Tag: France

December 25, 2020

Cissé was transferred from Niamey, Niger, for specialised treatment in France.

Spain edge Switzerland to stay top of UEFA Nations League group

Giroud on target as France send Sweden into UEFA Nations League B

by NAN

November 18, 2020

Giroud scored either side of Benjamin Pavard’s first-half strike as Les Bleus recovered from Viktor Claesson’s early opener.

COVID-19: Ekiti stakeholders call for concerted efforts to contain spread as churches reopen

World News

Italy introduces compulsory virus testing for travellers from France

by NAN

September 21, 2020

Explaining the decision on Facebook, Health Minister Roberto Speranza wrote that the situation in Europe “cannot be underestimated” and called ...

UEFA Nations Cup: France fight back to sink battling Croatia

September 9, 2020

France made it two wins out of two after their opening 1-0 victory at Sweden and stayed level on six ...

Mbappe tests positive for coronavirus

September 7, 2020

The forward, who is asymptomatic, has left the national team squad and will not feature for the Les Bleus in ...

UK says it has no choice but to quarantine French arrivals

by Hassan Muaz

August 14, 2020

Britain announced on Thursday that it would impose a quarantine, from 0300 GMT on Saturday, on arrivals from France, the ...

Crime

Vatican ex-ambassador to France to face sexual assault trial

July 23, 2020

The Vatican had lifted the diplomatic immunity of the then Papal Nuncio Luigi Ventura last year to allow French authorities ...

Macron’s popularity gains as support for ‘yellow vest’ wanes – poll

World News

France gets new Prime Minister

July 4, 2020

Castex, who is the mayor of the small town of Prades in southern France, had previously been given the delicate ...

Crime

Al Qaeda North Africa chief killed in Mali — Army

June 6, 2020

“On June 3, French army forces, with the support of their local partners, killed the Emir of al Qaeda in ...

France reports more than 28,500 coronavirus deaths

May 26, 2020

This is a similar rate of increase as the day before despite health authorities having resumed taking into account nursing ...

Featured

PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions

April 30, 2020

Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned Ligue 1 champions after the season was ended early due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ...

Chelsea’s Giroud seeks France return to boost game time

Giroud agrees personal terms with Inter

April 20, 2020

Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud reportedly intends to sign for Inter Milan during the next transfer window.

Sport

Tour de France postponed by two months

April 15, 2020

The Tour de France has been postponed by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body the UCI ...

Breaking: Ex-PPMC MD identified as first case of Coronavirus to die in Nigeria

France confirms 50 virus cases on aircraft carrier, evacuates three

April 10, 2020

Fifty sailors on board the French navy’s only aircraft carrier have tested positive for COVID-19, the Defence Ministry announced on ...

Business

Coronavirus pushes France into recession, says national bank

April 8, 2020

France has entered into a recession as a result of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus, the country’s national ...

France passes 10,000 coronavirus deaths

April 7, 2020

France has now recorded 10,328 deaths of people suffering from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus disease, General ...

COVID-19: Minister drives self to meeting in response to Buhari’s directive

French region reports hundreds dead in nursing homes since virus outbreak