TÜRKIYE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND MILITARY TRAINING CENTRES IN NIGERIA AS PART OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION AND INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE TO $5 BILLION.(PHOTO).

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 Türkiye is planning to establish local defence production facilities and military training centres in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation and increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying the proposed facilities would enable Türkiye to support local military equipment production rather than simply supplying weapons and equipment. He also revealed that 200 Nigerian special forces personnel were undergoing a two-month training programme in Türkiye, with plans underway to establish a similar facility in Nigeria. “We are planning to have some local production unit also in that context, not only selling to Nigeria the tools, equipment, the arms that it needs, but also the possibility of having local production here in Nigeria,” Poroy said. On trade, the ambassador said bilateral trade currently stood at approximately $2 billion, including oil and gas, but both countries were targe...

RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACK KILLS FATHER AND THREE CHILDREN IN UKRAINE, LEAVES PREGNANT MOTHER CRITICALLY INJURED. (PHOTO).


 Russian drone attack kills father and three children in Ukraine, leaves pregnant mother critically injured

 A Russian drone struck a home in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three young children and severely injuring their mother, who is 35 weeks pregnant, officials reported Wednesday. The attack completely destroyed the brick house and set it ablaze, trapping the family under the rubble. Rescue workers pulled the mother alive from the wreckage, but she sustained blast injuries, burns, a traumatic brain injury, and hearing loss. The father, 34, and the children — twin boys aged 2 and a 1-year-old girl — were killed.

The drone, identified as a Geran-2, a Russian-made version of an Iranian Shahed drone, struck the town of Bohodukhiv, located about 22 kilometers (13 miles) from the Russian border. Bohodukhiv mayor Volodymyr Bielyi declared three days of mourning, with flags lowered and public events canceled, calling the attack “a horror on our land.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike, emphasizing that repeated attacks on civilians undermine diplomacy and underscore the need for stronger pressure on Russia and enhanced security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukraine has been seeking improved air defense systems and reinforcements for its troops as Russia continues long-range drone attacks, including 129 drones launched overnight, while Ukrainian forces have also conducted retaliatory strikes. The conflict has taken a devastating toll on civilians, with thousands killed and injured in 2025 alone, marking the deadliest year for noncombatants since the start of the war.


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