Tag: Nigeria History

Nigerian journalist, Dele Giwa was born 10 Killed in Fresh Attack on Kaduna Community Rural Electrification Agency was established According ...

Nigerian VP, Atiku Abubakar was barred from crucial elections Wings Airline 19-seater Plane Missing, 3 Feared Dead Militants detonated two ...

Complete fall of the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria Helicopter crashed, killed Police DIG and three others in Jos According ...

Ethnic/religious conflicts: More than 3m Nigerians driven from their homes Militants attacked Chevron Nigeria Limited’s 16-inch Makaraba-Utonana pipeline Gunmen killed ...

Wole Soyinka, Enahoro, Olu Falae, Akinrinade charged with treason Jonathan pardoned ex-Bayelsa gov, Alamieyeseigha who was convicted of stealing millions ...

Over 30 soldiers including Major Gen. Illya Bisalla, Lt. Col. Dimka were executed over military rebellion Soldiers expressed worry over ...

Over 1000 activists staged a march in Abuja, demanding for public appearance of ailing President Musa Yar’Adua Bandits attacked a ...

Soldiers, gunmen in bloody clash, leading to death of 20 at Awor, Warri The Ministry of Trade and Investment was ...

Afrobeat legend, Anikulapo was re-arrested over suspicion of murder Bandits killed nineteen security agents in Danko Wasagu, Kebbi Suspected herdsmen ...

Religious conflicts in Jos resulted in over 100 deaths, mostly women and children Boko Haram killed seven in Diffa, Niger ...

Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo's birth date More than 23 Christian students died from fire at Gindiri girls school First kidney ...

Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo's birth date Gunmen killed eight in attacks on Nigerian bank, police station Electoral violence led to four ...

According to Ambrose Bierce, history is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, ...

Major General Oladipo Diya who had been sentenced to death was later commuted to a 25-year jail term The United ...

Chukwuemeka Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu was buried Over 50 kidnapped by suspected bandits in Niger Gunmen killed one and kidnapped atleast ...

Lawan Gwadabe was arrested, detained over attempt to overthrow the Abacha regime Irate Nigerians bombed two police stations with gasoline ...

N20 was issued for the first time in polymer substrate Atleast 50 people feared dead when a ferry sank on ...

Nigeria ends 15 years of military rule through ballot FG deported 11,000 foreigners over Boko Haram fears Boko Haram attacked ...

Pfizer, a US Pharm. Company agreed to settle victims of "Meningitis drug trial" The Congress of Berlin gave Congo to ...

Boko Haram killed 59 pupils in boarding school attack Six killed, two abducted as Boko Haram attacks Borno village Police ...