Lama sabachthani Eli ?

A sick heart
A crushed spirit
A silent God

Shattered dreams
Deferred hope
Unanswered prayers

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ?

Bonjour or bonsoir ???

When does one say bonjour or bonsoir? We know bonjour means good morning and bonsoir means good evening but in the absence of good afternoon... when does bonsoir take over from bonjour?

France begs its citizens to lighten up with tourists

Here is an article I would love to share with you. I found it on the website of France 24 English.

Actress Leila Hatami’s Cannes kiss sparks outrage in Iran

Iranian actress Leila Hatami outraged authorities in her home country on Sunday after a photograph emerged of her kissing the director of the Cannes Film Festival, Gilles Jacob, on the cheek. Although a common

Give Me Oduduwa Or Let Me Die By Femi Fani-Kayode

Here is a beautiful and an emotional piece by  former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode. One I would love to read over and over again. I do not admire the writer but his writtings and his style... I do not agree with all his views but I admire the way he described Nigeria in the past.

French is a polite language 2 : Toi et Moi

In French Language, it is considered as impolite to put oneself first in a sentence and courteous to place the reference to oneself last.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Wonderful, Wonderful is a song by Johnny Mathis, an american singer. You probably have heard this song before now, especially if you a fan of the american TV series Desperate Housewives and you saw it till the very last episode.

French is a polite language 1 : Tu & Vous

The French people are often accused of being rude with a capital “R”. This cliché is so popular that even people who have never set foot in France take it upon themselves to warn potential visitors about French rudeness.

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