Tag: Switzerland
Knifeman sets train on fire in Switzerland
A knifeman has set fire to a train in north-eastern Switzerland, leaving six people in hospital with stab wounds and…
$321m Abacha’s Swiss loot to be repatriated
Nigeria and Switzerland on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the repatriation of $321 million stashed in the…
Swiss gives conditions to return Abacha ‘ s stolen $320m
The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate 321…
Switzerland denies funding Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram
Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after…
Switzerland, Nigeria begin talks over return of $300m Abacha loot
Authorities in Switzerland are in talks to arrange the return to Nigeria of $300 million confiscated from the family of…
Abacha loot: Nigeria opens talks with Swiss authorities
Authorities in Switzerland are in talks to arrange the return to Nigeria of $300 million confiscated from the family of…
Switzerland to transfer $300m Abacha loot to Nigeria
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that the government of Switzerland would transfer a further $300 million in recovered…
Switzerland grants 700 foreigners special ‘stripper visas’
More than 700 foreign strippers received a special Swiss work permit in 2015, the last issued in a controversial programme…
Joy for Federer as Switzerland win Davis Cup
Roger Federer gave Switzerland its first Davis Cup title in Lille on Sunday by defeating Richard Gasquet of France in…
Two Swiss nationals shot dead in Philippiness
Two Swiss nationals have been shot dead in a southern Philippine resort town, police said Monday. The victims, 67-year-old Robert…
Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to ditch the country’s all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme,…
Arsenal new boy, Welbeck, inspires England with a brace
Danny Welbeck scored twice as England launched their 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign with an encouraging 2-0 win away to…
Sturridge ruled out of Swiss clash
England striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of his side’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland next week. Sturridge…
England must improve against Swiss says Rooney
Wayne Rooney admits England will have to improve on their lacklustre performance against Norway if they are to avoid a…
Baby dies after being left forgotten in parked car
A 16-month old baby died after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a…
Swiss delighted by first sex drive-in
Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of a decision to create a “sex drive-in” in Zurich, with social services…
Swiss mayor suspended over nude selfies taken in office
The mayor of the Swiss town of Baden, who is also a member of parliament, was suspended Monday following allegations…
Pharma giant Novartis says profits soared
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Thursday its net profits for the first half had shot up by 13 percent and…
Di Maria fires Argentina into last eight
Four-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi set up Angel di Maria for the only goal two minutes from…
Aguero out of last 16 clash with Swiss
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero’s miserable World Cup took another turn for the worse with him being ruled out of next…
Schumacher awake during hospital transfer
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open during his top-secret transfer from a French hospital…
Switzerland comeback to beat Ecuador 2-1
Haris Seferovic scored in the last minute of injury time to grab Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Ecuador in…
Swiss turn down world’s highest minimum wage
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposed hourly minimum wage of $25 — which would have been the world’s highest…
544 Nigerians return home from Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Office of Migration (FOM) said 544 Nigerians previously living in Switzerland returned home in 2013 under its…
Davis Cup: Swiss team to face Kazakh in quarters
Switzerland’s Davis Cup team, boasting newly-crowned Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka and former world number one Roger Federer, will face…
Tennis: Switzerland edge Serbia for Davis Cup quarters
Switzerland sealed a Davis Cup quarter-final berth when a win in Saturday’s doubles gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over…
Jonathan for Davos Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja Tuesday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where he will lead efforts…
Switzerland breaks seal on banking secrecy
PARIS(AFP) – Switzerland broke the seal on its banking secrecy, until now considered virtually ironclad, by signing an international agreement…
World tennis stars set to storm Lagos for Governor’s Cup Tennis
There are strong indications that some top world players who were regular faces in the annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis…
Switzerland eyes new law on dictators’ loot
Switzerland, currently in the process of restituting assets to several former autocratic countries, is working on a new law aimed…