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Marine Le Pen Barred From France’s 2027 Presidential Race After Corruption Conviction

PARIS, France — Marine Le Pen, one of Europe’s most prominent far-right figures, has been barred from running in France’s next presidential election after...

Tinubu Bows to Trump, Diverts French Defence Contract to U.S. 

ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a move that has reshaped Nigeria's defence procurement strategy and sparked diplomatic tensions with France, President Bola Tinubu has reversed...

Macron Slammed Over ‘Ungrateful’ Comments About Africa’s Sahel States

PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks accusing Sahelian nations of ingratitude toward France’s military intervention against militant jihadist insurgencies have drawn...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Faces Trial Over Alleged Libyan Campaign Funding

PARIS, France - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to stand trial on Monday over allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was illegally...

Pelicot Husband-from-Hell in Mass Rape Case Accepts Fate While 17 Co-convicts Appeal

PARIS, France - Seventeen men convicted in the harrowing Pelicot mass rape trial have filed appeals against their verdicts, the prosecutor’s office in Avignon...

French Man Who Orchestrated Mass Rape of Unconscious Wife Facing 20-Year Jail Sentence

AVIGNON, FRANCE -  French public prosecutor Laure Chabaud has requested a 20-year prison sentence for 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot, accused of orchestrating the rape of his...

Niger’s Military Junta Revokes Licences for French Aid Group, ACTED

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s military junta has revoked the operating licence of the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, Acted, amid...

‘Before Terrorists Overrun The Country’: Human Rights Group Supports US, French Military Bases in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria - In a heated debate surrounding national security and foreign military presence, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has argued...

Macron Appoints France’s Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal

PARIS, France - In a historic move, French President Emmanuel Macron named Gabriel Attal, 34, as his new prime minister on Tuesday, January 9,...

IOM Warns Nigerians of Fake UK Employment Scams, ‘Some Nigerians Have Lost Over $10,000’

ABUJA, Nigeria - The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, a prominent agency under the United Nations, has issued a warning to potential migrants, especially...

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