#YNaija2016Review: Mayowa Ahmed, Bukky Ajayi, Omran Daqneesh… See the top 10 stories that broke our heart this year

2016 had some of the saddest stories, from the death of notable figures to agonizing moments of war victims and the death of heroes – these are the top 10 stories that broke our heart in 2016. Omran Daqneesh – The symbol of Syria’s misery We were remembered of the sufferings and anguish of the... Read More

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September 22, 2016

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Remember Syrian Omran Daqneesh? A 6-year-old American boy offers him a family (WATCH)

Do you remember Omran Daqneesh, the 5-year-old boy whose pictures went viral after his home in Aleppo was destroyed by airstrikes on the city? Alex, a 6-year-old American boy has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama offering him a place in his family. Obama quoted Alex’s words at the United Nations refugee summit.... Read More

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August 21, 2016

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We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy

by Tolu Omoyeni When photos of a little Syrian boy who had just been rescued from the rubbles of a bombed building in Aleppo surfaced on the internet on Thursday, the world stopped. Five years old, Omran Daqneesh was covered up in dust with a patch of blood on his face as he stared, confused... Read More

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August 20, 2016

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Remember the Syrian 5-year-old, Omran Daqneesh? His brother has died

Omran Daqneesh, whose pictures went viral on the internet, covered with gray of dusts and smears of blood after he was rescued from a building collapsed by airstrikes has lost his brother, Ali Daqneesh. According to Yousef Saddiq, the director at Aleppo Media Center, Ali Daqneesh, 10, died today from injuries sustained from the airstrikes. Omran’s... Read More

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August 20, 2016

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Meet Omran Daqneesh, the 5-year-old boy who became a symbol of Syria’s misery

The photos and video of a 5-year-old Syrian boy, Omran Daqneesh has gone viral on the internet after he survived an aerial attack in the capital city of Aleppo this week. Omran was one of the children being treated after a building collapsed in Aleppo due to airstrikes on the city. But he was different,... Read More

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#YNaija2016Review: Mayowa Ahmed, Bukky Ajayi, Omran Daqneesh… See the top 10 stories that broke our heart this year

Remember Syrian Omran Daqneesh? A 6-year-old American boy offers him a family (WATCH)

We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy

Remember the Syrian 5-year-old, Omran Daqneesh? His brother has died

Meet Omran Daqneesh, the 5-year-old boy who became a symbol of Syria’s misery

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