Tag: France
Tinubu meets French envoy, lauds $150m Abacha loot’s return
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his appreciation to France for the return of $150 million stolen from Nigeria by former Head of State, General...
France, Hong Kong-bound businessmen excrete cocaine, heroin at Abuja airport
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two businessmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja with cocaine...
Benzema, French minister clash over Islamic group links
Al-Ittihad striker, Karim Benzema, has hit back at France's Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, after he accused the French football star of links to the...
France bans Islamic abaya dresses in schools
French authorities have announced a ban on the wearing of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women in schools.
The country's education minister, Gabriel Attal,...
2 die, 9 rescued as fire guts disabled people’s house in...
The bodies of nine people have been found and two others are feared dead after a fire at a holiday home for disabled people...
Protesters attack French mayor’s house, injure wife
Rioters, on Sunday, raided the house of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight, and launched fireworks at his wife and young children...
Looters break into gun shop as 1,300 arrested in France riots
Looters broke into a gun shop in Marseille, while more than a thousand arrests were made across France as riots continued for a fourth...
Tinubu returns, receives tumultuous welcome in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after attending a summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ in Paris, France.
Tinubu arrived at the Murtala...
Saka nets hat-trick in Euro 2024 qualifiers as Mbappe lifts France
Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka, scored a hat-trick as England thrashed North Macedonia 7-0 in Euro 2024 qualifiers on Monday, while Kylian Mbappe's re-taken penalty...
Tinubu departs Abuja for Paris summit on financial opportunities
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, June 20, depart Abuja to join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global...
