The armed forces of Nigeria is inviting creatives to submit “heartfelt” poems in honour of its upcoming remembrance day.
The Armed Forces Remembrance Day is commemorated every January 15. The special day pays tribute to fallen heroes and servicemen who died in active service, as well as veterans of World War I and II, and the Nigerian civil war.
In a post via its X page on Tuesday, the armed forces invited interested poets to submit their work, emphasizing that the poems should be heartfelt tributes to the fallen heroes.
The post revealed that selected entries will be featured in the 2025 Defence Magazine and shared on the armed forces’ social media pages.
The submission period begins on November 4 and closes on December 16.
“In honour of our fallen heroes, submit your heartfelt poems for the #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay 2025,” the post reads in part.
“Selected entries will be featured on Defence HQ’s social media and in the 2025 Defence Magazine. Send entries via DM. Let your words be a tribute #AFRD2025.”
📢 CALLING ALL POETS!
In honour of our fallen heroes, submit your heartfelt poems for the #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay 2025.Selected entries will be featured on Defence HQ’s social media and in the 2025 Defence Magazine.
Send entries via DM
Let your words be a tribute#AFRD2025 pic.twitter.com/05M9TkZKyA— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) November 5, 2024
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The post added that “interested participants should send in their entries to 08037132679 via WhatsApp or through direct messages to @Defencehq on Instagram or @DefenseinfoNG on X”.
President Bola Tinubu recently launched the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem appeal fund.
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