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Femi Kuti Becomes Knight Of France

October 30, (THEWILL) – Legendary Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has been honoured with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters - Chevalier de l'Ordre d'Arts et Letters - in France. He was honoured during an Afrobeat...

Pogba Returns To Training Ahead Of World Cup

October 19, (THEWILL) - On Tuesday, just over a month before France's opening World Cup match, Paul Pogba resumed training with Italian side Juventus. The midfielder sustained a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee, as his second...

Denmark Beat France 2-0 But Fail To Advance To Nations League Finals

September 26, (THEWILL) – With a 2-0 victory over France, Denmark laid down a challenge for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but they narrowly missed qualifying for the Nations League Finals. The Danes were in a strong position to go...

France Football To Revise Players’ Image Rights After Mbappe Complaint

September 20, (THEWILL) – Due to a disagreement with French football about player image rights, Kylian Mbappe declared on Monday, that he will not participate in sponsor activities for the national football federation leading up to the 2022 World...

Lloris Likely To Miss North London Derby With Thigh Knock In France Camp

September 20, (THEWILL) – Hugo Lloris, the captain of France's national team and Tottenham Hotspur, has sustained a thigh injury and will likely miss the north London derby against fierce city rivals, Arsenal. Lloris was invited by Didier Deschamps for...

Nova Merchant Bank’s Funke Okoya Appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of Women in Finance Nigeria

September 12, (THEWILL) – Executive Director, NOVA Merchant Bank, Mrs Funke Okoya has been appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of the Women in Finance Nigeria, (WIFNG). WIFNG is a non-profit organization registered in 2016 to provide policy advocacy for greater representation of...

French President Macron Gets A Slap In The Face During Walkabout

BEVERLY HILLS, June 08, (THEWILL) - France's President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday dealt a slap in the face by a man among a crowd of onlookers, while on a walkabout in south-eastern France. In a swift response, the President’s...

OPINION: POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NIGERIA AND FRANCE MUST SEIZE THE CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN MILITARY AND ECONOMIC TIES

Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to recover from the impact of a common enemy – COVID-19. But for African nations from across the Sahel region and beyond, the issues are inseparable from the...
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Lack Of Love Not Enough – Akwa Ibom Court Rejects Divorce Petition After 43-Year Marriage

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
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