Obi spoke as part of the dignitaries that received the French President at Fela’s New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos State on Tuesday.
Browsing: President Emmanuel Macron
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the excited fans, who shared notes on Fela’s musical prowess, appreciated his relevance and international repute, even after death.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the call came following the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to the New Afrika Shrine, which is a popular Fela ‘museum’.
Macron was asked to relive some of his nostalgia of having been a patron of the Shrine when he worked in Nigeria at the French Embassy in 2004
Macron, who spoke at the New Afrika Shrine in Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, at an event tagged: “Celebration of African Culture,” to inaugurate the African Cultural Season 2020, said he was glad to be back to the Afrika Shrine, adding that he still holds fond memories of the place since his first visit back in 2002
The agreements cover Urban Mobility Improvement Programme of Lagos State, sustainable water supply in Kano city and reforestation in Ogun State.
The President stated this while reacting to questions after a closed door bilateral talks with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday.
The French President, who was accompanied by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, gave the challenge during a visit to the Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos State on Tuesday night, at an event tagged: “Celebrate African Culture”
Macron arrived the night club in a casual white shirt, with sleeves rolled
NAN reports that the French leader would discuss issues bordering on security and terrorism with President Buhari.
The summit will hold from June 30 to July 2.
Francis made his comments in a message to participants at a conference on international migration being held in the Vatican.
Two days after his daring rescue — viewed more than 21 million times online — Gassama, nicknamed Spiderman by French media for his astonishing climbing ability, met Macron in the splendour of the Elysee Palace
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, gave this pledge at an International Conference against the financing of terrorism in Paris, France
I’m now in my Coomson season, wondering exactly what I’m doing here and whether I should not be going to Accra
Prof. Osinbajo said this on Tuesday at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, while meeting with a delegation of the Japan External Trade Organization, led by Hiroyuki Ishige, the organization’s Chairman and CEO
But a youth protest against him, stones pelting one of his delegation’s vehicles and a botched grenade attack on French troops hours before his arrival in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou showed the hostility that still lingers after decades of an often tense France-Africa relationship.
France has been under a state of emergency extended several times, since terrorist attacks claimed by the Islamic State extremist group killed 130 people in Paris on November 13, 2015.
The real declaration has been deferred
Bellicose statements by Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, in recent weeks have created fears that a miscalculation could lead to action with untold ramifications, particularly since Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3.