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A Place of Refuge...A Place of Horror

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.

Plane Crash At Agege: All Aboard Burnt To Death

So so so sad.... A plane belonging to Dana Airlines  heading to Lagos from Abuja reportedly just crashed at the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos a few minutes ago. The plane had 152 passengers aboard excluding the crew members. Eye witnesses said the plane crashed into a building resulting into an inferno. Details still sketchy but heard all passengers aboard were burnt to death. One heck of a horrible news..my heart goes to the families and loved ones of all aboard. 

Easter tragedy: Blast kills 40, injures others in Kaduna (Very sad)

Some or all of us may have read and heard about this, nonetheless, it still doesnt detract from the gravity of it; from the pain and sorrow permeating the atmosphere of the affected homes. The 'massive' bomb blast left several people dead and many injured, these are people just ;like you and I; people with dreams, hope and ambition. People who woke up and left their abodes to fend for themselves on a day when they should probably be in their houses, relaxing with their families, etc. This much could be gathered from the report as most of those affected are 'okada' riders going about their businesses. I read in the dailies on Saturday that the Army uncovered a plot by boko haram to bomb Kaduna; also gathered that the United Kingdom and United States issued warnings to their citizens to stay away from Borno, Niger, Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Yobe State. Also read that the Presidency issued a statement that there was no cause for alarm and people should go about the...