I plan to be as far away from Abuja as possible – Buhari and more

Early results from the local elections have put the Conservatives on course for a resounding defeat. It was Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first electoral test.

France 24 Videos Fri, 5 May 2023 at 9:09 pm GMT+1 The famed Cullinan Diamond will adorn the Queen consort's headdress, replacing India's Ko Hi Noor diamond after claims it bought back painful memories of the colonial past. Some South Africans are enraged, demanding the Royal Family return the jewel.

German Chancellor Scholz called for "an enlarged and reformed" European Union that is more "geopolitical" in outlook and actions. His speech came as lawmakers celebrate the post-WWII peace among European Union members.

French sprinter Halba Diouf, 21, dreams of participating at the 2024 Olympic Games. The athlete defines herself as a transgender Muslim woman and doesn't accept being banned from elite competitions.

Peter Obi’s request unconstitutional; Tinubu must be sworn in — LP’s Lamidi Apapa

FRANCE 24 spoke to Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition activist who was recently sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Moscow court for "high treason" because of his outspoken criticism of the war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza sent a message to her jailed husband: she will "never stop fighting" for him.

The cinema industry in Nigeria, known as Nollywood, is the second-largest on the planet in terms of films produced, after Bollywood. Over the next few days, the best TV and films from across Africa are being showcased in Paris for the tenth edition of Nollywood Week. The festival celebrates the newest voices on the scene, highlights the best that African cinema has to offer and brings it to a French public.

Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan are on their way back to France after being released from an Iranian jail. Several other foreign nationals are still being held.

The Ukrainian president is set to meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after weekend talks in Italy, Germany, and France. The tour comes as Ukraine embarks on its spring offensive.

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A commission of international experts has concluded that Bayelsa, one of the main oil-producing states in Nigeria's Niger Delta, will need $12 billion to clean-up oil spills that were blamed on two oil majors.

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