SERIE A leaders Napoli moved 18 points clear at the top of the table thanks to a routine away victory over Sassuolo. Napoli scored after only 12 minutes through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, shooting low into the corner after a fine run. Armand Lauriente hit the post for the hosts, before Victor Osimhen hit the woodwork for Napoli. Osimhen made it 2-0 after 33 minutes when he powerfully shot on the turn and beat Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli at his near post. Osimhen has now scored in seven successive Serie A matches for Napoli, who are trying to become Italian champions for…
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THIRTY-ONE bodies buried in two clandestine graves have been exhumed by authorities in western Mexico, officials said Thursday, in a region hit by violence linked to organized crime. The first grave was found on February 1 in the town of San Isidro Mazatepec in Jalisco state. A second grave was found after several days of investigation and the extraction of bags containing bodies. “We have already counted 31 victims,” Jalisco state prosecutor Luis Joaquin Mendez told reporters, adding that authorities have evidence to identify about half of the bodies so they can be returned to their families. Jalisco, which is…
AT least six people have died in a series of shootings in the US state of Mississippi, local investigators say. All the victims were in close proximity to each other in the small town of Arkabutla, about 45 miles (72km) south of Memphis, in neighbouring Tennessee. Three victims were found dead inside two houses, while others were found inside a store, in a car and on a roadway. Police confirmed to BBC News they have a suspected gunman in custody. The state bureau of investigation is assisting local police with the investigation. The man is believed to have acted alone,…
POLICE in Kenya have questioned a member of parliament over claims of funding bandits in the country’s northern Rift Valley region. Pokot South MP David Pkosing was arrested on Thursday evening by officers from the Serious Crimes Unit and released hours after interrogation. His lawyer says the MP will appear before detectives on Friday morning for further questioning. Mr Pkosing is the first politician to be probed by authorities over the banditry menace that has left more than 100 civilians and 16 security officers dead in the past six months. Kenya’s military will on Friday join police units in an…
THE UN refugee agency says thousands of people are continuing to flee fighting and insecurity in the disputed Somaliland town of Las Anod. An estimated 60,000 have crossed the border into Ethiopia in the past few weeks. The agency said many arrived exhausted and traumatised, carrying few possessions. In all, the UN estimates that more than 185,0000 have been displaced in the Las Anod area. Fighting broke out earlier this month between local forces and those of Somaliland, whose declaration of independence has not been internationally recognised.
THE new General Officer Commanding(GOC) for 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut on Friday inaugurated a 12-member Special and General Court-Martials for the trial of 68 officers and soldiers. Those for the trial were accused of committing various offences while on duty during operation Hadarin Daji. Brigadier Clement Iyere and Colonel Bashir Nuhu respectively are Presidents of the courts. The special and general court martials were inaugurated at the newly commissioned Lt. General T.Y Buratai Giginya Barracks Auditorium Hall, Sokoto. General Mutkut, who is the convener, urged the court to ensure the principle of fair…
ERIK ten Hag said Manchester United “have a lot of character and determination” after his side contested a thrilling first-leg draw at Barcelona to leave their Europa League play-off tie finely poised. Having previously met in two Champions League finals – both of which Barca won – the sides are trying to reach those heady heights again. This encounter at the Nou Camp in Europe’s secondary competition was another step on that road back to the top. Xavi’s men grabbed the opener when Marcos Alonso headed in at the back post from Raphinha’s corner, but United responded immediately through the…
‘I Don’t Think So’, Messi’s Father Rules Out Son’s Return To Barca LIONEL Messi’s father and representative Jorge Messi said on Thursday it is unlikely his son will return to play for Barcelona. The 35-year-old signed for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 after the Catalan club were unable to renew his deal because of La Liga’s financial fair play rules. “I don’t think so, the conditions aren’t right,” Jorge Messi told reporters at Barcelona airport. He said he had not spoken to Barcelona president Joan Laporta about a deal and that Messi “has a contract with Paris Saint-Germain”.…
ACTOR Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In a statement on social media, they said it was a “relief to finally have a clear diagnosis”. The 67-year-old was diagnosed with aphasia – which causes difficulties with speech – in spring last year, but this has progressed and he has been given a more specific diagnosis, the family said. They expressed their “deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love”. The family went on to say frontotemporal dementia is the most common form of dementia in people under 60. “Today there are no treatments for the disease, a…
MOSCOW said Thursday it was expelling four Austrian diplomats after Vienna expelled four employees of Russia’s foreign missions in Austria, with tensions soaring over the Ukraine conflict. The foreign ministry said the expulsion of its diplomats had been an “unfriendly and unjustified step” that “causes serious damage to bilateral relations, which are already in crisis due to the actions of the Austrian side”. Austria and other EU nations have expelled dozens of Russian diplomats since Moscow launched a military campaign in Ukraine, with Russia reciprocating the measures. The ministry said it summoned Austria’s ambassador to Moscow and informed him that…
MANCHESTER United and Barcelona contested a thrilling first-leg draw at the Nou Camp to leave their Europa League play-off tie finely poised. Having previously met in two Champions League finals – both of which Barca won – the sides are on the path to recovery in trying to reach those heady heights again. This encounter in Europe’s secondary competition was another step on that road back to the top. Xavi’s men grabbed the opener when Marcos Alonso headed in at the back post from Raphinha’s corner, but United responded immediately through the in-form Marcus Rashford as he slipped in a…
A TEENAGE girl has been rescued 248 hours after last week’s devastating earthquake in Turkey. 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez was pulled from the rubble in Kahramanmaraş, a southern city near the epicentre. Her uncle tearfully told rescuers “we will never forget you”, as he hugged them one by one. Aleyna survived, injured and in freezing weather conditions, for 10 days. But rescues like hers are becoming increasingly rare. More than 41,000 people have died in Tukey and neighbouring Syria from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Neither country has revealed how many people are still missing. Aleyna was gently prised from the ruins…
FEW people know Vladimir Putin quite as well as Alexander Lukashenko does. The authoritarian leader of Belarus is a firm Kremlin ally and backer of what Mr Putin refers to as the “special military operation” – what most of the world calls Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Mr Putin hasn’t sat down with Western journalists. But today in Minsk, Mr Lukashenko took questions from a small group of foreign media, including the BBC. “Last year you allowed your country to be used as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion,” I reminded Mr…
ISRAELI hackers allegedly hacked into the private conversation of two aides to Kenya’s President William Ruto during last year’s election, a new investigation has claimed. The investigation – carried out by a consortium of journalists and published in outlets including Israel’s Haaretz and The Guardian of the UK – claims that days before Kenya’s 2022 election, a hacker “gave a demonstration of his capabilities, showing how he could use hacking techniques to infiltrate the messages of political advisers”. The undercover reporters, posing as potential clients, were given “a guided tour of the hacked Telegram and email accounts of five different…
A PASTOR in Mozambique has died after trying to fast for 40 days, emulating what Christ is said to have done in the Bible. Francisco Barajah, founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church, died at a hospital in the city of Beira, where he was evacuated in critical condition. After 25 days without food or water, he had lost weight to the point where he could not stand up. He was aged 39. He had been taken to hospital at the insistence of relatives and followers. Mr Barajah was diagnosed with acute anaemia and failure of his digestive organs. He…
BORUSSIA Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi says eating African dishes, especially fufu is the secret to his speed. The striker who is of Nigerian descent netted the lone goal for the German side in their win over Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie on Wednesday. “I eat a lot of African foods,” the German speedster told CBSSportGolazo in a post-game interview at the Signal Iduma Park when asked about the secret to his speed. “I have good genetics from my dad so I think it will be difficult.” “It is called fufu, and it’s a Nigerian food which…
BARCELONA manager Xavi Hernandez has praised Erik ten Hag for transforming Manchester United and turning Marcus Rashford into “one of the most dangerous players in Europe”. The Spanish giants host United on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round play-off. Ten Hag was appointed in the summer and has quickly made his mark, with the Red Devils flying high in the Premier League and also in the EFL Cup final. “Ten Hag is a great coach,” Xavi said. “In my mind I believe that somehow [reversing] the situation of United was no easy task and he’s…
ARSENAL boss Mikel Arteta says he now has “more belief” that his side can win the title, despite their 3-1 defeat by Manchester City at Emirates Stadium. The loss sees City replace them at the top of the table on goal difference. “They still have it [the belief], I can sense it. They feel they can do it,” Arteta said. After beating Manchester United on 22 January, Arsenal were five points clear with a game in hand, but have taken just one point from nine since. In a predictably feisty encounter between the league’s top two sides, Kevin de Bruyne…
A MOTHER and two children have been rescued in the Turkish city of Antakya more than 228 hours after the twin earthquakes that devastated southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Ela and her two children – Meysam and Ali – were pulled from the rubble of their apartment block, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. Earlier on Wednesday, a 74-year-old woman and a 46-year-old woman were rescued in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, close to the epicentre of the quake. Meanwhile, the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from powerful earthquake has now risen above 41,000, but a handful of…
HUNDREDS of retirees have taken to the streets of the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian to protest against cuts to medical benefits, following rare demonstrations in November that led to the end of China’s controversial “zero-COVID” policy. In the central city of Wuhan, videos posted online on Wednesday showed hundreds of mainly elderly people outside the city’s central Zhongshan Park. One video from Wuhan, home to about 11 million people, that was verified by the Reuters news agency, showed protesters and uniformed security guards pushing and shoving each other. In the northeastern city of Dalian, hundreds also took to…