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Turkey: 90 Now Dead, 1500 Arrested In Attempted Coup

The death toll from the overnight attempted military coup has now risen to 90. As more than 1,500 military personnel have been arrested by authorities. Turkey's intelligence agency headquarters were attacked by military helicopters and heavy machine gun fire

BREAKING: Military helicopter with 14 occupants crashes in Turkey

A Turkish military helicopter with 14 people onboard has crashed in the northeastern province of Giresun. According to CNN-Turk television, among the occupants is a brigadier general. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Details soon...

Nigerian footballer, Anthony Nwakaeme's statue erected In Turkey (photos)

Nigerian striker, Anthony Nwakaeme has been honoured with a huge statue in Turkey for his impressive contributions at Super Lig side Trabzonspor. The 32-year-old, who joined the Turkish club from Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2018, has made over 90 appearances for

Turkey Eggs - Why Don't We Eat Them?

Quail, chicken, duck? All good, and then a mysterious line is drawn. It's that time of year again when many turkeys will be adopting an unfortunate position at the dinner table, as is the fate for many other birds classed as poultry. As domesticated animals

Turkey: Galatasaray must keep pushing for title - Osimhen

Victor Osimhen has said Galatasaray can't afford to take their feet off the pedal as they push for a third consecutive Turkish Super Lig title. The Yellow and Reds rallied to beat Alanyaspor 2-1 at the GAIN Park Stadium on Sunday. The win put Okan Buruk's

Music: King Perryy - Turkey Nla (Remix) [feat. Tekno]

King Perryy teams up with Tekno on the remix to his Smeez beat-produced anthem, "Turkey Nla." Translating to "Big Turkey" in English, "Turkey Nla" is a Yoruba slang widely known to denote the full figure of African women. Hot on the heels of his recent single

Turkey: Osimhen's wonder strike enters record books after Ronaldo

Victor Osimhen's amazing overhead kick goal for Galatasaray against Antalyaspor has made it to the record books. According to CNN Turk, the superb strike was only the second goal in the world to be scored from a height of more than 2.30 metres barrier. Osimhen's

Turkey: Osimhen scores in Galatasaray's home win against Goztepe

Victor Osimhen scored as Galatasaray defeated Goztepe 2-1 in their Turkish Super Lig clash on Saturday. Osimhen opened the scoring for Okan Buruk's side from the penalty spot after 10 minutes. It was the Nigeria international's 10th league goal of the campaign

Nigerian mother steals daughter's turkey over ₦3k debt

A Nigerian mother sparks buzz on social media after stealing her daughter's turkey over a refusal to pay a ₦3,000 debt. The incident is featured in a video making waves on TikTok. In the video, the daughter's face is shown with a caption that explains the

President Buhari Averts Diplomatic Row With Turkey Over Extradition Requests

Turkish authorities have requested for the extradition of over 1,000 Turkish citizens in Nigeria for belonging to Fethullah Movement, "FETO," which they have declared a terrorists organization over the roles it alleged the group played in the botched 2016

Turkey finally agrees to ratify Finland's bid to join NATO

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to lift his veto on Finland's application to join Transatlantic military alliance, NATO. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland, which shares an 832-mile border with Russia, was forced to reconsider its foreign

Turkey: I have good relationship with Icardi, Batshuayi - Osimhen

Osimhen says that he gets along well with other Galatasaray strikers, DAILY POST reports. Okan Buruk's side have a fearsome attack that also include Mauro Icardi, Michy Batshuayi and Burak Yilmaz. Icardi was the club's main man last season, and the Argentine

Mikel Obi's relationship with girlfriend, Olga threatened over Turkey move

Olga Diyachenko, girlfriend of former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has threatened to dump the Chelsea legend over his transfer move to Trabzonspor this summer. We reported that Mikel joined the Turkish Super Lig side after leaving English club, Middlesbrough

Nigeria Air Force acquires 18 attack helicopters from US, Turkey

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Hassan Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) will soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft. Mr Abubakar said this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations

Turkey: Osimhen reacts after winning Cup with Galatasaray, breaking record

Galatasaray attacker, Victor Osimhen has expressed joy after breaking a club record and winning the Turkish Cup on Wednesday. The 26-year-old netted twice goals as Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 3-0 in the Turkish Cup final. Osimhem's brace means he has

Full list of winners from UEFA Best Awards in Turkey

The UEFA Best Awards was on Thursday evening held in Istanbul, Turkey. Karim Benzema and Carlo Ancelotti are some of the winners who emerged at the event. Benzema beat Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois to win the men's prize. Alexia Putellas won the women's

Trouble In Turkey As Army Group Announces Takeover On TV

An army group in Turkey says it has taken over the country, with soldiers at strategic points in Istanbul and jets flying low in the capital, Ankara. A statement read on TV said a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law.

Buhari Condemns Coup In Turkey, Congratulates President For Surviving It

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined President Obama and other world leaders in vehemently condemning the abortive coup attempt in Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men, which resulted in the reported death of more than 100 people. Reacting to