Day: December 24, 2022

I Made Mistake in World Cup Final — Referee

ADEOLA YUSUF

The referee that officiated the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, Szymon Marciniak, has said he made a mistake during his officiating at the Lusial Stadium. The Poland referee has been widely praised by both football lovers and professionals for his topnotch officiating of the final match between Argentina and France, that saw the Lionel Messi-led Argentina side lift the trophy after an electrifying 120 minutes football that ended in a penalty shootout. Marciniak on Saturday admitted that his widely praised officiating was not completely error-free. According to the Express…

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Flights Cancelled, Power Lost As Winter Storm Hits 250M Americans, Canadians + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

About 250 million Americans and Canadians have been hit with icy blast of a massive winter storm which has killed at least 19 people this weekend. According to BBC, more than 1.5 million people lost power and thousands of flights have been cancelled since Thursday. The vast storm which was forecast to affect the United States has extended to the neighbouring North American country, Canada of more than 2,000 miles (3,200km) from Texas to Quebec. The reports, according to weather forecast said, a bomb cyclone, when atmospheric pressure falls, has…

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US Grants Asylum To 12-Yr-Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy, Family

Ganiyu Amodu

At eight years old, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi stormed to victory in the New York State Chess Championships while living in a homeless shelter. He rose to national stardom with that performance, which saw him defeat 73 of the best chess players in his age group and win his division. His success in 2019 came less than two years after his arrival in the US. His family had fled the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and left their home in Nigeria. “We escaped by the mercy of God,” Tani’s father, Kayode…

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Meet Musa Hasadji, Man With 10 Wives, 98 Children, 568 Grandchildren

Ganiyu Amodu

Meet Musa Hasadji, Man With 10 Wives, 98 Children, 568 Grandchildren I Can’t Remember All Their Names, Hasadji, 67 year-old man with biggest family in the World, speaks on his 666 offsprings, declares polygamy is a gift from God One man has 10 wives, 98 children, and 568 grandchildren. There are more than seven hundred members in the family. It is said that this family is the biggest family in the world. 67-year-old Musa Hasadji, who lives in the Butaleja district of the African country of Uganda, is the head…

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