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...
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NIGERIAN FOOTBALL LEGEND JAY-JAY OKOCHA REFLECTS ON MISSING OUT ON AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha reflects on missing out on African Player of the Year award


Nigerian football icon Austin “Jay-Jay” Okocha has spoken candidly about why he never claimed the African Player of the Year award despite a distinguished career that saw him captain the Super Eagles and dazzle clubs across Europe.


Appearing on the ObiOne podcast, Okocha was asked whether his failure to secure a move to one of Europe’s elite clubs may have cost him the prestigious individual honour. He firmly rejected the idea.


“No, no, no, not really. Not really,” Okocha said.


The former midfielder acknowledged that football politics likely played a role in the voting during his era. “I mean, I can openly say now that then, of course, a lot of football politics was in place, you know,” he stated. “Because some people, some players, they played in big clubs, they won everything but…”


Okocha pointed to his own successes, including back-to-back wins at the BBC African Footballer of the Year awards. “Well, I won everything, yeah. So what do you need to win to, you know, what are the criteria?” he asked. “You know, I won BBC Player of the Year twice in a row, but I still didn’t win it.”


Despite coming close on several occasions, Okocha said he has come to terms with the outcome. “So when you look at it, some things are not meant to be,” he remarked. He stressed that the true measure of a career lies elsewhere: “And you just, the most important thing is, what did you make of your career? What did you get out of your career, you know?”


Okocha remains one of Africa’s most celebrated and influential footballers, having played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe, Paris Saint-Germain and Bolton Wanderers, among others.

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