Tag: france
West African troops deployed to Mali to fight Islamists
The chairman of west African bloc ECOWAS on Friday authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, a statement said…
Tutu takes UNESCO human rights prize
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was Monday awarded the UNESCO/Bilbao human rights prize for “his exceptional contribution to building a universal culture…
Basketball: Bakare: I’m Through With D’Tigers
Coach of Nigeria’s team to the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ayo Bakare has put to rest speculations over his job…
UK charges Nigerian with fraud attempt on dead man
A Nigerian-born man appeared in a British court in Surrey on Wednesday charged with attempting to defraud a British-Iraqi family…
France makes billion euro tax claim against Google
PARIS, Oct 30, 2012 (AFP) – French tax authorities have made a billion-euro ($1.3 billion) claim against Google to pressure…
Kiss of Defiance by two lesbians
Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration called by the “Alliance VITA” association against gay…
World Cup: France ends Spain’s run, grinds a draw
MADRID 2012 (AFP) – Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud grabbed a last minute header to earn France a 1-1 draw with…
France, Switzerland crackdown on drug money
French authorities have arrested 17 people, some of them of Moroccan origin, suspected of laundering about 40 million euros ($52…
Balkanized Mali seeks UN nod for military intervention
UNITED NATIONS(AFP) – Mali has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting authorization for a West African-led military…
France bans anti-Islam movie protests
Paris police have banned two demonstrations planned for Saturday, including one in front of the city’s Grand Mosque, to protest…
France soccer players make a deal to forgo bonuses
France’s international footballers have agreed to forego bonuses for friendly matches and will receive no bonus unless they qualify for…
Olympic Basketball: France ends Nigeria campaign
Bamidele Olowosagba With much determination and hype as underdogs in the basketball event of London 2012 Olympics, Nigeria’s D’Tigers fought…
Lithuania, China beaten in Olympic basketball
Olympics: Basketball results France 82 Lithuania 74 Group B Australia 81 China 61
Olympic basketball results
Olympic Games men’s basketball results on Sunday: Men Preliminary round Nigeria 60 Tunisia 56 Brazil 75 Australia 71 United States…
Peugeot adamant on closing France plant
The head of French carmaker PSA Peugeot, Philippe Varin, said on Tuesday that the firm had no choice but to…
France’s leader vows to tackle Peugeot’s job cuts
PARIS, July 14, 2012 (AFP) – President Francois Hollande vowed Saturday to take action to stop huge job cuts at…
Ex-France coach Lemerre lands Algerian club job
Former Euro and Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Roger Lemerre was named coach of Algerian First Division side CS…
Spain win as Alonso’s brace sinks France
Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso celebrated his 100th appearance for Spain with both goals in the defending champions’ 2-0 win over…
England, France in the last eight at Euro 2012
Final Scores: England 1 Ukraine 0 (Goal scorer: Wayne Rooney 48th minute Sweden 1 France 0 Scorers: Ibrahimovic 54th minute;…
Torrential rain halts France-Ukraine match
The Ukraine v France Euro 2012 Group A match was suspended because of torrential rain in Donetsk on Friday. The…
Euro 2012: France, England make it a tie
France came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with England on Monday as a cagey Euro 2012 opener between…
US, China Demand Citizens’ Bodies For Burial
The United States, China, France and other foreign countries have asked the Lagos State Government to release the bodies of…
Leaders set date for Euro zone crisis summit
The leaders of Italy, France, Germany and Spain will hold a summit on the eurozone crisis on June 22 in…
French foreign minister wants new Europe
France’s new Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Thursday his priority would be to deal with the European debt crisis and…
Francois Hollande takes oath as French president
Francois Hollande was sworn in as France’s first Socialist president since 1995 on Tuesday at a solemn ceremony overshadowed by…
Nnena And Friends Tour Paris
Nnena & Friends, the leading children’s brand in Nigeria is set to embark on a tour to Paris, France, in…
Hamstring injury knocks out Thierry Henry
French forward Thierry Henry of the New York Red Bulls, Major League Soccer’s top scorer, will be sidelined for three…
FIBA Holds Olympic Draw Today
Federation of International Basketball Association, FIBA, will later today convene its first Central Board of 2012 at Rio De Janeiro,…
RMD, Genevieve, Others Honour Stephanie Okereke
The much talked about wedding between Nollywood star actress, Stephanie Okereke and Linus Idahosa eventually held as scheduled in Paris,…
Turnout High in French Presidential poll
Millions of French voters turned out Sunday for the first round of a presidential poll that is expected to see…