PANDORA PAPERS: At Least Ten Nigerian Politicians, Eight Other African Countries Feature In Pandora Papers

MoneyTaxationWorld NewsPANDORA PAPERS: At Least Ten Nigerian Politicians, Eight Other African Countries Feature In Pandora Papers

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2021

No less than 10 Nigerian politicians have been implicated in the Pandora Papers. At least eight African countries are featured in the document. In all, there are 336 politicians listed in the document, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which published the earth-shaking papers on Sunday. The ‘Pandora Papers’ is an investigation based on one of the biggest-ever leaks of financial documents which, on Sunday, exposed a hidden world of shielded wealth belonging...

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Pandora Paper: Secret Tax Havens of World Leaders, Celebrities

CorruptionMoneyWorld NewsPandora Paper: Secret Tax Havens of World Leaders, Celebrities

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 4, 2021

More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister, have hidden millions in offshore tax havens, according to an investigation published Sunday by the ICIJ media consortium. The so-called “Pandora Papers” investigation — involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC, and The Guardian — is based on the leak of some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around...

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Russia Holds First Royal Wedding Since 1917 Revolution

Culture & TraditionWorld NewsRussia Holds First Royal Wedding Since 1917 Revolution

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 1, 2021

MOSCOW — Russia on Friday, October 1, 2021, held its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution which toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats that travelled from across Europe for the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiancée Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, were wed at Saint Isaac’s cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg. Hundreds of foreign guests travelled to Russia’s second city for the Orthodox Christian ceremony,...

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2021 World Teachers Day: FG Unveils Activities for Celebration

EducationWorld News2021 World Teachers Day: FG Unveils Activities for Celebration

PilotnewsSeptember 28, 2021

ABUJA —  The Federal Government has unveiled the activities lined up to commemorate the 2021 edition of the World Teachers Day (WTD), scheduled to hold on Oct. 5. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu declared the lineup activities for the 2021 celebration at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Adamu was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba. He said that the 2021 theme designated by UNESCO elucidates how...

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Apple Announces iPhone 13 Pro As First iPhone with 1TB of Storage

BusinessTelecommunicationWorld NewsApple Announces iPhone 13 Pro As First iPhone with 1TB of Storage

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 15, 2021

Tech giant Apple has announced the new iPhone 13 Pro, the first of its kind offering 1 Terabyte as a storage option, allowing iPhone users to store twice the capacity of the iPhone 13. The new model was announced during the company’s streaming event on Tuesday. Though the tech company has offered 1TB as an iPad storage option, the iPhone models have had a maximum storage capacity of 512GB. “iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13...

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Lagarde Expects Current Surge in Inflation to be Temporary

EconomyWorld NewsLagarde Expects Current Surge in Inflation to be Temporary

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

MOSCOW — The current inflation spike is expected to be largely temporary, as price pressures are building up only slowly, European Central Bank (ECB) President Cristine Lagarde said on Thursday. In August, inflation rate in the Eurozone jumped to a 10-year-high of 3 per cent according to Eurostat estimates. “The current increase in inflation is expected to be largely temporary and underline price pressures are building up only slowly. “The inflation outlook in our new...

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Japan PM Candidate, Kishida Calls for $270bn-plus Stimulus Package – Media

AsiaEconomyWorld NewsJapan PM Candidate, Kishida Calls for $270bn-plus Stimulus Package – Media

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

TOKYO — Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a strong contender to become next prime minister, has called for a package of more than 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a magazine reported. Suga’s shock Friday announcement that he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race set for Sept. 29 wide open, with an array of candidates considering running. Kishida, 64, is...

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Vietnamese Man Jailed for 5 years for Spreading Coronavirus

CoronavirusWellnessWorld NewsVietnamese Man Jailed for 5 years for Spreading Coronavirus

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

HANOI — Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of the southern province of Ca Mau, the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. Vietnam has been one of the world’s coronavirus success stories, thanks to targeted mass testing, aggressive...

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Taliban Tells US to Stop Evacuating Skilled Afghans

World NewsTaliban Tells US to Stop Evacuating Skilled Afghans

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

The Taliban on Tuesday asked skilled Afghans to stop fleeing the country. Speaking through its spokesperson on Tuesday, the militant warned that it would not accept any extension of the August 31 deadline for evacuation. The hardline Islamic group alleged that the United States Government was taking “Afghan Experts” such as Engineers, Doctors out of Afghanistan. “We ask them to stop this process,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul. “This country...

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Haiti Earthquake: Death Toll Now Over 1,400, Parishioners Killed As Historic Church Damaged

EarthquakeWorld NewsHaiti Earthquake: Death Toll Now Over 1,400, Parishioners Killed As Historic Church Damaged

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 18, 2021

The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Haiti has jump to over 1,400, as crews continued to dig through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation. The earthquake has also damaged the historic Immaculee Conception Church which was built in 1907. The church’s bell tower and yellow walls were a sharp contrast with the Haiti’s blue tropical sky. The church was also the pride of Les Anglais, before it was destroyed on Saturday...

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