Sign in
  • Home
  • News
    • Defence
    • Foreign
    • Pictures
    • Africa
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Aviation
    • Capital Market
    • Coronavirus
    • Energy
    • Finance and Banking
    • Industry
    • Insurance
    • IT & Tel
    • Property
    • Transport
    • Aviation
    • Industry
    • Energy
  • Sports
    • Ronaldo
  • Entertainment
    • Scoop
  • Features
    • Special Contribution
    • Art
    • Tourism
    • Opinion
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
5.8 C
New York
Monday, March 8, 2021
  • Sign in / Join
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Infotrust News
  • Home
  • News
    • AllDefenceForeignPictures
      News

      NDLEA Recovers Cocaine From Anambra Monarch’s Palace, Others.

      News

      Shi’ite: Court Adjourns El-Zakzaky’s ”Secret Trial”

      Economy

      End To Discrimination, Assault Against Women, Girls: Says LCCI President

      Business

      Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: Business Conditions Continue To Improve Amid Stronger…

    • Africa
  • Politics
    • Politics

      2023 Presidency: Ask Your Family Before You Contest – Shehu Sani…

      Headlines

      Buhari Is In Transition, Not With Us, Yet To Join Our…

      Headlines

      Drunkard Comment: Gov Ikpeazu Finally Responds To Senator Smart Adeyemi

      Politics

      Leader Can Even Be Called Upon To Rule Again After Losing…

      Politics

      Governors’ Intervention Will Help Resolve Imo Crisis, Says APC

  • Business
    • AllAviationCapital MarketCoronavirusEnergyFinance and BankingIndustryInsuranceIT & TelPropertyTransport
      Business

      Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: Business Conditions Continue To Improve Amid Stronger…

      Business

      $11m Debt: We’re Under No Winding-up Order, Says StarTimes

      Business

      Nigeria’s Level Of Borrowing Not Unreasonable – Finance Minister

      Business

      FG Attributes Exit From Recession To Fiscal, Monetary Policies

    • Aviation
    • Industry
    • Energy
  • Sports
    • AllRonaldo
      News

      COVID-19 Kills Ronaldinho’s Mother

      Headlines

      BREAKING: NPFL: Bus Carrying Wikki Tourists Players Bursts Into Flames

      Headlines

      Williams Breaks Down In Tears After Australian Open Semi-final Defeat

      Sports

      Champions League: Barcelona’s Squad To Face PSG Confirmed

  • Entertainment
    • AllScoop
      Entertainment

      You’re Ungrateful, Stop Pretending – Samklef Slams Simi

      Entertainment

      “I Would Love To Marry Older Woman” – Actor Wole Ojo

      Simi Describes Nigeria As A Scary Place To Be During Twitter RantGuardian Life  The Guardian Nigeria News
      Entertainment

      It Is Tough Being A Woman In Music Industry- Simi

      Entertainment

      Alibaba Debunks Rumours On Marital Crisis

  • Features
    • AllSpecial Contribution
      Features

      Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s Meal Ticket At WTO?

      Africa

      PhD Graduate Who Renounced His Nigerian Citizenship Expelled From South Africa

      Features

      Serving Humanity Is My Passion-Sanusi, CEO, Ilaji Hotels and Resort

      Features

      Seven Ways To Detect Hidden Camera In A Hotel Room

    • Art
      • Art

        New Afrika Shrine Karnival To Hold On Jan 17th & 18th

        Art

        Trump’s Reaction To A Nigerian Artist Painting

        Art

        A Peek Into The World Of Afro-beat: Edaoto

        Africa

        Belgian Festival Draws Criticism Over Blackface ‘Savage’ Character

        Art

        Ekiti Gov., Kayode Fayemi Kicks-Off Festivals Of Arts And Culture

    • Tourism
      • Africa

        I’ve Given Up On Music, My Focus Is On Selling Bread…

        Features

        And Araba Transforms To Leopard

        Headlines

        Ekiti Tourism: 2000 Tourism Entrepreneurs, Artisans To Benefit From Sterling Bank…

        Africa

        Africa Travel Week Unveils 2021 Roadmap To Reignite Travel And Tourism…

        Features

        Five Destinations Open For South African Travellers

    • Opinion
      • Opinion

        Ngozi: By Way Of Congratulations

        Opinion

        Trouble With Fighting Corruption  in Nigeria 

        Opinion

        Further Notes To The Nigerian Left

        Opinion

        The Crises Of Nationhood And The Yahaya Bello Presidency: A Reminder…

        Opinion

        Hon  Gaya’s Bumper   Constituency Empowerment 

Home Africa Militants ‘Release’ Malian Politician And French Hostage
  • Africa
  • News

Militants ‘Release’ Malian Politician And French Hostage

By
Agency Report
-
October 7, 2020
Share on Facebook
Tweet on Twitter
Soumaïla Cissé was abducted on the campaign trail
Soumaïla Cissé was abducted on the campaign trail

The family of the last French hostage held by Islamists in Mali say she has been released.

They say Sophie Pétronin – a 75 year old aid worker – is on her way to the capital, Bamako – though there’s been no confirmation from the French government.

Ms Pétronin was abducted by al-Qaeda- linked gunmen in the northern city of Gao where she had been running a charity.

Reports from Mali say that another hostage, the veteran opposition and former presidential candidate Soumaïla Cissé, 70, has also been released by the militants.

He’d been held since March.

There are indications that the releases are part of a deal that includes more than 100 imprisoned jihadists being set free by the authorities.

 

SHARE
Facebook
Twitter
Previous articleEFCC Records 646 Convictions, Recovers More Than N11 Billion In 10 Months
Next articleFinance Ministry Gobbles $10.6b In Unauthorised Expenditure – Biti
Agency Report

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

News

NDLEA Recovers Cocaine From Anambra Monarch’s Palace, Others.

News

Shi’ite: Court Adjourns El-Zakzaky’s ”Secret Trial”

Economy

End To Discrimination, Assault Against Women, Girls: Says LCCI President

Business

Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: Business Conditions Continue To Improve Amid Stronger Client Demand

Education

NYSC Batch A: Date For Stream II Confirmed As Corps Members Fail To Get Posting

News

Shasha Mayhem: Oyo NUJ Accuses Security Agencies Of Partiality

News

Woman Accuses Police Of Demanding N200,000 After Releasing Missing Child To Impostor

Headlines

Supreme Court Confirms Demise Of Justice Ngwuta

Headlines

Police Confirm Arrest Of 3 OPC Members

EDITOR PICKS

NDLEA Recovers Cocaine From Anambra Monarch’s Palace, Others.

March 8, 2021

Shi’ite: Court Adjourns El-Zakzaky’s ”Secret Trial”

March 8, 2021

End To Discrimination, Assault Against Women, Girls: Says LCCI President

March 8, 2021

POPULAR POSTS

Prof Salako replaces embattled Ujah, as workers jubilate over sack of...

July 31, 2016

UK Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin visits Zimbabwe

February 1, 2018

Egypt’s non-oil business sector activity stabilises in Jan – PMI

February 5, 2018

POPULAR CATEGORY

  • News25333
  • Headlines15342
  • Sports10196
  • Politics3798
  • Africa2469
  • Business2250
  • Entertainment1916
  • Crime1843
  • Features895
ABOUT US
InfoTrust Multimedia Limited Ikeja, Lagos.
Contact us: [email protected]
FOLLOW US
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
© 2019 Infotrustng.com. All Righs Reserved.
Edit with Live CSS
Save
Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete.