SHOCKING: Leicester City Boss Dies in Private Jet alongside Others

 

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.

 

The pilot, Mr. Swaffer had over 20 years' flying experience as a private jet and helicopter pilot.
His career included flying helicopters for live media broadcasting including Channel 4's The Big Breakfast and the Virgin Radio traffic helicopter.

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.

JUST IN: Angela Merkel to Step Down in 2021

The Germany's Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel has said she would step down as the country's leader in 2021, following recent election setbacks.

Mrs. Merkel who assumed duty in 2005 as the German Chancellor disclosed to a news conference in Berlin, "I will not be seeking any political post after my term ends."

She also said she would not seek re-election as leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in December 2018. It's noteworthy that she has held the post since 2000.

Rostrum gathered that the CDU was severely weakened in the Sunday's poll in the state of Hesse, the latest in a series of setbacks.

 

Both the CDU and its national coalition partners, the Social Democrats were 10 percentage points down on the previous poll in the said area.

The election comes just weeks after Mrs. Merkel's Bavarian sister party, the CSU, suffered huge losses in a state parliament vote.

Parties like the left-leaning Greens and the far-right, anti-immigration AfD have grown in national support following the 2017 general elections, as backing for the major centre parties has waned.

The 64-year-old Mrs. Merkel may however be retiring to Hamburg where she hails from, after her tenure's expiration.  

SPORTS: Nigeria to Face Uganda in International Friendly

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be facing the Cranes of Uganda in an international friendly. 

The match, which is expected to take place at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba the Delta State capital on 20th November 2018, would be after the team's African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with South Africa.

The Federation of Uganda Football Association has confirmed the proposed outing on Sunday, 28th October 2018.

The warm-up match will be happening three days after Gernot Rohr’s men face South Africa in Johannesburg over the 2019 AFCON qualifiers.

Rostrum equally gathered that the Cranes, who are a point away from securing a ticket to Cameroon 2019, would be jetting into Asaba three days after their qualifier against Cape Verde at the Namboole Stadium.