Fethullah Gulen
7 Dec
A recent news report caught my attention, highlighting the complex and sensitive relationship between Turkey and Germany. According to reports, German federal prosecutors are pursuing a Turkish national, residing in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Turkey's foreign minister confirmed Monday the death of influential Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, the sworn enemy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hours after it was announced in the United States. "Our intelligence sources confirm the death of the leader of the FETO organization," Hakan Fidan told a press conference, using Turkey's term for Gulen's influential…
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production has increased significantly to 1.539 million Barrels Per Day (bpd) in January. The country for the first time, met the OPEC production quota of 1.5 million bpd since it was set for the 2024 period at OPEC’s ministerial meeting in November…
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says its ‘Omi Eko’ water transport project will gulp €410 million. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Emmanuel said the project to be financed largely via Global Gateway Initiative…
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The European Union (EU) has applauded the National Metrology Institute (NMI) of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for rapid transformation and meeting international best practices. The Head of Corporation at the EU Delegation in Abuja, responsible for Nigeria and West Africa, Mr. Massimo De Luca, made the commendation on Thursday in Enugu during an…
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The number of missing persons documented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the Ukraine conflict has reached 50,000, and the figures only continue to grow. The head of ICRC Central Tracing Agency Bureau (CTA-B) for the Ukraine conflict, Dusan Vujasanin, told RIA Novosti on Thursday. “Since Feb. 2024, the number of…
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There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country – Nick Lampson One recalls an archival video featuring Dr. Ahmad Gumi where he elucidates the myriad reasons underpinning the North's purported inability to achieve its developmental potential. The term he invoked to substantiate his argument is "hassada," which can be loosely translated to…
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Tens of thousands of people marched through central Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday to protest against planned government reforms, as unions warned of further strike action unless policymakers reconsider their proposals. According to police estimates, around 60,000 demonstrators participated in the protest, waving banners and chanting slogans against measures outlined in the newly-formed Arizona federal government…
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The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained two university students for alleged involvement in cultism. RRS confirmed this in a post it shared on its official X handle @rrsLagos767 on Thursday. It stated that the suspects, 21-year-old and 22-year-old, were apprehended at 4:00 a.m. on…
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The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, has handed over 1,109 bags of seized foreign rice to the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Speaking at the handing over on Thursday , Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, FOB Commanding Officer, Badagry, said the Nigerian navy had stepped up…
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The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, had filed the suit marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22, seeking the enforcement of her fundamental…
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The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin marking illegal buildings on Banana Island for demolition, by Monday. Mr Gbolahan Oki, General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Banana Island, on Thursday. He said that the buildings were encroaching on prohibited areas, violating building…