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Pope holds his 1st ever virtual general audience with Italy on lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Vatican City – Pope Francis, holed up in the Vatican by Italy’s coronavirus epidemic, held his first virtual general audience on Wednesday, thanking medical staff but urging the world not to forget the plight of Syrian refugees. Most of Francis’ general audiences are held in St. Peter’s

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Australia bans travellers from Italy amid coronavirus fears

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced a ban on travellers arriving from Italy, where authorities are battling with a spiralling outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The move came after Rome government put in place severe restrictions on domestic travel. As of Tuesday, Italy had the most cases of the virus outside of China […]

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Coronavirus Kills 233 In Italy, Sports Minister Demands Serie A Suspension

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora on Sunday called for an immediate suspension of the Serie A season due to the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 233 people in the Mediterranean country. “The FIGC (Italian Football Federation) should consider immediately STOPPING Serie A,” Spadafora wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. READ ALSO: Serie A

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COVID-19: ”Italy is facing its darkest hour” – PM

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Italy is facing its “darkest hour” as it battles against the novel coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a Monday interview, quoting from Winston Churchill. “Over the past days I thought back to about what I read on Churchill: it is our darkest hour but we will make it,” Conte said. FG to build […]

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Italy stops handshakes in schools

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

There are many ways to say hello in Italian. But many Italians would argue there’s no way to do it properly without a kiss and a hug. Thanks to the coronavirus, Italians must figure out how to do precisely that, given newly-adopted nationwide government recommendations against the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Avoid handshakes, kisses, […]

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Quiet streets, empty supermarkets as coronavirus hits north Italy

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Codogno, a small Lombardy town has found itself at the centre of Italy’s coronavirus crisis. The streets are emptier than usual, but some people do still go for walks. All shops except pharmacies and supermarkets are closed. The town, just south of Milan, is home to around 15,000 inhabitants and is now a restricted zone. […]

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Italy’s FA seeks changes to Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2020 0

Rome – Italy’s football governing (FIGC) has asked FIFA’s rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), if it can make some changes to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. FIGC wants to introduce a system where Serie A teams can challenge referee’s decisions and ask for technology to intervene. The Italian top-flight introduced the […]

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Italy captain Parisse angry at off-pitch Rugby World Cup exit

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Veteran Italy captain Sergio Parisse reacted angrily to his country being eliminated from the Rugby World Cup on Thursday by the cancellation of their final match against New Zealand. The match was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis. Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic & Stefanos Tsitsipas win Saturday’s clash in Toyota between Italy and the All Blacks […]

Aviation Business

SAHCO acquires state of the art handling equipment

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2019 0

Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has acquired a fleet of brand new Ground Handling Equipment, expanded its cargo warehouse to boost its operations to accommodate its growing activities. SAHCO’s new fleet of equipment includes Baggage Carts, Conveyor Belts, Passenger Steps and Static Pallets which are of high quality with exceptional features. The Passenger

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Why Italian boy shot father during boar hunt

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

A 34-year-old man who went boar hunting with his father, has reportedly killed his father on Sunday by mistaken his father for one of the animals during a hunting trip in the province of Salerno. The Italian son opened fire when he saw a shadow and rustling foliage, striking his father in the lower abdomen. […]

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Barcelona goalkeeper Neto ruled out for up to two months

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Barcelona have ruled goalkeeper Neto out for up to eight weeks with a fractured left wrist. The new signing underwent an operation on Tuesday after suffering the injury during training prior to the 4-0 weekend win over Napoli in Michigan. The 30-year-old joined Barca from Valencia in June in a deal worth an initial €26 […]

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Lukaku undergoing medical ahead of Inter switch

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Romelu Lukaku is set to join Inter Milan from Manchester United on Thursday with Italian media reporting he will sign a contract immediately after undergoing a medical. The Belgian forward enjoyed a bright start at United before ending his second season battling for a place in the team. Lukaku arrived at Malpensa airport in the […]

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Victor Moses: I just needed to play football after “tough” time at Chelsea

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2019

Victor Moses says he needed to play football after a lack of game time at Chelsea prompted an 18-month January loan move to Fenerbahce where the Nigeria international claims his family is now settled. Despite being a key member of Antonio Conte’s 2016-17 Premier League title-winning side, Moses made only five appearances under the Italian’s […]

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NUGA to hold trials for world university games at Obafemi Awolowo university

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2019

The Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) says trials for selection of athletes for the 30th World University Games, would hold at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. NUGA Secretary, Bola Orodele, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, saying that the event will hold between April 24 […]

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Italy hunts for blame in bridge collapse that killed 39

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

As more bodies were pulled Wednesday from a mountain of jagged concrete and twisted steel left by a highway bridge collapse that killed 39, prosecutors focused on possible design flaws and past maintenance of the heavily used span, and politicians squabbled over blame. Motorists, meanwhile, recounted miraculous escapes and the horror of seeing others plunge […]

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Tears flowed as 26 Nigerian women buried in Italy

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

……As Marian Shaka, Osato Osara and 24 others interred …….Investigators reached family members of three …….Autopsy showed 25 of the women drowned The 26 Nigerian women that drowned during a migrant crossing from Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, were buried in Italy on Friday, following an interfaith funeral service. According to the Sacramento bee reports, […]

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Chaos at Rome Airport after Terminal Fire

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2015 0

Italy has cancelled dozens of flights to and from its busiest airport – Fiumicino in Rome – after a fire gutted part of its international terminal. The airport was closed for several hours but officials are working to get it fully operational again. The overnight blaze – now extinguished – gutted a shopping area at […]

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6, 500 Migrants Rescued from Mediterranean

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

Italian authorities rescued a record 6 551 migrants on the weekend in 34 separate interventions in the central Mediterranean, including a woman who gave birth to a girl soon after being rescued. The mother and baby “are both in good health”, the Italian navy said in a Monday statement, adding that the infant was delivered […]

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Woman Delivered of a Baby as 6,800 Mediterranean Migrants Arrive Italy

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2015 0

  A woman has delivered of a baby as no fewer that 6,800 rescued migrants from boats off the coast of Libya over the weekend arrived the Italian port of Pozzallo on Monday. This development is part of European coastguard agencies’ biggest rescue operation this year. According to Aljazeera, the migrants are going through a […]

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3,690 Migrants Rescued from Smugglers at Sea-Italy

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2015 0

  Over 3,700 migrants were rescued from smugglers on boats near the coast of Libya on Saturday and early on Sunday, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday. The agency said 17 different rescue operations were carried out Saturday after smugglers took advantage of calm seas and warm weather to move the migrants out of Africa […]