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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“Don’t Travel to US, UK to Avoid Being Robbed”, FG Advises Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUnited Kingdom“Don’t Travel to US, UK to Avoid Being Robbed”, FG Advises Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2022

The federal government has raised alarm over the high rate of theft of valuables, including passports of Nigerians in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. “It has come to the attention of the government that Nigerian travellers to the US and some countries in Europe are having their belongings, especially money and international passports, stolen at an increasingly high rate,” the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said at the fifth edition of...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Assist Nigeria, Other African Countries With $7bn

AfricaNewsNigeriaPhilanthropyBill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Assist Nigeria, Other African Countries With $7bn

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 21, 2022

Donation will help tackle hunger, disease, poverty and gender inequality In the next four years, Nigeria and other African countries would receive aid of $7 billion from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation said in a statement is committing the money towards tackling hunger, disease, poverty and gender inequality. According to Reuters report, the organisation said Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, will take the lion share. “The European budgets are deeply affected by...

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Qatar 2022: FIFA Yields to Pressure, Ban Sales of Alcohol At Stadiums

NewsSoccerSportsQatar 2022: FIFA Yields to Pressure, Ban Sales of Alcohol At Stadiums

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 19, 2022

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Friday gave in to the Qatari government’s demand to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks at the eight stadiums that will host the World Cup competition. Breaking the news on Twitter, FIFA said fans will only be able to access alcohol at “FIFA fan festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues.” “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale...

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Over 345 Million People Faces Acute Food insecurity In 82 Countries

NewsUnited NationsWorldOver 345 Million People Faces Acute Food insecurity In 82 Countries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2022

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme David Beasley, on Thursday told the UN Security Council that 345 million people are facing acute food insecurity in the 82 countries. The Security Council was focusing on conflict-induced food insecurity and the risk of famine in Ethiopia, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. Beasley also said 70 million are pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine, noted where the agency operates is more than twice the...

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Pique, Shakira Ends 11 Years Marriage

LifestyleMarriageNewsSportsPique, Shakira Ends 11 Years Marriage

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 4, 2022

Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique and Colombian singer, Shakira have announced the end of their 11-year marriage. Shakira, 45, and Pique, 35, announced the split in a joint statement released on Saturday. The couple, who have two children from the marriage, stated that the well-being of their children necessitated the separation. “We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the statement reads. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that...

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A Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

LifestyleNewsWorldWorld NewsA Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 24, 2022

This was revealed by the reference website, Worldometer, a live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. Lending a voice to the issue of maternal mortality, the World Health Organisation, WHO, said women die as a result of complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth; while most of these complications develop during pregnancy, most are preventable or treatable: “Other complications may exist before pregnancy but are...

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British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing Joins #BeLikeNgoziChallenge

NewsNigeriaUnited NationsWorld NewsBritish High Commissioner, Catriona Laing Joins #BeLikeNgoziChallenge

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 18, 2021

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, on Wednesday, joined the #BeLikeNgoziChallenge, a social media challenge which has been trending online since the beginning of the week. The challenge has attracted has attracted great attention recently with the historic emergence of Nigeria’s pride, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization.     Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian development economist, is known for her African print Ankara wears and peculiar headgear usually tilted...

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