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French migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee brought 25 people stranded off the Libyan coast aboard its Ocean Viking vessel on Sunday, the NGO said. Those rescued, including three women and seven minors, are "currently being cared for by the Red Cross and SOS Mediterranee teams" aboard the Ocean Viking, the Marseille-based group said in a…
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France on Saturday condemned violence in Syria targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners", as a war monitor said more than 500 Alawites have been killed in recent days. A French foreign ministry statement called on Syria's new authorities "to ensure that independent investigations can shed light on these crimes, and that the perpetrators…
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A Kuwaiti migrant in his 60s died on Saturday while seeking to cross the Channel from northern France to England aboard a small boat, regional authorities said. The man died after suffering a cardiac arrest on the boat that was carrying him and fellow migrants across the Channel, the prefecture for the Pas-de-Calais region in…
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President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed doubts over his commitment to the NATO alliance, saying countries that are not spending adequately on their militaries do not deserve defense. "If they don't pay, I'm not going to defend them," he told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump has frequently questioned whether the United States -- by…
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French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday hit back at Vladimir Putin for likening him to the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte -- branding the Russian president an "imperialist" who sought to rewrite history. The tit-for-tat exchange came as tensions spiked over Macron's suggestion to extend France's nuclear deterrent to other European countries -- with Moscow calling it a…
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Russia views comments by President Emmanuel Macron about extending France's nuclear deterrent to other European countries as a "threat", Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Lavrov also reaffirmed his country's opposition to European forces being deployed in Ukraine if an accord was made to halt the conflict. Macron on Wednesday called Russia a "threat…
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France introduced new regulations Thursday that will require major pornography sites to check the ages of visitors or risk being blocked. France introduced rules in January that required all French porn websites and those based outside the European Union to introduce a mechanism to check the age of users. This was extended with a decree…
5 Mar
France warned Wednesday against dietary supplements promising weight loss that use the tropical plant Garcinia cambogia after a range of rare but serious side effects including one death were reported. Garcinia cambogia -- which is also called Garcinia gummi-gutta or Malabar tamarind -- grows in India and Southeast Asia and has a fruit that looks…
5 Mar
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would address the nation Wednesday over the current global uncertainty in the wake of the radical change in US policy on Ukraine under Donald Trump. "My dear compatriots -- I will address you tonight at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at this moment of great uncertainty when the world is…
5 Mar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the French government have expressed commitment to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of asset tracking, cybercrime investigation, and security training. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, this commitment was made in Abuja on Tuesday, when Lieutenant General Regis Colombet, Director of Security…
4 Mar
France voiced opposition Tuesday to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund a European military spending boost for Ukraine, arguing such a move would be against international agreements. Tapping into more than 200 billion euros in Russian assets would help plug a massive gap in defence budgets as Europe rushes to play a fuller part in…
3 Mar
The potential month-long ceasefire in Ukraine proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is intended to test Russia’s readiness to end the conflict. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday. Macron has said that he and Starmer proposed a month-long ceasefire in the air, at sea and in relation…
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The Alaafin-elect, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has announced his plans to change the fortune of the ancient empire. Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, in a statement, said one of the monarch's agenda was to ensure that graduate youths are taken away from the streets. Durojaiye disclosed that the paramount ruler…
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The Former First Lady of Ondo State, Dr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, urged women to be more courageous, lauding the boldness of the Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Anyanwu-Akeredolu made the call at the event organised by the foundation to mark the 2025 International Women's Day (IWD) in Ibadan, the Oyo State…
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A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Guidance Community Development Foundation, has donated essential ophthalmic equipment valued at over N200 million to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting healthcare institutions in delivering quality eye care services to the community. The equipment donated included three rotating sight tests, 15 prism bars,…
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has urged the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents students who receive training through the student loan scheme from leaving the country. The Governor stated this on Monday night in Jos, when he hosted the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr. According to…
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A former APC National Vice-Chairman (North West), Dr Salihu Lukman, has described former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to Social Democratic Party (SDP) as too hasty. Lukman stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that el-Rufai had, in a statement on his verified Facebook…
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Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for commencement of academic activities after three weeks shutdown over students’ protest. Dr Rebecca Okojie, the Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, March 11, while lectures would commence…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman, Iliya Damagun from taking any steps that could adversely affect the outcome of the South South Zonal meeting and Congress of the party. Justice James Omotosho issued the order while ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by Ibrahim…
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The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. Hundeyin said that the church where some people alleged that the…
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A 60-year-old Nigerian man named Okechukwu Josiah Odunna was extradited to the US to face charges related to a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded US financial institutions of about $8 million. Odunna is charged with being a major player in a fraud scheme, obtaining loans fraudulently in order to purchase about 20 residential properties…
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A Nigerian TikTok employee was found dead in her apartment in Lower Kambete in Kenya on Friday. The employee, who has been identified as Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, worked as a content moderator for Teleperformance, a subsidiary of TikTok, before her death. According to The Kenyan Daily Post, a Kenyan-based news publication, her colleagues are accusing…