Tag: Italy
World Cup Qualifier: Dike in, Nwofor out
Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi has replaced Uche Nwofor of SC Heerenveen, Netherlands with Bright Dike of Toronto FC,…
Keshi calls up Omeruo, 24 others for Ethiopia, Italy
Taiwo Adelu Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has invited 25 players to prosecute the two big games against Ethiopia…
Nigerians among 700 migrants rescued off Italian Coast
The Italian coast guard said Saturday it had rescued more than 700 migrants and refugees, including many Syrians and Egyptians,…
Pope Francis phones teenage student
An Italian teenager who wrote to Pope Francis got a shock when the Catholic leader called him up for a…
Italy: Berlusconi party MPs resign to protest conviction
Lawmakers from Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom Party (PDL) tendered their resignation from Italy’s parliament Friday to protest the tax…
Italy slams ‘death merchants’ after 31 migrants drown
Italian Interior Minister Angelo Alfano called for human traffickers who shuttle migrants across the sea to Italy to be stopped…
Reports: Nigerians among drowned migrants to Italy
Italian media reported today that Nigerian migrants were among several dozen people who drowned weekend off the coast of Libya,…
Tennis: Fognini claims second straight ATP title
Fabio Fognini saved a match point and claimed his second straight title on Sunday with victory over Argentine qualifier Federico…
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Spain send Nigeria home, book date with Italy
Spain set up a Confederations Cup semi-final reunion with Euro 2012 final victims Italy after beating a resilient Nigeria 3-0…
Brazil, Italy qualify for semi-finals
An inspired second-half showing from Brazil earned the Confederations Cup hosts a 4-2 win over Italy in Salvador on Saturday…
Benitez goes to Napoli
Rafael Benitez was appointed coach of Serie A side Napoli on Monday, the club president announced. The Spaniard – whose…
Italy’s highway robbers snatch gold, cash
Kalashnikov-toting gunmen robbed a security van in Italy on Monday, blocking traffic with a blazing truck, firing into the air…
Hostages: 3 EU nations blast Ansaru for barbaric killings
Three European nations, Britain, Greece and Italy, whose citizens were among the seven hostages murdered by Ansaru, Nigeria’s terror group…
Italy: Nigeria’s hostage killings ‘horrific terrorism’
Italy’s foreign ministry has described as ”horrific terrorism”, the killing by Ansaru terror group in Nigeria of seven foreign hostages…
World’s oldest bank Monte dei Paschi reports Q3 loss
MILAN (AFP) – Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Wednesday reported a loss of 47.4 million euros ($60.3…