Rotarians from around the world gathered in Melbourne for 114th international convention from May 27 – 31, 2023. The weather was cold but we survived. Melbourne, noted for its high-rise buildings in the Central Business Area (CBD), is the coastal…
Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain
Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island…
Man sets sister ablaze for slapping mum
The police in Lagos have arrested a man simply identified as Chima for allegedly setting his elder sister ablaze. Victoria was alleged to be two months pregnant at the time the incident occurred at their residence in Okokomaiko area of…
Let me tell you what else a woman with a rich husband could possibly want
I have everything going for me, wealth and children that I adore. How many women can say that and truly mean it? But in my 13 years of marriage, I have discovered that there is more to life than having…
Jacinda Ardern returns girl’s ‘dragon research’ bribe (BBC)
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has rejected a “bribe” from an 11-year-old girl who wrote asking her government to conduct dragon research. The girl, identified only as Victoria, wanted to be given telekinetic powers so she could become a…
