Buhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

NigeriaSoccerWorld NewsBuhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders, football stars and fans to mourn the late Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé. Pelé died on Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo at the age of 82. His demise was announced by his daughter, Kely Nascimento, in an Instagram post on Thursday evening. “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” she...

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Making sense of the year’s shocking events

NewsOpinionWorld NewsMaking sense of the year’s shocking events

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2022

Culled from the Conversation  |  Lorna Grisby (Senior Politics & Society Editor) The year 2022 has been full of confounding events. Russia invaded Ukraine. The Supreme Court overturned a 50-year precedent guaranteeing the right to abortion. Midterm election results overwhelmingly contradicted pundits’ predictions. And so much more. But, as regular readers, you know the politics editors and the scholars we collaborate with provided deep analysis and explanation to help you make sense of it all....

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The World Cup final went to a penalty shootout after it finished 3-3 in extra time

NewsSportsWorld NewsThe World Cup final went to a penalty shootout after it finished 3-3 in extra time

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 19, 2022

Argentina led France 2-0 at half-time with a 23rd-minute penalty from Lionel Messi and a 36th-minute strike from Angel Di Maria. However, Kylian Mbappe’s double goals in the 80th and 81st minutes, gave the defending champions hope of lifting the cup once more and secured France in the game. Messi poked in a goal to put Argentina 3-2 ahead in the 108th minute before Mbappe completed his hat-trick two minutes before the end of extra...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

NewsWorldWorld NewsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Time announced on Wednesday, hailing the 44-year-old Ukrainian president for his courage in the face of Russia’s invasion and for inspiring Ukrainians to remain steadfast and resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which it launched in late February. In a feature story on Zelensky, the magazine said: “Zelensky’s success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious. It spread through Ukraine’s political leadership in the first days of the invasion, as everyone realized...

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Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO, CFO As He Takes Over Company

BusinessWorld NewsElon Musk Fires Twitter CEO, CFO As He Takes Over Company

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 28, 2022

Elon Musk has closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired four top executives, including the chief executive and chief financial officer. The acquisition deal between the management of the micro-blogging platform and the billionaire was first announced in late April. But the following months witnessed disagreements that threatened the deal. Musk announced his intention to halt the acquisition and the management of Twitter filed a lawsuit to compel the Tesla CEO to follow through with the acquisition agreement. Musk eventually completed...

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2022 FIFA World Cup is My Last — Messi

NewsSoccerWorld News2022 FIFA World Cup is My Last — Messi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 8, 2022

Argentine striker, Lionel Messi says the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be his last appearance in the quadrennial international men’s football championship. “Is it my last World Cup? Yes, surely yes, surely yes,” Messi told Star+ in an interview. The football star said he’s counting down the days to the World Cup. He admitted that he feels nervous ahead of his last appearance on the world’s football biggest stage. “I’m counting down the days until the World...

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Date Fixed For 19 September

NewsWorld NewsQueen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Date Fixed For 19 September

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2022

The Royal Family has announced 19 September 2022 as the funeral date for late Queen Elizabeth II. The West African Pilot News reports that Britain’s longest-serving monarch died peacefully on Thursday at her Scottish country estate in Balmoral. Announcing the interment date on its verified Twitter handle, The Royal Family stated: “The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19th September. “Prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will...

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Nigerian President Joins World Leaders To Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

World NewsNigerian President Joins World Leaders To Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 9, 2022

By Hassan Umar Shallpella   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other leaders across the globe to commiserate with the Royal Family, the people of the United Kingdom, and the entire Commonwealth to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday at her country home in Scotland. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity in a statement on Thursday said the President received with immense sadness, the...

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Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96 After 70 Years on the Throne

ObituaryWorld NewsQueen Elizabeth II Dies at 96 After 70 Years on the Throne

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and the nation’s figurehead has died. The Queen died peacefully at the Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom, on Thursday, 8 September 2022 aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth’s passing comes more than a year after her husband, Philip died aged 99 in April 2021. Since his death, her own health faltered, and she was forced to miss an increasing number of events mainly due to ‘mobility problems’...

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