Turkiye
23 Jan
Turkey’s national flag carrier on Thursday said that it has resumed flights to the Syrian capital Damascus after a break of nearly 13 years, state news agency Anadolu reported. Anadolu reported that a plane with 349 passengers took off from Istanbul International Airport for Damascus on Thursday morning in first such flight since April 2012.…
22 Jan
Nigeria has condoled with the Government and People of Turkiye over the fire incident at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort where 76 people died. This is contained in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, acting spokesperson of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to express…
4 Aug 2024
Instagram users in Turkey woke up Sunday to find the social media network blocked for the third consecutive day, following censorship accusations against the US company from a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority announced on its website on Friday that the Meta-owned platform had been frozen, without giving any reason. An official then…
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Regardless of the position of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on the illegality of tomorrow's council poll in Osun, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said that residents should troop out and cast their votes. Recall that Fagbemi had, in a statement issued on…
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St. Anthony Secondary School, Ilorin Old Students Association (SASSIOSA), on Tuesday elected new executive officers to pilot the affairs of the group for another two-year term. The President, Maj Gen Anthony Atolagbe (retd), was also replaced by Sir Ben Duntoye while Mr. Aina Ekundayo replaced Mrs. Abimbola Rita as the General Secretary of the association.…
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A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sha'aban Sharada, has been appointed by the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum (PI-SF) as its Director for African Parliamentarians Engagement and a member of its Steering Committee. PI-SF is a global platform chaired by United States Congressman Robert Pittenger which brings together lawmakers, security experts, and policymakers to…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 20, 2025, arraigned 18 additional Chinese nationals before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng Wei Qiang, Fu Min, Qin Xiao Yong, Li Dong, Li…
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A High Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State on Friday ordered the leadership of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) to conduct the state local government elections in the state on Saturday, February 22, 2025. An enrollment order delivered by Justice A. Aderibigbe, mandated and compelled "all the Security agents comprising of the Nigeria…
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Members of the Doka Community in Kaduna have petitioned the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, to probe the circumstances leading to the death of a Senior Secondary Two (SS2) student of Government Technical College, Ahmed Musa, who was found with signs of brutalisation and strangulation. Furthermore, the father of the deceased, Comrade Musa Muhammed, a…
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The Delta State Police Command has assured the citizens of the state that their security is paramount and that the police are ready to ensure their lives and property are secured. The Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, made this known on his X handle (formerly Twitter) as the state command showcased illegal arms and highlighted cases…
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Ugandan authorities said Friday they had abandoned a bid to try opposition leader Kizza Besigye for treason in a military court, passing the case to a civilian tribunal and prompting him to end his hunger strike. Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of President Yoweri Museveni -- in power for nearly 40 years -- whom…
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Long years before Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and 10 years after Mudashiru Shittu Before the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon started 10 years ago on February 6, 2016, the last time there was an international marathon in Nigeria was probably in 1994 at the Milo International Marathon in Lagos, where there was a catastrophe…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, expressed deep sadness and condolences to the family of Pius Etim, a young man who tragically lost his life in an unfortunate incident on Thursday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, following heavy rainfall. Okpebholo described the collapsed mast that killed Pius Etim during the heavy…