COAS DEEPENS VETERAN ENGAGEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TROOP WELFARE, ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 COAS DEEPENS VETERAN ENGAGEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TROOP WELFARE, ARMY TRANSFORMATION The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Army to the welfare of serving and retired personnel, while advancing ongoing reforms aimed at building a more professional, adaptable, technologically enabled and combat-ready force. The COAS stated this on Thursday, 17 September 2026, when he received members of the Executive Committee of the Course 39 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) United Welfare Association (UWA), led by its President, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola (Rtd), on  a courtesy visit to Army Headquarters, Abuja. Lieutenant General Shaibu described sustained engagement with retired officers and veterans as an important pillar of institutional development, noting that their wealth of operational experience, professional knowledge and leadership expertise remains valuable to the Nigerian Army. He added that such...

PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI TO BE AUCTIONED BY CHRISTIES.

Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collection is being auctioned                                                                Madame Elsa Schiaparelli,the legendary Italian fashion designer and a deadly rival of Coco Chanel,was at the heart of avant-garde ideas in 1930's Paris.Known for her friendship and collaborations with artistic icons including Salvador Dali,Man Ray,Christian Berard,Jean Cocteau Alberto,Diego Giacornett and Marce Vertes,Schiaparelli was a key trendsetter within the contemporary scene and now Christie's Parisian auction house is hosting a sale of some 180 items from her personal collection January 2014,a landmark sale for the international world of fashion,style and design,and one expected to fetch in the region of 710,000 pounds.The collections comes to the market in the new year having passed by descent to Elsa Schiaparelli's grand daughter,the actress Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson.More pictures below.                                                 The sale includes two elegant 20th century Hammamet robes which directly influenced her designs, £900 - 1,800A violet silk blouse, 1939, from Schiaparelli's Astrologie Collection, £23,000-27,000An unusual yellow linen blouse, with beadwork and black and white floral trim, from 1940, points to Elsa Schiaparelli's interest in porcelain, £9,000-13,000A further highlight is an intricately beaded waistcoat with 'Bucking Bronco' beadwork, inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli¿s influential 1940's trip to Texas, £9,000-11,000The collection includes portraits of the designer and her familyOne of the lots from Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collectionThe sale features a bolero jacket in ice blue crêpe, estimate: £14,000-18,000A pink wool bolero, with jet bead trim, also from 1940, estimate: £11,000-14,000Elsa SchiaparelliA chic, lilac-upholstered 'love-seat' is estimated to go for £540-710

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