Turkey’s presidential election heads for run-off – Election council
…No candidate secured more than 50% of the vote, pushing Turkey into a second round – and uncharted territory. Turkey’s high-stakes presidential election is headed
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Politics
Erdogan leading in Turkish presidential elections
Results of Turkish Presidential election have started coming in after polls closed, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leading with 49.6 per cent of
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TeleCom
Egypt sells 9.5% stake in state-owned telecom
Egypt’s Finance Ministry, on Sunday, announced the sale of a 9.5-per cent stake in state-owned ‘Telecom Egypt’ at its stock exchange market. The
Features/Opinion
General
Primus Inter Pares: The Life, Legacy of Prince Bola Ajibola
By Kamaldeen Akintunde, Esq ….the world is a stage, and men and women are merely players who make their entrances and exits. –
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National
Nigeria evacuates 2,518 citizens from war-torn Sudan
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says the Federal Government has successfully evacuated 2,518 Nigerian citizens trapped in war-torn Sudan back home. Abdur-Rahman Balogun,
Environment
Local
Fire guts popular Agbeni market in Ibadan
Fiese fire has engulfed the popular Agbeni market in Ibadan, Oyo State, destroying goods and property worth millions of naira in the early
Economy
General
Local
Agege LG empowers 20 residents with N2m for startups
Agege Local Government has disbursed N100,000 cash to 20 selected residents under its empowerment scheme to enable them to become self-reliant. The Executive
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National
FG provides 5m solar power connections in rural areas
The Federal Government is set to deploy five million solar power connections to communities, hitherto not connected to the national grid. The government
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Somali army kills 44 al-Shabab militants
The Somali National Army (SNA) killed 44 al-Shabab militants and injured more after an operation at Ali Fuuto area in southern Somalia, the
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Health
WHO calls for accelerated action to reduce anaemia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to accelerate action to halve anaemia prevalence in women of reproductive age by 2025.