Theresa May is to hold last-minute Brexit talks with the leaders of Germany and France later, four days before the UK is due to leave the EU. Mrs May is meeting Angela Merkel in Berlin, followed by Emmanuel Macron in…
Macron under fire for skipping Rwandan genocide commemorations (Punch)
When a smattering of leaders gather this weekend in Kigali to mark the 25th anniversary of Rwanda’s genocide, there will be one conspicuous absence: French President Emmanuel Macron. Several African leaders and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel are expected at…
Macron to hold crisis meeting after anti-government riots (Guardian)
French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold a crisis meeting on Sunday after anti-government protests in Paris that left 133 people injured and a trail of destruction around the capital. Macron is set to fly into Paris late morning after…
Two killed, score injured in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) * Jonathan: I was pressed to reject 2015 election result (Nation)
Two killed, score injured in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) Two persons were reportedly killed in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Sunday when two rival cult groups clashed in a supremacy battle. Members of the two cult groups, Aiye…
‘You lack common decency,’ President Macron’s spokesman tells Trump (Punch)
A French government spokesman on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump of a lack of “common decency” for attacking his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Twitter on the third anniversary of a jihadist massacre in Paris. Asked to react to…
Trump-Macron spat ahead of WWI visit (BBC)
President Donald Trump lashed out at his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, after arriving in Paris to commemorate the end of World War One. On Twitter, Mr Trump said it was “very insulting” that his host had called for a joint…
IGP orders detention of Policemen over death of Abuja lady (Nation) * Ban on public procession still in force- Plateau govt (Nation)
IGP orders detention of Policemen over death of Abuja lady (Nation) The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has ordered the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma to detain and personally investigate the policemen who shot a lady dead in…
Buhari assures South Sudan of Nigeria’s support (Sun) * Stranded Delta flood victims create 10 private IDP camps (Vanguard)
Buhari assures South Sudan of Nigeria’s support (Sun) President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured South Sudan that Nigeria is prepared to help stabilize that country both politically and economically. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi…
Jim Ovia: Putting the shine on Africa’s rise -Magnus Onyibe
When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
Macron injects cash to fix France’s healthcare system (Tribune)
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised extra money and more doctors in rural areas to ease pressure on France’s hospitals, which are creaking under the weight of budget constraints and closures of clinics outside towns and cities. Macron’s announcement came…
