Tag: Italy
Flamingos crash out of U-17 World Cup after humiliating defeat to Italy
Italy wrapped up the scoring deep into stoppage time when Rachele Giudici converted in the 92nd minute to complete the…
Badaru inspects NAF helicopters, fighter jets production in Italy
A total of 24 aircrafts, made up of helicopters and fighter jets equipped with weapons are being produced for NAF…
Tragedy in Italy: Drunk driver kills Nigerian man, body set for repatriation
Emergency services, firefighters, and the carabinieri came to the scene, and the road was closed for investigation. Police identified the…
Italy set to name Gattuso substantive head coach
According to Romano, negotiations between Gattuso and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) have reached an advanced stage, with only a…
Haaland, Nusa run riot as Norway crush woeful Italy in Oslo
The hosts weren’t done yet. On the stroke of halftime, Martin Ødegaard delivered a perfectly weighted ball into the path…
Italy end 70-year wait with historic victory against France in Paris
The momentum shifted further in Italy's favour as Mateo Retegui provided a brilliant assist to Davide Frattesi, who scored to…
Switzerland hit Euro quarter-final, dump out Italy
Having received it from Ruben Vargas in the area, the Bologna man flicked the ball up and volleyed inside Donnarumma’s…
Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark lock horns at Euro 2024 knockout stage
The incumbent champions escaped group stage exit through Mattia Zaccagni’s late equaliser against Croatia to book a knockout match against…
Zaccagni’s last-gasp sends Italy into round of 16 in dramatic fashion
Zaccagni showed off his superb ability as he volleyed the ball from inside the box into the right side of…
Roberto Baggio robbed at gunpoint during Italy’s loss to Spain
One of the perpetrators is said to have hit Baggio with a rifle butt and injured him in the head…
Spain edge Italy in Euro classic to reach round 16
Calafiori scored an unlucky own goal after he deflected a shot into his own net in the 55th minute of…
Italy edge Albania in tight contest at Euro 2024
It was a catastrophic error from the opponent which had gifted a chance to Nedim Bajrami, who rolled the ball…
Italy calls on ECOWAS to extend Niger ultimatum
Given its uranium and oil riches and its pivotal role in a war with Islamist militants, Niger holds importance for…
6 die, 80 injured in nursing home inferno
A fire broke out at a nursing home for the elderly in Milan, Italy on Friday, killing at least six…
State funeral to be held for former Italian leader Berlusconi
Berlusconi’s rise to power was meteoric, winning his first elections in 1994 at the helm of a new party named…
Italy beat Korea, reach FIFA Under-20 World Cup final first time
Italy scored the winning goal from a superb free-kick taken by Simone Pafundi. He struck with a perfectly taken free…
U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles thrash Italy, zoom into round of 16
After a goalless first half, the Eagles opened scoring on 61 minutes through Lawal Salem Fago. Fago got on the…
U-20 World Cup: Italy triumph over Brazil in five-goal thriller
Cesare Casadei gave Italy the lead on 11 minutes after meeting a cross inside the box and headed the ball…
SpaceX, Italy’s Unipol partner to help Italians hit by flooding
Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth…
U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles in Group of death, face Brazil, Italy
The Nigerian side had been drawn in Group D along time five-time world champions, Brazil and Italy. The other team…
England break 61-year-old jinx, after claiming victory in Italy
England's captain, Harry Kane scored in the match to become the English side's all time scorer with his 54th goal.
90 punters win European record $395 million lottery jackpot in Italy
An Italian betting syndicate of 90 punters has come up with the six correct numbers to secure a record win…
Man dies in avalanche in northern Italy
He got lost on Saturday while he was hiking with his two huskies in the mountains of Valle Spluga.
Travel to Italy now possible from Nigeria
Nigerians can visit Italy, regardless of their vaccination status, and with no testing requirements.
10 dead as flash floods hit central Italy
Footage released by fire brigades showed rescuers on rafts trying to evacuate people in the seaside town of Senigallia, while…
Protesters in Italy demand justice for murdered Nigerian Ogorchukwu
The march by Nigerians living in Italy's Macerata province was led by victim Alika Ogorchukwu's tearful widow, Charity Oriakhi and…
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns
The president’s office said on Thursday that Draghi’s government would remain in place for the time being to handle current…
Italy’s Mario Draghi government at brink of collapse
The 5-Star decision plunges Italy into political uncertainty, risks undermining efforts to secure billions of euros in European Union funds,…
Italy, Hungary call for ceasefire in Ukraine, in apparent break with EU
The call has put them at odds with other member states determined to take a hard line with Moscow ahead…
WHO raises alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person through air droplets, close bodily contact or sharing contaminated linens or objects.