Tag: Nigerian history
July 17 in History: FG Signs Deal With Clinton Foundation for Cheaper AIDS Drugs
On July 17, 2006, the Federal Government of Nigeria signed an agreement in Abuja with an AIDS charity…
July 16 in History: 100+ Killed in Ifie-Kporo, Ijala Pipeline Blast, 2008 Rivers Naval Base Attack
On July 16, 2000, no fewer than 100 people died as a result of a devastating oil pipeline…
1934 July 13: Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” Babatunde Soyinka was born
On July 13, 1934, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka was born in the Aké quarters of Abeokuta, the historic…
July 10 in Nigerian History: 100+ Slain in Niger Delta Pipeline Explosion; 4 Students Shot at OAU
On July 10, 2000, over 100 people were burnt to death yesterday in Adeje and Oviri-Court villages following…
July 9 in Nigerian History: Lt Gen Oladipo Diya, Others Escape Firing Squad Over Coup Plot
On July 9, 1998 the Armed Forces Ruling Council, AFRC, under the military leadership of General Sani Abacha…
July 8 in Nigerian History: MEND Pipeline Bombings, 150 women blocked Chevron Facility
On July 8, 2008, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND blown up two major…
July 1 in Nigerian History: CBN’s First Banknotes Released
On July 1, 1959, the Central Bank of Nigeria released the country’s first indigenous banknotes, replacing the West…
JUNE 29 in Nigerian History: Macpherson Constitution was promulgated and signed in London
On June 29, 1951, the Nigeria (Constitution) Order in Council, the legal document which made Macpherson Constitution official…
June 28 in Nigerian History: Yar’adua declares assets, makes history as first sitting president to do so
On June 28, 2007, President Umar Musa Yar’Adua made public his assets declaration form, becoming the first sitting…
June 27: Two Suicide Bombers Killed Attempting Attack on Ramadan Vigil in Maiduguri
On June 27, 2014, two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack worshippers at…
June 25 in Nigerian history: Yar’Adua Grants Amnesty to Niger Delta Militants
On June 25, 2008, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua proclaimed an unconditional presidential amnesty for all Niger Delta militants,…
June 20 in Nigerian History: Obasanjo, Bush Meet at White House to Deepen Ties
On Thursday, June 20, 2002, former President Olusegun Obasanjo held high-level talks with U.S. President George W. Bush…