Mazzarri
20 Feb
Victor Osimhen and his teammates at Napoli will be playing under a third manager this season after the struggling Italian champions sacked Walter Mazzarri on Monday and brought in Slovakia national team coach Francesco Calzona just two days before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League. The 62-year-old Mazzarri became the second man to be sent…
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Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was released in a prisoner swap by Moscow in August, has been placed on Russia's "wanted" list, according to an interior ministry database seen by AFP Wednesday. "Wanted under a criminal code article," reads the website, along with a photograph of Yashin and his date and place of birth.…
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La Liga's relegation-threatened Valencia have appointed Carlos Corberan as their new manager after prising him from English second-tier side West Bromwich Albion, the clubs announced on Wednesday. The fallen Spanish giants exercised a buyout clause in Corberan's contract to bring him to Mestalla on a deal lasting to 2027, days after sacking coach Ruben…
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Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing of political opponents, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday. Still popular with the poor and working class of the South American nation, Bouterse -- who died Tuesday -- rose to power after a…
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A "terrorist act" sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesday. The Oboronlogistika company said it "thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major," it said in a statement cited by…
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Angry protests broke out Wednesday in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in the country's north, a war monitor and witnesses said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said large demonstrations took place in the coastal cities of Tartus and Latakia, provinces that are the heartland…
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Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan met with ex-President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura on Wednesday. Arriving at 12:40 p.m., Senator Lawan, who represents the Yobe North Senatorial District, was warmly welcomed by the former Nigerian leader. His media adviser, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, in a statement, indicated that the two statesmen engaged in extensive…
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The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Wednesday, felicitated with Christian faithful as they joined the world in celebrating Christmas. Prince Audu, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, urged Nigerians to reflect on the essence of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ, which continues to bring joy,…
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The Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Olalekan Soyele, has called on troops to adhere strictly to information security and avoid communicating with the enemy under any circumstances. This was stressed during a Christmas lunch organized for Gusau, Zamfara State troops. Major General Soyele praised the troops for…
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An unspecified number of villagers residing in two communities in the Silame local government area of Sokoto state have been feared dead after a fighter jet bombed the communities around 7 am on Wednesday. The Guardian learnt that the fighter jet was targeted at Lakurawa terrorists who have been terrorising the communities. The affected…
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The Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned motorists against speeding. DRTS Director, Abdulateef Bello, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing road construction projects in the territory. According to…