Frank Musa In honour of the Super Falcons' victory in Morocco in the just concluded Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has graciously conferred national honours on all members of the female football squad. The epochal event took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, July 28, 2025, upon arrival of the team from Morocco. The president also pledged $100,000 in naira to each of the 24 players and an additional $50,000 to the eleven members of the technical crew. Super Falcons beat Morocco to lift 10th WAFCON Trophy The President also awarded a three-bedroom apartment to each of the players as well as members of the technical crew. "I have received this trophy on behalf of all Nigerians, and I say to you: thank you for the dedication, passion, and for reminding us of the strength of the Nigerian spirit." President Tinubu stated. "On behalf of a grateful nation, I hereby confer ...
SHOCKING: Leicester City Boss Dies in Private Jet alongside Others
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The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed.
Billionaire
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a
passenger were killed when the aircraft spiralled out of control and
crashed in a fireball on Saturday, 27th October 2018.
It had just cleared the King Power Stadium when it came down at 20:30 BST.
The Duke of Cambridge said he was lucky to have known Mr Vichai, describing him as a dedicated family man.
Leicestershire
Police said it believed the other people killed in the crash to be two
members of Mr. Vichai's staff - Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare -
pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
Mr.
Swaffer's friend Ms. Lucie Morris-Marr said he was a "veteran in the field"
and would have done all he could to prevent lives being lost in the
crash.
She described him as a "funny and vivacious" man who was in an "aviation love story" with Mrs. Lechowicz, his darling wife who happened to equally be a pilot.
"Not many people get to work and travel with their soulmate, travelling the world going to glamorous places," she said.
The couple were professional pilots who lived together in Camberley, Surrey. Mrs. Lechowicz moved to the UK from Poland in 1997 to join her missing rib. In a statement, the Polish embassy said: "With great
sadness, we received the news about the death of Izabela Lechowicz in
the Leicester catastrophe.
"She was a great pilot, winner of the
#Polka100 contest. It contributed to the creation of a positive image of
Poland in the UK."
Mr. Vichai, 60, who was married and had four children, bought Leicester City for £39m in 2010.
Under his ownership the Foxes won the Premier League in 2016, having started the season as 5,000/1 outsiders.
