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  • [Photos] Buhari, Aisha, others in Turkey

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    Olaotan Falade
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    President Muhammadu Buhari with his wife, Aisha and children on Thursday arrived Turkey for the D-8 summit and state visit. The president along with other D-8 leaders (comprising of Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey) participate in the ninth D-8 Summit scheduled to hold on Friday, October 20. Aside the summit, Buhari…

  • Buhari pleased with Nigeria, Turkey relationship

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    Femi Ajasa
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    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he was pleased with the friendly relations between Turkey and Nigeria, which he said has grown in leaps and bounds over the years. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President wrote the message in the register he signed when…

  • Buhari presides over FEC meeting, to depart Nigeria for Turkey later

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    Olaotan Falade
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    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the meeting of Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting which started at about 10 a.m., was attended by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr Habiba Lawal and cabinet ministers. The president was scheduled to leave…

  • Buhari, Customs boss set for Turkey over arms smmugling

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    Femi Ajasa
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    President Muhammadu Buhari and the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) are billed to travel to Turkey for a bilateral meeting with the authorities of Turkish Customs Service. According to Deputy Comptroller-General, Aminu Dangaladima, the meeting’s aim is to put an end to the importation of deadly weapons from Turkey. It…

  • Customs to meet Turkish envoy over illegal importation of arms into Nigeria

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    Bayo Millz
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    Troubled by the illegal importation of arms into the country, the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday announced that the service would be having a diplomatic meeting with the Ambassador of Turkey on Friday. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali, (retd.), stated this in Lagos on Thursday where he confirmed the seizure of 470…

  • Turkey denies Nigeria participation in Deaflympics

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Nigeria will not participate in the ongoing 2017 Deaflympic Games in Samsun, Turkey, due to the Turkish Embassy’s refusal to issue visas to the national deaf football team. The 2017 Summer Deaflympics, officially called the 23rd Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that began on July 18 and will end on July 30 with…

  • U.S. lifts flight electronic ban on Qatar, Turkey, others

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Qatar on Thursday became the third nation on a list of eight Muslim-majority countries, where ban on electronic devices in aircraft cabins heading to the U.S. has been lifted. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the U.S. had earlier (on Tuesday) removed Turkey and Dubai-based Emirates Airlines from the list. TheNewsGuru.com reports that in late March, the Trump’s…

  • Customs seizes 440 US/Italy made guns imported to Nigeria from Turkey

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command, on Tuesday, intercepted a container laden with 440 arms and ammunition of various sizes and designs. Speaking about the seizure, the zonal commander, Tin Can Island command, Monday Abue, who represented the Comptroller-General, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), said that the cargo was shipped from Turkey. He…

  • Turkey blocks access to knowledge base, Wikipedia

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Turkish authorities on Saturday blocked access to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, an Internet monitoring group said, the latest in what government critics say is a crackdown on free speech on the Internet. A block on all language editions of the Wikipedia website was detected at 5:00 am (GMT) on Saturday, monitoring group Turkey Blocks said on…

  • Post-coup crackdown: Turkey orders detention of 177 police officers

    Post-coup crackdown: Turkey orders detention of 177 police officers

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 177 police officers, the state-run Anadolu agency said on Thursday, widening a crackdown against people accused of links to a failed coup in July. The suspects, from 25 provinces, were being sought on suspicion of using ByLock, an encrypted smartphone messaging app, the agency said, citing the Ankara prosecutor’s…