Tag: Nigerian history
June 3 in Nigerian History: How Dual Engine Failure Killed 159 in Lagos
History is the memory of the human race. As Will and Ariel Durant remind us, the historian preserves…
June 1 in Nigerian History: Sardauna Province Created, Mubi Bomb Blast, Niger Delta Session Threat
WITHIN NIGERIA highlights three out of notable events events that occurred on June 1 in the history of…
April 18: Today in Nigeria history, Obasanjo led administration rejected an opposition call to postpone election
Federal government rejected election postponement Gunmen kidnapped two Germans in Niger Delta Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer and…
April 16: Today in Nigeria history, an explosion hit a police station in Maiduguri
An explosion hit a police station in Maiduguri Court ruled that INEC unlawfully disqualified Atiku Abubakar from 2007…
July 7: Today in Nigeria history, Chief MKO Abiola died
How Moshood Abiola Olawale passed away Summary of events before and after MKO's demise Graydon Carter believes that…
18th February: Today in Nigeria history, over 1000 soldiers raided Fela Kuti’s home, threw 78-year-old mother off window; other events
Destruction of Fela's home, Kalakuta Republic Over 30 Christians killed during protest in Borno Over 200 Muslim killed…
Today, 10th February in Nigeria history: Kabiru Sokoto arrested over Christmas Day church bombing; Other historic events
Aondoakaa, the Justice Minister, was replaced by Goodluck Jonathan while Yar'Adua was away Kabiru Sokoto was re-arrested by…
Today, 9th February in Nigeria history: Jonathan became acting president, 176 Muslim pilgrims die in an air crash, and Britain pillaged the Benin kingdom
According to a philosopher's quote, a people without knowledge of their origin, history, and culture are like a…