Word of the day: roller-coaster
roller-coaster: adjective : marked by numerous ups and downs roller coaster: noun 1: an elevated railway (as in an amusement park) constructed with sharp curves and steep inclines on which cars roll 2: something resembling a roller coaster Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Injuries after settler attack near Bethlehem!
Photo credit: Bluewin Radical Israeli settlers injured ten Palestinians in an attack in the West Bank, according to sources on Saturday. DYA International reports that a woman was hit by a shot from a settler’s weapon and is being treated in hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent aid organization reported. Several other people were injured in the attack…
Children flee violence in Sudan!
Photo credit: ABC News Sidan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a lifeline for hundreds of children separated from their families while fleeing the escalating violence in SWest Darfur. African News reports that according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), over 400 unaccompanied minors have arrived in the camp over the past month alone. NRC’s advocacy manager Mathilde…
A story of luck and kindness!
Lucky Lee jokes he’s lucky because of his name. His journey has indeed been one of luck – but also of kindness and hard work, an extraordinary story of resilience. He was born to Chinese parents in the 1950s. He spent his early life growing up between Cambodia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, his parents moving…
Buhari – Saki! – Adewale Sobowale
It’s getting apparent more and more, everyday, that Nigeria doesn’t have a head. It’s not clear if it does even have a tail. The reason is not far fetched. The goings on in that country could be termed to be the Hobbesian state of nature. How can there be a head and preventable crimes will…
Inside Nigeria! – Adewale Sobowale
Nigeria claims to be a democratic country. Note my word, ‘claims’. Isn’t it in Nigeria that we have prisoners, even in spite of court orders setting them free? We have people like Sambo Dasuki, Ibrahim Zakzaky, Omoyele Sowore and others currently languishing in various detention rooms across the nation. The silly department in charge of…