The Bishop of Umuahia Methodist Diocese, Archbishop Chibuzo Opoko, has told the government that it was not enough to organise annual remembrance service for Armed Forces when family members of fallen heroes were abandoned to their fate.

Assure victory over Boko Haram Appreciates COAS, Buratai’s role in leading counter-insurgency war In commemoration of the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, some troops in the frontlines have penned an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, assuring him of victory over the already decimated Boko Haram terrorists. In the mail signed by Adamu Abubakar and […]

“The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,” that emotional line of the national anthem is one that both friends and enemies alike all gather to pray. Nigerians across the social media divide have come out to pour chilling, emotional, tributes to heroes that lost their lives on the battleline in defending […]

By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagnoa Governor Seriake Dickson made the appeal during this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration/Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Peace Park, Yenagoa. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Kemela Okara, commended the pivotal role of the men and women of the various Armed Forces […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja presided over the wreath-laying at the National Memorial Arcade to mark the end of the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC). The president, who arrived at the venue of the event at about 10.06 a.m, led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the leadership of the National Assembly, and […]

I heartily welcome you all to the formal launch of the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration Emblem and Appeal Fund. Today, we are once again gathered to acknowledge and commend the sacrifices of our fallen heroes and veterans of First and Second World Wars, Nigerian Civil War and Peace Support Operations around the world.

Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has launched the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem with the sum of N20 million.

Every time I read the above Scripture, I am struck by a deep feeling that Jesus is speaking those words to Nigerians: “Woe to you, Nigerians, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of Igbos and adorn the monuments of the innocent, and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the Igbos.’ Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt.”

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has paid glowing tributes to ex-servicemen and fallen heroes who laid down their lives for the safety and security of Nigeria, “for the sacrifices they made for our sakes and for the nation.”

The Edo State Government has disclosed plans to mark the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebrations starting from Wednesday, January 10.

GOVERNOR Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, yesterday, urged support for the families of fallen soldiers, who fought gallantly for the unity of Nigeria.

—-Saraki, CJN, Security Chiefs at Aso Rock By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has launcedh the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Present at launch were the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, Security […]

STATE governors, yesterday, commended the contributions of the nation’s fallen soldiers to peace and unity, especially during the Nigerian civil war and battle against insurgency.

Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode today joined other Nigerians in commemorating the Armed Forces Remembrance Day at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.