More than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained across France as student protests over overcrowding, teacher shortages and school conditions intensified, with hundreds of schools affected.

President Bola Tinubu has left Paris for Nigeria after concluding his extended European working vacation, with Lagos set to host his first engagements ahead of Independence Day and the 2027 political season.

The Presidency is defending President Bola Tinubu’s prolonged stay in Europe as questions grow over his delayed return, his absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly and the constitutional

Two people have been sentenced over the violent robbery of Gianluigi Donnarumma and Alessia Elefante, while other defendants remain before the Paris court.

Niger has widened its accusations over a failed mutiny, alleging that France and several African countries were connected to the attempted overthrow of the junta.