President arrives New York for UN event following Manhattan explosion
Buhari's arrival follows an explosion which rocked a crowded Chelsea neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday night.
Buhari arrives New York for 71st UN General Assembly
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![NAHCON officials with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma holding the award presented to him. [NAN]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "NAHCON officials with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma holding the award presented to him. [NAN]")
Buhari's arrival follows an explosion which rocked a crowded Chelsea neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday night.
Authorities are yet to ascertain the cause of the explosion but they ruled out a case of possible gas leak.
As at the time of filing this report, it was not certain if it was a terror attack.
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Buhari is expected to will deliver Nigeria’s statement at the opening of the General Debate of the Assembly, which begins from September 19 to 23.
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The President will speak on the theme: "The Sustainable Development Goals: a Universal Push to Transform our World.”
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