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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...

FCT MINISTER NYESOM WIKE DENIES LAND GRABBING ALLEGATIONS, DEFENDS ACQUISITION FOR JUDGES’ QUARTERS. (PHOTO).


 FCT Minister Nyesom Wike Denies Land Grabbing Allegations, Defends Acquisition for Judges’ Quarters


Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly rejected claims that he is a land grabber, insisting he is simply performing his official duties.


Wike made the declaration on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Federal High Court Judges Quarters in the Katampe area of Abuja. The project is part of a series of initiatives marking President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office. Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Tinubu at the event.


Addressing critics on social media, the minister explained the background of the land acquisition. 


“When we came here looking for land to construct judges’ quarters, there was no road, but last year, Mr. President commissioned all the roads within this Katampe,” Wike said.


He noted that the land originally belonged to Julius Berger PLC, which had been allocated the property 15 years earlier but made no significant development. 


“I looked at the records and said we wanted to build Judges Quarters, so we took back our land,” he stated. “All over social media, they were calling me a land grabber but I didn’t bother myself because I knew where I was going.”


Wike further defended his actions, saying: “Any politician not called names is not a politician. Out of that land grabbing is where we are today. People should know that I did not grab any land; I’m doing the work I’m supposed to do.”


The minister revealed that the FCT administration has acquired several properties in the area, which will now be designated as the “Judges Zone.” He added that no other persons will be allowed to reside within the vicinity. 


“Those who built over two, three stories, I asked them to bring it down and we paid them compensation,” Wike disclosed.

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