Tag: Nigerian history
September 15 in History: A Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally killed nine civilians in Yunusari, Yobe
On September 15, 2021, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet opened fire on Buhari village in Yunusari Local…
September 14 in Nigerian History: Spanish Flu Reached Lagos in 1918
On September 14, 1918, a dreaded influenza widely known as the “Spanish Flu” officially reached the shores of…
September 13 in Nigerian History: MASSOB, a pro-Biafra Group Was Formed
On September 13, 1999, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, was formed.…
September 11 in Nigerian History: Rare 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Happened in Ogun, Lagos and Oyo States
On September 11, 2009, a rare earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Abeokuta and several towns…
September 9 in Nigerian History: NASB was officially inaugurated by the Federal Government
On September 9, 1982, the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB) was officially inaugurated by the Federal Government to…
September 8 in Nigeria History: Queen of Nigeria and First Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II Dies
On September 8, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who served as Nigeria’s first Head of State and…
September 7 in Nigerian History: Street Dispute Killed Over 1,000 People in Jos
On September 7, 2001, a street altercation in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, escalated into a deadly…
September 6 in Nigerian History: Obasanjo Asked Atiku to leave FEC Chamber over EFCC Report
On September 6, 2006, President Olusegun Obasanjo asked Vice President Atiku Abubakar to leave the Federal Executive Council…
September 5 in Nigerian History: Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi, SAN, died at the age of 71
On September 5, 2009, Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi, SAN, died at 71 at his Ikeja home in Lagos…
September 4 in Nigeria History: Federal Troops Captured Aba During the Nigerian Civil War, Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line Launch
On September 4, 1968, Federal troops stormed and captured Aba, Biafra’s foremost industrial and trading center in a…
September 3 in Nigerian History: Adegoke Adelabu “Penkelemesi” Was Born, 32 Travellers Kidnapped in Ondo
On September 3, 1915, Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu was born at Oke Oluokun, Ibadan, into a respected family during…
September 2 in Nigerian History: Plateau State Governor, Dariye Was Arrested in London with £90,000 Cash
On September 2, 2004, Plateau State Governor, Chief Joshua Dariye was arrested in his room at the Marriott…