The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says Nigeria is ready to collaborate with Turkey in the area of Border security. The Minister stated this when the Vice President, Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Ömer Çağlar Yilnaz paid him a visit in Abuja. Dr. Tunji-Ojo noted that the Nigeria - Turkey relationship will be a mutually beneficial one for both countries as there will be exchange of ideas, technology and […]
United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland has been named as host of the 2028 European Championship (Euro 2028). The Euro 2028 co-host ran unopposed with Turkey withdrawing last week to focus on its joint bid with Italy for 2032. Italy and Turkey's bid for 2032 was approved by European football's governing body. They have 20 potential host stadiums, of which 10 will be chosen, five per country, by October […]
A Turkey-based Nigerian data scientist, Leonardo Iheme, has won SAS Hackathon 2023 award for his Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution to the Turkey earthquake where about 50,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were injured in February. Iheme James Swinnerton and Can Tosun all from EPAM System had entered the competition and won in two categories –the natural language and the regional awards (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). The […]
Kenneth Omeruo has joined Turkish Super Lig club, Kasimpasa on a permanent transfer. Kasimpasa made the announcement on their official website on Thursday. “Our new transfer, Kenneth Omeruo, signed the contract that binds him to Kasımpaşa at the signing ceremony held at our Turgay Ciner Sports Facilities after the controls he had at Liv Hospital Vadi Istanbul, our health sponsor,”reads a statement on the club’s official website. The Nigeria international […]
Real Madrid have completed the signing of 18-year-old Turkey playmaker Arda Guler from Fenerbahce. Dubbed 'the Turkish Messi', he has penned a six-year deal at the Bernabeu where he will team up with England's Jude Bellingham. Guler scored four goals and supplied four assists last season, putting in a man-of-the-match display in the Turkish Cup final. Last month, he became the youngest player to score for Turkey. Guler made his […]
Wales' hopes of reaching Euro 2024 took another huge blow as Turkey left it late before sealing a 2-0 win against the 10-man visitors in Samsun. The Wales defence came under heavy criticism after its performance against Armenia on Friday, and it looked like they had been caught out once more when Chris Mepham turned the ball into his own net after nine minutes - only for VAR to rule […]
