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Insecurity: Can The Turks Make A Difference?

Global UpfrontMay 5, 2026May 5, 20260

By Iliyasu Gadu Ilgad2009@gmail.com, 08035355706 (Texts only) Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has had defence and security arrangements with over a dozen countries and counting.

What Nigeria-Turkey Counterterrorism Cooperation Deal Is Not

Global UpfrontApr 23, 2026April 23, 20260

By Colonel Timothy Antigha (rtd) The attention of the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa CFR (Rtd) has been drawn to an article

Nigeria, Türkiye Forge Strategic Defence Partnership At Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2026April 19, 20260

Nigeria and Türkiye has forged a strategic defence partnership following the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) meeting his Turkish counterpart, Yaşar Güler,

Tinubu Abroad 22 Days In January 2026

Global UpfrontFeb 2, 2026February 2, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spent 22 days outside Nigeria in January 2026 alone, according to a review of his officially announced foreign trips. Within the

Tinubu Returns After Turkey Visit

Global UpfrontFeb 1, 2026February 1, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The President arrived the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi

Tinubu’s Türkiye Fiasco Spotlights His Age, Health And Wife

Global UpfrontJan 31, 2026January 31, 20260

By Farooq Kperogi, January 31, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to Türkiye this week dramatised two uncomfortable realities: the visible toll of age

FG Dismisses Turkey’s Claim of FETO Terrorist Group Presence, Operations in Nigeria, Urges Calm

Global UpfrontJul 17, 2025July 17, 20250

The Federal Government has dismissed recent allegations by the Turkish government suggesting that members of the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) are operating within Nigeria. Speaking

Lessons for Nigeria: How Turkiye Successfully Overcame Its IMF Woes And Became A Regional And Potential Global Power (2)

Global UpfrontNov 19, 2024November 19, 20240

Iliyasu Gadu, Ilgad2009@gmail.com 08035355706 (Texts only) How Turkiye navigated the IMF Economic reforms and what were its salient features For this segment of the article

Lessons For Nigeria: How Turkiye Successfully Overcame Its IMF woes And Became A Regional And Potential Global Power (1)

Global UpfrontNov 12, 2024November 12, 20240

By Iliyasu Gadu, Ilgad2009@gmail.com 08035355706 (Texts only) Following my three part article titled “Agenda for Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Transformation,” many readers weighed in with

Netanyahu, His Accomplices, Must Be Tried And Punished At ICC For Genocide In Gaza – President Erdogan

Global UpfrontDec 8, 2023December 8, 20230

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration should be prosecuted for genocide in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told reporters upon his