Gunmen attack bus in Sudan!
Photo credit: BBC Kidnap fears gripped people as a long-distance bus travelling to Uganda was attacked by gunmen in South Sudan. BBC reports that the bus was attacked on a main road in Juba, leaving at least one person dead and several others feared kidnapped, according to the army. Images from the scene showed flames…
S. Leone impounds plane with fake registration number!
Photo credit: Frontpage Africa Authorities in Sierra Leone have impounded a 14-seater aircraft for needing proper landing permits and not originating from any recognized airfield in Liberia. The plane, with four crew members, allegedly illegally landed at Freetown International Airport while travelling from Liberia to Mexico. The Sierra Leonean government said the crew needed to…
The brain and borderline personality disorder!
Photo credit: Neuroscience News The brain confuses itself and others in personality disorder. A recent study published in Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging has shown that the neural differences related to identity instability traits in borderline personality disorder. PsyPost reports that by analyzing brain patterns through a technique called Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (INIRS), the researchers found that…
Dog Lovers? – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Green Pet Care Nigerians, many of us, have a new found love for dogs.And don’t you mind the fact that most of us are malnourished. But then, we are Nigerians. We do firmly believe that God will provide our very next meal. Why do we have night vigils daily? So strong is our…
“The ‘cornered rat’ theory” – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: the Atlantic In a recent piece for Grid, Russian journalist Stanislav Kucher cited a well–known story from Putin’s childhood in which the future president cornered a rat with a stick in the stairwell of his apartment building, only for the animal to lash out and begin chasing him. The lesson is that you…
500 die as Israel strikes Hezbollah strongholds!
Photo credit: Canberry Times About five hundred people died in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, including thirty-five children, according to the health ministry. Malay Mail reports that the strikes on Hezbollah strongholds marked the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza war began. Arab states have strongly criticized Israel for the escalating hostilities with Hezbollah. The war started…