Photo credit: CNN US President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, after multiple shots were fired outside the venue, prompting a major security response and the arrest of an armed suspect. Outlook reports that Trump was rushed from the Washington Hilton after gunfire was heard near the ballroom where the…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Palestinians in Gaza held an election for the first time in 20 years as municipal elections were held there and in the West Bank on Saturday. UPI reports that people in Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, voted for the first time since 2006 because it was the least destroyed area after…
Photo credit: The Zen Parent We’ve created a generation that sees danger everywhere. The irony is that in our desperate attempt to shield children from every possible harm, we’ve manufactured a generation less equipped to handle adversity than any before them. Walk through any playground today, and you’ll notice a profound quiet devoid of scraped knees and minor disputes…
There are KINGS and there are kings. Probably the most respected king in the south west is the Oba of Benin. And why is this so? I believe it’s because he doesn’t make himself available for just any event. He is not meddlesome. He minds his own business. That is not to say he doesn’t…
It’s recorded that Christ the Jesus rode on a donkey to Jerusalem. The donkey was not even Christ’s. He simply liberated it! It’s also reported that Christ lived a life of simplicity. He particularly loved the poor and children. But what do we have these days? Many people might not know, either deliberately or ignorantly,…
I just thought I should remind some of us that everyone should be in the business of asking questions from our representatives in the government. When we do ask the questions, we are not necessarily bound to offer alternatives if we are not satisfied with our employees’ (the government) performance. That’s simply because they offered…
There’s no doubting the fact that recent events have proved that our world is dirty. Yeah! As dirty as we have made it!! That’s what informed my post about wearing masks yesterday. I just felt we shouldn’t leave leprosy and be expending all energies on mere ringworm. Indeed, I still very much feel we should…
