{"id":254124,"date":"2026-08-09T18:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=254124"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:39:33","slug":"courtesy-visit-to-the-shehu-of-borno-hrh-alhaji-dr-abubakar-ibn-umar-garbai-al-amin-el-kanemi-led-by-h-e-ambassador-sola-enikanolaiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/courtesy-visit-to-the-shehu-of-borno-hrh-alhaji-dr-abubakar-ibn-umar-garbai-al-amin-el-kanemi-led-by-h-e-ambassador-sola-enikanolaiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtesy visit to the Shehu of Borno, HRH Alhaji Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, led&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy visit to the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi by participants of High-Level Strategic Retreat for Nigerian Ambassadors and Diplomatic Representatives of the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin Countries, led by the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye on Sunday 9th, August 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254166\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-11-12-16-53-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-11-12-16-53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-11-12-16-53-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-11-12-16-53-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-11-12-16-53.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254165\" 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344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254129\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-47-1-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-47-1-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-47-1-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-47-1-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-47-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254125\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-48-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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