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Ngozi goes to WTO
The biggest piece of happy-ending news in Nigeria in the month of February 2021 is the endorsement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the United States.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala salutes young women taking part in #BeLikeNgoziChallenge
Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has applauded the hundreds of young, mostly Nigerian women, who have hopped on the #BeLikeNgoziChallenge on social media.
Turkish sailors freed after kidnapping off Nigeria – company
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have been freed in Nigeria and will head home, a shipping company executive said on Friday, two weeks after the attackers made contact to discuss a ransom.
Liverpool complete loan deal for Schalke defender
The 20-year-old defender will move to Anfield on loan until the end of the season, with the Reds having the option to make the move permanent in the summer for a fee of £18 million ($25m).
Libyans meet in Geneva to select transitional leaders
Libyan delegates meet Monday for UN-backed talks in Geneva to choose a new temporary executive to lead the war-scarred country through a transition until scheduled December elections.
Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off Nigeria
Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.
![An insurance office incorporated the talisman into its corporate emblem [Andrew Walks-Al Jazeera]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/23123032-324x235.jpg "Turkey’s religious authority bans ‘evil-eye’ charms")
Turkey’s religious authority bans ‘evil-eye’ charms
The state-run religious authority has caused alarm by proclaiming the use of talismans to ward off “the evil eye” prohibited under Islam.
Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law
Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday.
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a local representative in Turkey in compliance with a new social media law which critics have said will muzzle dissent.
Somalia’s al Shabaab says behind Turkish company attack, four dead
A car bomb targeting workers of a Turkish company killed four people including one Turkish citizen on Saturday in Somalia, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said.
Car bomb targeting Turkish company kills four in Somalia – ministry
A car bomb targeting workers of a Turkish company killed four people including one Turkish citizen on Saturday in Somalia, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said.
Turkey: 92 people bag life sentences over 2016 failed coup
A court in Ankara on Wednesday sentenced 92 defendants, including former generals to life in prison or attempting to violate constitutional order.
Turkey receives coronavirus vaccine from China, begins two-week test
Turkey on Wednesday received its first shipment of a Chinese-made Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, which must now undergo a 14-day test phase before being approved for the population, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Customs intercepts textiles materials, smuggled rice worth N1.42 billion
The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force Team has announced that it intercepted 564 bales of textiles materials falsely declared as machinery, foreign parboiled rice, foot wears and foreign bags worth hundreds of millions.
Turkey’s Erdogan, EU’s Michel discussed EU summit in call
President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel in a call that Turkey wants to build its future with the EU, calling for Ankara and the bloc to move on from a “vicious cycle” in ties, the Turkish presidency said late on Tuesday.
U.S. sanctions Turkey over purchase of Russian defense system
The United States imposed long-anticipated sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense systems, further complicating already strained ties between the two NATO allies.
U.S. to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system
The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defense systems, four sources including two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, a move likely to worsen already problematic ties between the two NATO allies.
Turkey condemns seizure of vessel by east Libyan forces
Turkey has condemned the interception of one of its ships by eastern-based Libyan forces in the Mediterranean Sea, saying it must be allowed to resume its journey while warning of reprisals.Turkey has condemned the interception of one of its ships by eastern-based Libyan forces in the Mediterranean Sea, saying it must be allowed to resume its journey while warning of reprisals.
Turkey calls on EU to act with common sense, says wants to improve ties
Turkey wants to improve ties with the European Union on the basis of full membership, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, adding that problems between them could only be solved if the bloc acted with common sense at a summit this week and beyond.
Earthquake strikes off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast – Kandilli Observatory
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck off the coast of Turkey's Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya on Saturday, the Kandilli Observatory said.
Turkish leader hopes France ‘gets rid’ of Emmanuel Macron
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he hopes France will soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as a burden on France which was enduring dangerous times.
Report: Over 900 Syrian fighters return home from Karabakh
More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh, a Britain-based Syrian war monitor said Wednesday.
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Manchester United rages at penalty talk as team draw another blank
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United are being negatively influenced by opposition managers referring to their penalty record after being denied a spot-kick in a 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Sunday.
Zamfara governor: Abducted schoolgirls will be released soon
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said that the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Jangebe, will be released very soon.
Primate Ayodele: President Buhari has broken Nigeria’s unity
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has once again knocked the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, over the unsecured state of the country.
NANS asks Nigerian government to declare abductors of students terrorists
Following the gale of abductions of school children in the Northern part of the country, the National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS), has advised the federal government to list bandits perpetrating such horrendous crime as terrorists.
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Bandits kill father, son in Kaduna
Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident in a statement to journalists in Kaduna on Sunday.
SERAP writes minister, seeks probe of ‘missing billions’ in water ministry, agencies
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu, urging him to “clarify the action that his Ministry has taken to address and find the alleged billions missing from the Ministry and its agencies, and if there is relevant admissible evidence of corruption and mismanagement, to refer the allegations to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution.”
Royal Spring Palm fracas: Suspect slumps in court, as 14 ex-Imo governor’s aides get...
An Owerri magistrate court was thrown into confusion when one of the fourteen suspects named Darling Ibekwe surprisingly lost consciousness and slumped while being arraigned before the court.
Banky W, Adesua Etomi welcome baby boy
Nigerian singer Banky W and his wife, actress Adesua Etomi, have welcomed their first child.
Niger governor meets freed Kagara students, others — in pictures
Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has received the 24 Kagara students freed after their abduction by gunmen for 10 days