The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Limawa, handed over the different currencies to the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi during the post-Afarat conference, held on Wednesday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The pilgrim explained that he found the money inside a waist bag, while on his way to pray at the Masjid Haram (Mosque). "Initially, I wanted to ignore the waist bag and move to the Mosque, but on a second thought, I said it might belong to a Nigerian, especially some of our old women. Read More...
Profession: Golfer
Biography: Peter Thomson was an Australian professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers to emerge from his country. He is remembered not only for his remarkable playing career but also for his contributions to the sport as a course designer, administrator, and writer.
Thomson's career took off in the early 1950s, and he quickly established himself as a formidable competitor on the international golf scene. Read More...
When my daughter was a newborn, I read an essay about a toddler who died after a loose brick fell from a building onto her head. Devastatingly random, impossible to parse for meaning. I added loose brick to the litany of ways my baby could die.
The list was ever-expanding. When I sat with her in the bathtub at night as she fed from my breast, I imagined falling asleep, both of us sliding down into the warmth. Read More...