NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...
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TITANIC SURVIVOR’S LIFE JACKET TO BE AUCTIONED IN RARE SALE MORE THAN 114 YEARS AFTER SINKING. (PHOTO).

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Titanic survivor’s life jacket to be auctioned in rare sale more than 114 years after sinking

A life jacket worn by a survivor of the Titanic disaster is set to go under the hammer Saturday in a rare auction more than 114 years after the liner sank in one of history’s deadliest maritime tragedies.

The U.K.-based auction house Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd. estimates the historic artifact could fetch between 250,000 pounds ($339,000) and 350,000 pounds ($474,000), describing it as one of the most significant Titanic-related items to come to market in years.

The life jacket belonged to Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger who was traveling aboard the RMS Titanic alongside her employer, fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon, and Gordon’s husband, Cosmo Duff Gordon. Francatelli worked as a secretary to the designer, whose couture work was well known in London, Paris, and New York.

The trio was en route to Chicago when the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank in the early hours of April 15. More than 1,500 of the roughly 2,240 passengers and crew died during the disaster.

According to the auction listing, Francatelli survived the sinking after transferring lifeboats during the chaotic evacuation with the Duff Gordons. She later signed the life jacket, along with other survivors.

Andrew Aldridge, managing director of the auction house, said the piece stands out even among the firm’s extensive history of Titanic memorabilia.

“It’s a truly incredible object,” he said, adding that it is “really, really rare” and evokes strong emotion when viewed.

He said each artifact tied to the ship helps preserve personal stories from the tragedy. “There are 2,200 chapters in this story, each one a person,” he said, describing how memorabilia helps bring those individual experiences to life more than a century later.

The life jacket has previously been displayed at museums in Tennessee and Northern Ireland. The previous owner has since decided to release it back into the collector market.


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