Tag: Italy
Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners
Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…
Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism
The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.…
Balotelli gives Italy 2-1 victory over England
Mario Balotelli’s second-half header earned Italy a 2-1 victory over an enterprising England side in an engaging World Cup Group…
Lebanon extradites Berlusconi ally to Italy over mafia links
Lebanon extradited to Italy on Friday a 72-year old ally of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who is wanted by…
Pirlo to end Italy career after Brazil
Italy’s Andrea Pirlo confirmed Wednesday he will end his international career after the World Cup. Pirlo helped steer Italy to…
Balotelli set to marry model girlfriend
Eccentric Italian striker Mario Balotelli ensured headlines of the positive sort on Tuesday announcing on his Twitter account he is…
Singing nun wins Italian TV talent show
A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest on Friday after winning millions…
Italy swears in youngest Prime Minister
Italy’s youngest-ever prime minister Matteo Renzi, 39, and his fresh-faced cabinet were sworn in Saturday, at a ceremony led by…
Thieves bolt away with tube of John Paul II’s blood
A tube containing Polish pope John Paul II’s blood has been stolen from a church in Italy, sparking a region-wide…
In Italy, a child can now bear mother’s surname instead of dad’s
Italy on Tuesday lost a long battle to hold on to one of its ancient family traditions: requiring children of…
Italian Navy rescues boat carrying Nigerian migrants, others
Italy’s navy has rescued 233 mostly Nigerian and other African immigrants from a boat in trouble off the coast of…
FIFA World Cup: Teams going to Brazil
Teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup so far with a total of 32 places to be filled. Draw for…
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…
Italian press writes political obituary of ex-PM Berlusconi
ROME (AFP) – Italy’s press on Saturday heralded Silvio Berlusconi’s jail sentence as the end of an era in the…
Corrupt Italy set to tighten laws
Italy, ranked 69th on the Transparency corruption index and with a reputation as bad as Nigeria’s, is set to clean…
Nigeria Thrash Italy, Cruise To Q/Final
Tunde Oyedele Nigeria’s Falconets on Sunday cruised to the quarter final of Japan 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after…