FIFA paid Ireland $5 million over Henry handball

June 4, 2015 | konknaijaboy

London (AFP) – FIFA have confirmed they made a $5 million payment to the Football Association of Ireland after Thierry Henry‘s handball stopped Ireland qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

Details of the deal first emerged in an interview … Read More

Video|Audio: FDV Ft Jessy Matador, Makassy, Flavour – Ca Va Aller (Ashawo Remix)

March 28, 2014 | konknaijaboy

You know you’re massive and your song is a global smash when artists from the Western World start remixing it and even going as far as shooting videos for it. That’s precisely what has happened here.

French acts FDV, Jesse … Read More

Frenchman Abandoned By Kidnappers 11 Months After Abduction

November 17, 2013 | konknaijaboy

 

A French man, Mr Francis Collon, abducted in Rimi, Katsina State, has been abandoned by his captors eleven months after his abduction.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Collon, an engineer, was working with the firm … Read More

Photos of D’banj making his special Hennessy Cognac and tour of his luxury hennessy room

September 5, 2013 | konknaijaboy

You have probably heard by now that D’Banj is in Cognac, Paris with his crew as guests of Hennessy. The pop star who is staying in a luxury room – same room former president of France, Charles De Gaulle stayed when … Read More

Nollywood Week Festival to Debut in Paris; May 30 – June 2, 2013

May 14, 2013 | konknaijaboy

NollywoodWeek Paris is expected to be an annual event dedicated to showcasing the best of Nollywood to a French audience to foster distribution opportunities in the untapped Nigerian market.

In a press statement released by the organizers, the event starts … Read More

Top French lawyer Olivier Metzner found dead

March 18, 2013 | konknaijagirl

One of France’s best-known criminal lawyers, Olivier Metzner, has been found dead.

His body was found floating off his private island in Brittany.

A note was found at his home and an investigation has been opened, with police treating the … Read More