Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confirmed the reopening for Muslim worship of a mosque in Istanbul converted from an ancient Byzantine Orthodox church. "The Kariye mosque in its new form will remain open to everyone," he said, addressing a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Greece's premier, who had appealed against…
“The Kariye mosque in its new form will remain open to everyone,” he said, addressing a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. It became the Kariye Museum after World War II, when Turkey sought to create a more secular republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.“I discussed with Mr. Erdogan the conversion… I expressed my dissatisfaction to him,” the Greek premier said after meeting with the Turkish leader.
The Independent National Electoral Commission , on Monday, prayed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss a petition filed by the Social Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi.
The Nigerian Labour Congress , in Kebbi State says the increase in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission , is “capable of destroying the economic prosperity of the nation”.