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...

CHIP TAYLOR, SONGWRITER BEHIND WILD THING AND ANGEL OF THE MORNING, DIES AT 86.(PHOTO).


 Chip Taylor, songwriter behind Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning, dies at 86

Chip Taylor, the Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter behind iconic hits like ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Angel of the Morning,’ has died at the age of 86. Taylor, born James Wesley Voight, was the brother of Jon Voight and uncle of Angelina Jolie. His children, Kris and Kelly, announced his passing, saying his final days were peaceful and that he cherished connecting with people through his music.

Born on March 21, 1940, in Yonkers, New York, Taylor initially pursued professional golf like his father before returning to New York City to follow a music career. He wrote songs that became classics, including ‘Wild Thing,’ recorded by The Troggs in 1966 and later covered by Jimi Hendrix and The Runaways, and ‘Angel of the Morning,’ first recorded by Evie Sands and later covered by artists such as Dusty Springfield and Olivia Newton-John. Over his career, Taylor also wrote for Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, and Tina Turner. He released numerous solo and group albums and founded his independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007.

Taylor is survived by his children, Kristian and Kelly, and five grandchildren, with whom he recorded the 2011 song ‘Kids to Save the Planet.’ His wife of more than 60 years, Joan Carole Frey, passed away last year. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Metropolitan Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund.


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