It does appear to me that Nigerians are yet to grasp the deep meaning of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrated on Monday, January 15. Nothing better calls for sober reflection as Nigerians remember and celebrate our fallen heroes in…
Ogun soldier died of accidental discharge – Army spokesman
The Nigerian Army 81 Division, on Wednesday, denied that its operative, Boyi ThankGod, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, shot himself dead but rather died of negligence, having mishandled his firearms. ThankGod was said to be on…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Group advocates review of budgetary allocation to military
The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has called for an upward review of the yearly budgetary allocation to the military. The President of the non-governmental organisation, Mr Olu Omotayo, made the call in an interview with the News…
AFRDC: Buhari, Lawan, others honour fallen heroes in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, members of National Assembly, service chiefs and the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved laying of wreath at the National Arcade in…
Widows of military personnel cry out over unpaid benefits
They came out in their numbers to witness the last Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Makurdi and with much nostalgia managed to cheer the galant display of the military personnel on parade at the event. This, before the demise…
Corruption, insecurity, greatest threat to Nigeria’s unity – Obi
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has described as serious threat to Nigeria’s unity, the alarming rate of corruption and worsening level of insecurity in the country. Obi…
How to remember the families left behind by our heroes past
Each year Nigeria celebrates the fallen members of her Armed Forces on January 15. A great number of these heroes left behind family members all over the country who struggle each day to make a living all because their former…