much in control, despite the Council’s suspension order. It’s a dangerous precedent.”

    On Monday, SaharaReporters reported that Fasina had been suspended by the university’s Governing Council following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by Adebayo.

    A source told SaharaReporters on Monday that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the initial recommendations of the Governing Council’s Committee, which allegedly ignored the sexual harassment claims and instead recommended that Adebayo apologise to the Vice-Chancellor.

    “The minister was very angry with the decision of the council,” the source said.

    “He was unhappy that the council tried to sweep the sexual harassment complaint under the carpet and rather told the complainant to apologise. He called the Chairman of the Governing Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), to register his displeasure.”

    According to the source, following the minister’s intervention, Senator Ndoma-Egba convened an emergency online meeting of the Governing Council at 2:00 PM on Monday, during which the Council resolved to suspend Prof. Fasina.

    The source added that Fasina pleaded with the Council to allow him to proceed on his accumulated leave instead of a direct suspension. Eventually, the Council granted his request for a six-month accrued leave.

    “You know, as a Vice-Chancellor, if you wish to end your tenure early, especially within six months to the end of your term, you are permitted to proceed on your accumulated leave,” the source explained.

    “Although Fasina’s tenure is due to end in August, the Council has now asked him to proceed on that leave effective immediately.”

    In the interim, the Governing Council appointed Shittu, a professor of Soil Science and the incumbent Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), as Acting Vice-Chancellor for six months.

    This was confirmed in a press statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Mufutau A. Ibrahim, and obtained by SaharaReporters.

    Source: Sahara Reporters