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The Digest:

Top government officials, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, gathered at the National Arcade in Abuja for the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony

Key Points:
  • Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Defence Minister Christopher Musa attended.
  • The ceremony included a solemn wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  • Prayers were led by military chaplains from Protestant, Islamic, and Catholic faiths.
  • A minute of silence and artillery gun salute honored fallen service members.
  • Service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police also laid wreaths.
  • The event commemorates veterans of World Wars, the Civil War, and fallen troops.
  • Armed Forces Remembrance Day is observed annually on January 15.
In the quiet ritual of wreaths and salutes, a nation remembers that its peace is built on names now spoken in silence.

Source: Premium Times