President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja for Turkey after presiding over the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. Aisha, his wife and two of his children -Yusuf and Halima – were in the delegation alongside some top government officials. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, shared some pictures the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the meeting of federal executive council (FEC) in the presidential villa, Abuja, and was scheduled to leave for Turkey immediately after the meeting. The FEC meeting which started at about 10am, was attended by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Habiba Lawal, acting secretary to the government of the federation […]
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President Recep Erdogan of Turkey has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his recovery. A press statement signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, said the Turkish leader also congratulated Mr. Buhari on the Sallah celebrations. “President Muhammadu Buhari continues to receive felicitations from prominent personalities and leaders across the world following his […]
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, says despite the “intimidation” the group is facing in its struggle, foreigners are still visiting its members. Kanu said this on Thursday while receiving Abdulkadir Erkahraman, president of international nations commercial association in Turkey. He received the Turkish diplomat in his hometown of Isiama […]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in the referendum on granting him sweeping new powers, saying it was won by a clear majority. He was speaking in Istanbul as the count neared completion. With more than 99% of ballots counted, “Yes” was on 51.35% and “No” on 48.65%. Erdogan supporters say replacing the […]
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A study by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies on Friday indicated that last year was the deadliest recorded for suicide bombings, with more than 5,650 people killed worldwide. A statement from the Tel Aviv-based institute said not less than 800 perpetrators carried out 469 suicide attacks in 28 countries. It said the Islamic […]
Continue ReadingA Syrian cease-fire backed by Russia and Turkey took effect at midnight Thursday, a move that could prompt a political settlement of a nearly 6-year-old civil war and a dramatic shift in U.S. policy under a Donald Trump presidency. The national cease-fire agreement, announced earlier by Syria’s military, does not cover the Islamic State and […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece titled “Nigerians and the Failed Coup in Turkey” (The Guardian, Sunday, July 17) had fetched a mail and direct messages from a concerned Nigerian who objected to my […]
Continue ReadingThe Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has urged the Nigerian Government to shut down seventeen Turkish schools in Nigeria for their alleged links to the failed military coup in Turkey on July 15. Cakil disclosed that the Turkish government was dissociating itself from any school bearing the country’s name in Nigeria, adding that while […]
Continue ReadingThe United Bank of Africa (UBA) has officially distanced itself from the July 15 failed coup in Turkey. Recall that Yenisafak, a Turkish newspaper had pointed at John F. Campbell, a general in the US Army, as the orchestrator of the failed military coup attempt, stating that CIA operatives transferred millions of dollars from Nigeria […]
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