Hollande's government admits knowledge of Sarkozy phone tapping

© AFP: Ministers Valls, Taubira and Ayrault

Politics is a very dirty business... French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, has confirmed that both he and Christiane Taubira, French Minister of Justice, had been made aware of the Sarkozy phone tapping since February 26.

Driving restrictions in Paris to curb air pollution

Air pollution in Paris and its surrounding areas has reached an unusually high level this weekend and is expected to worsen. The air quality is so bad that people can hardly see the Eiffel Tower from a distance.

Big air pollution in Paris

Airparif, a pollution group which takes readings of Paris’ air quality, has announced that the city would experience a potentially dangerous level of air pollution.

Oranges : are they yellow or orange ?

Is an orange named after the colour orange because if it is then it is wrong and should be named after the colour yellow. Except oranges are first green when they are unripe and they become yellow only when they are ripe. And even when they are rotten, they don't turn orange. So why is an orange called orange when they are yellow? 

Would you pay nearly N1400 for a cup of coffee ?

Most Nigerians are not lovers of coffee like the French people. We prefer tea or a good chocolate drink to a cup of Nescafe. During my secretarial course at AFPA, I remember I was the only one who wasn't taking coffee on arrival, at every break, and after every lunch. Most Frenchies cannot start their day without a cup of coffee, you can imagine how important cofffee is to them.

Teaching Masturbation to kindergarten children

They say French Socialist gouvernment is currently considering adopting a report by the United Nations. This report recommends that that children as young as five receive mandatory sexual

La Manif pour tous

On Sundat, tens of thousands French people took part in demonstrations in Paris and Lyon to defend their

Pape Diouf for first black mayor of Marseille

A decade ago Pape Diouf became famous as the first black president of of a major French football club & a

Frank Ribéry and Karim Benzema acquitted in underage prostitute case

French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema have been acquitted Thursday by a Paris court on

A history of French presidential infidelity

The brouhaha over the love triangle between French president Francois Hollande, French first girlfriend

Over €600,000 found at the home of a French comedian Dieudonné

The comedian Dieudonne

Police investigating Dieudonné M’bala M’bala’s failure to pay fines related to his anti-Semitism convictions

French teenagers caught en route to Syria taken into custody

Two French teenagers were taken into custody in the southwestern city of Toulouse Wednesday, shortly

French parents boycott schools over 'gender theory' scare

French Education Minister Vincent Peillon threatened to sanction parents who pull their children from school

The Chinese drink more red wine than the French

China drank 155 million nine-litre cases thereby overtaking France and Italy to become the world's number

Valérie Trierweiler may write a book about her break-up with François Hollande

France’s former first girlfriend Valérie Trierweiler has revealed she may write a book about her relationship

Ayo en concert à Antibes

Je viens d'apprendre que la chanteuse Ayo sera en concert à Antibes le mois prochain. Je devrais dire Yipee! mais malheureusement, je n'y serai pas. Il n'y a plus de place !

Paris Face Cachée 2014

Vous aimeriez connaître Paris comme votre poche ? For the third year running, the city of Paris is offering a

"Jour de colère" rally against French president in Paris

Thousands marched through Paris on Sunday in a "Jour de colère" or "Day of Anger" against President Francois Hollande’s policies.

Oups! Former French First Lady Valérie Trierweiler called "Rottweiler" on Gabon Television

France's former girlfriend has just been humiliated by a news reader's Freudian slip in TV gaffe.

C'est officiel ! French president announces split from first girlfriend

C'est fini! The triangle love involving François Hollande ,59, Valérie Trierweiler ,48, and Julie Gayet ,41, is