Politics

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed “mental checks.”

“What can one say about a head of state who treats millions of members from different faith groups this way: first of all, have mental checks,” Erdogan said in a televised address.

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Macron’s proposal to defend his country’s secular values against radical Islam has angered the Turkish government, adding to a growing list of disputes between the French leader and Erdogan.

Macron this month described Islam as …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected.

President Buhari said this during his meeting with former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Friday in Abuja.

President Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said that President Buhari, during the meeting, reiterated that his government will not fold its arms and allow miscreants and criminals continue to perpetrate acts of hooliganism in the country.

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Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Ou on Friday announced the ease of the curfew in the state.

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Sanwo-Olu said the 24-hour curfew will be eased on Saturday but movement would only be allowed between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

The governor eased the curfew at a press briefing after assessing the level of damage done on public and private properties since Tuesday night.

More details shortly.

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