The Ramblings of A Nigerian Mom

Desecration in the holy places. Horror of horrors. A long moment of silence followed as I tried to digest the latest tragedy in far away Charleston, South Carolina.

Source Hi friends, Was it not yesterday that we shouted 'happy new year'?

Source All they want Is the right to life, dignity and education To live freely, walk freely and learn freely In a world that would bestow upon them respect All they want Is to bloom in the garden of life Flourishing like palm trees lacking naught In a world that would water their roots with love All they want Is to glisten like the morning dew Wetting the feet of early risers with love In a world that would support honest and hard work All they want Is to sit within the four walls of knowledge Shaping their paths like their luckier folks in the west In a world that would respect and support their vision All they want Is to laugh with abandon under the clear sky Infecting all around with their zest for life In a world that would embrace their gaeity All they want Is to feel the warmth of their mothers' embraces Shielding from the coldness of the elements In a world that would protect their smiles with grace All they want Is to live without fear in ...

  Source Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face. JACQUES CHIRAC, speech, Sep. 24, 1986 Read more at h Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face. JACQUES CHIRAC, speech, Sep. 24, 1986 Read more at http://www.notable-quotes.com/t/terrorism_quotes.html#7i1vY7fh9vX7h72D.99 Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face. JACQUES CHIRAC, speech, Sep. 24, 1986 Read more at http://www.notable-quotes.com/t/terrorism_quotes.html#7i1vY7fh9vX7h72D.99 Two weeks ago, I got  a bloodily-violent earth shaking awakening to the realities of the day when the news of the bomb blast in Abuja filtered in. It couldn't possibly get worse until some young school girls went reportedly missing afterwards in a school in Borno State. More than 200 kids, still not reunited with their sad and anxious parents till today. We al...