A French court on Thursday sentenced a doctor to life in jail for poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, in an alleged attempt to discredit co-workers. Frederic Pechier, 53, worked as an anaesthetist in two clinics in the eastern city of Besancon, when patients went into cardiac arrest in suspicious circumstances…
The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union and France, has signed a partnership agreement under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies Initiative. According to a statement issued by the EU on Sunday, the partnership aims to advance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthen local health systems. “The…
French social media influencer Amine Mojito, whose real name is Ilan M., has been sentenced to prison for his viral syringe prank videos that caused widespread fear in France. The Paris Criminal Court handed down the verdict on Friday, October 3, sentencing the 27-year-old to 12 months in prison, six months in custody and six…
France has been thrown into fresh political turmoil as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely weeks after taking office, marking yet another major setback for President Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee Palace confirmed that Macron has accepted Lecornu’s resignation, deepening the political deadlock that has gripped the country since last year’s snap parliamentary…
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, a spectacular downfall for the conservative who led France from 2007-2012. The sentence, which will soon make Sarkozy the first post-war president of France to be imprisoned, was harsher than…
France’s parliament on Monday ousted the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after just nine months in office, leaving President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to find a successor and plunging the country into a new political crisis. Bayrou, who has been in the job for just nine months, had blindsided even his allies by calling a…
France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan drew angry rebukes from Israel and the United States. Macron, who unveiled the decision on social media, published a letter sent to Palestinian Authority…
Gunmen, on Sunday, opened fire at a hall in Goult village, near South-East Avignon in France, venue of a wedding ceremony, killing the bride, injuring the groom, his sister and a 13-year-old child. AFP reports that an exchange of gunfire ensued, leading to the death of one of the suspected attackers, while the rest of…
A 31-year-old teaching assistant died Tuesday morning after being stabbed by a 14-year-old student during a bag search outside Françoise Dolto Secondary School in Nogent, authorities confirmed. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was attacked with a knife and suffered critical wounds. However, emergency services rushed her to the hospital in “absolute…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to the nation capital, Abuja today Monday, April 21th 2025. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The President had left the country, on April 2, for France on a short working visit. During the visit, the President appraised his…