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...

WOMAN INTERCEPTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE ALCOHOL DISGUISED AS BOTTLED WATER TO INMATE IN OGUN PRISON . (PHOTO).


 Woman intercepted while attempting to smuggle alcohol disguised as bottled water to inmate in Ogun prison 


A woman identified as Shobowale Balikis has been intercepted by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, for allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta.


The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Odukoya Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, September 27, 2026.


According to the statement, Balikis was intercepted at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Saturday by correctional officers while allegedly attempting to conceal a substance inside a bottled-water pack purportedly meant for an inmate.


The substance, identified as ethanol, was disguised as drinking water. 


The swift intervention of the officers prevented it from reaching inmates inside the facility.


The suspect has since been handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation, with appropriate legal proceedings expected to follow.


The Controller of Corrections, Ogun State Command, Abioye Kamoru Adesina, reiterated the command’s zero-tolerance policy towards smuggling and other activities capable of compromising the security and integrity of custodial facilities.


He said the incident underscored the service’s determination to maintain safety, discipline and order within the correctional system.

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