President Muhammadu Buhari was in Edo State on Monday to commission a number of projects which had just been completed by the administration of outgoing governor Adams Oshiomhole.
The projects commissioned by the President included the New Central Hospital, and the Upper Siluko Road both in Benin City.
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Monday, 7 November 2016
The Federal Government on Monday honored the late Lt-Col Muhammad Abu Ali and his colleagues who died in Borno last Friday while fighting Boko Haram insurgents with a state burial.
They were buried with full military honors at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
FG's delegation to the funeral of the fallen heroes was led by Chief of Staff Abba Kyari.
See photo below.
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Sunday, 6 November 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari with Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Gov. Aminu Tambuwal , Kaduna State Gov, Nasir El-Rufai, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, His Eminence The Sultan of Sokoto, His Royal Highness, the Ooni of Ife, and His Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano at the 10th anniversary of the coronation of the Sultan.
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Here's a family photo of the soldier whose bravery, gallantry and commitment in the counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram his colleagues have been saluting.
He was the self-styled Sarkin Yaki (lord of war), Lt-Col Muhammad Abu Ali who was killed during an attack by the insurgents on Friday.
He was reputed to have played decisive roles in retaking some of Boko Haram's former strongholds. With his T 72 tank, he is reported to have always...
Troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, led by the General Officer Commanding of the Division, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu between Friday and Saturday rescued 85 Boko Haram hostages during an operation inside the terrorists strategic hub town of Chukungudu on the southern fringes of the Lake Chad Region, in the northern part of Borno State.
During the operation in which five terrorists were neutralized, the troops recovered...
In the pursuit of its goal of improving power supply in the country, the Federal Government on Thursday signed a number of agreements aimed at adding more than 500 MW of electricity to the National Grid.
The parties to the agreements were the FG, World Bank, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, and the gas supplier, Seven Energy, an integrated gas company which is investing about $500m in the construction...
Saturday, 5 November 2016
When Boko Haram terrorists attacked the 119 Battalion, Nigerian Army location at Malam Fatori in northern Borno, on Friday, one of the five gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price was Lt-Col. Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.
14 of the attacking Boko Haram terrorists were killed in the encounter.
According to Army spokesman, the fallen senior officer was a fearless soldier who because of his "exceptional...
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