Linguists say a study of Irish and other Celtic languages has produced possible evidence that when the Celts invaded Ireland and Britain there were already Afro-Asiatic speakers here. Celtic languages – Irish, Scots Gaelic and Welsh – incorporate grammatical traits found in Afro-Asiatic tongues that are otherwise unrelated, according to research published last week in Science magazine. read more

Over 2,000 care-home kids were secretly vaccinated against diphtheria in the 1930s in medical trials undertaken by international drugs giant Burroughs Wellcome, Irish media reveal. Among the testing sites was a recently discovered mass grave. read more

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Slightly ill pope cancels engagements for second day in a row

Written by dpa/NAN

POPE Francis, on Tuesday, cancelled some of the engagements on his agenda for the second day in a row because of slight illness, the Vatican said. read more

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview he granted to Bloomberg TV on May 30 2014, criticised Jonathan for failing to act swiftly to rescue the over 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The girls have been with Boko Haram since April 14 this year. read more

The former Ijaw Youth Council President and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari

Question: You are quoted as saying that the abduction of the school girls in Chibok is a scam. Some people feel shocked by that statement coming from you even when we have seen the international community coming in… read more

ORI

by James C. Lewis

ORI – Ruler of the head. He is a metaphysical concept important to Yoruba spirituality and way of life. Ori, literally meaning “head,” refers to one’s spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence, and therefore is often personified as an orisha in its own right . In Yoruba tradition, it is believed that human beings are able to heal themselves both spiritually and physically by working with the orishas to achieve a balanced character, or iwa-pele. When one has a balanced character, one obtains an alignment with one’s Ori or divine self. Alignment with one’s Ori brings, to the person who obtains it, inner peace and satisfaction with life. To come to know the Ori is, essentially, to come to know oneself. The primacy of individual identity is best captured in a Yoruba proverb: “Ori la ba bo, a ba f’orisa sile”. When translated, this becomes It is the inner self we ought to venerate, and let divinity be. read more

By Annonymous

My mom, sister and countless relatives have all died of cancer.

We heard of a chiropractor that was having great success using frankincense topically and we knew a person that had a success with it. read more

In Amharic language, the word Ras, literally means “head”. It is an Ethiopian title equivalent to prince or chief.

The personal given name Täfäri (teferi) means one who is respected or feared. read more

Benedict 16th Pope of Rome resigns February 2013

Elizabeth of England stands down on most of her ceremonial functions appointing her children and grandchildren to represent her. February 2013 read more