On the streets of one district, the "Lionesses for National Defence" are in action.

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Newly promoted Sunderland and Millwall Lionesses will meanwhile be looking to re-establish themselves in the top flight.

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Cynthia Uwak and Effiomwan Ekpo were also on target as the Indomitable Lionesses failed miserably to stop the Nigerian juggernaut.

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As the sun hung heavy in the sky, we descended into a valley to find four napping lionesses guarded by two fierce males, their wild manes glowing orange, then amber as the sun set.

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Mayor Shakaa, himself a holder of the Samaritan Medal of Peace (2006), courageously organized for Sullivan the opportunity to meet with nine social lionesses of Nablus, among them Miriam Altif, an Israelite Samaritan.

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We followed lion tracks for hours, passing elephants, hippos, and giraffes along the way, until we found our jackpot: two lionesses licking a freshly killed impala carcass as six cubs nursed and frolicked around them.

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