- Title: UN-NIGERIA/BAN KI-MOON UN Chief begins his two-day visit to Nigeria
- Date: 23rd August 2015
- Summary: ABUJA, NIGERIA (AUGUST 23, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AIR FRANCE PLANE TAXING AT AIRPORT OFFICIALS WALKING TO RED CARPET TO RECEIVE UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AS CONVOY OF CARS APPROACHES IN DISTANCE VARIOUS OF VEHICLE CONVOY DRIVING FROM TARMAC TO RECEPTION VENUE VARIOUS OF BAN KI-MOON ALIGHTING FROM HIS CAR / RECEIVING BOUQUET AND KISSING TWO LITTLE GIRLS BAN KI-MOON WALKING ON RED CARPET ACCOMPANIED BY OFFICIALS VARIOUS OF BAN KI-MOON SHAKING HANDS WITH DIGNITARIES VARIOUS OF DANCERS OUTSIDE RECEPTION VENUE BAN KI-MOON ENTERING VEHICLE TO LEAVE AIRPORT VARIOUS OF VEHICLES IN CONVOY LEAVING AIRPORT
- Embargoed: 7th September 2015 13:00
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- Location: Nigeria
- Country: Nigeria
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday (August 23) arrived to Nigeria's capital city of Abuja.
The UN Chief will commemorate the fourth anniversary of a deadly attack on the United Nations building by Boko Haram insurgents.
On August 26, 2011 a bomb blasted at the UN building, leaving more than 19 people dead.
Ban Ki-Moon is expected to lay a wreath at the site of the bombing. He will also have a meeting with the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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