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Bus Stand, Abuja, Nigeria 71 Two bombs exploded in a crowded bus station in the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. [46] 2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre: 2014-05-06 Gamboru, Borno, Nigeria 300+ [47] Militants attacked at night and set houses ablaze. When people tried to escape, they were shot dead. [48] Gwoza massacre: 2014-06-02 Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria 200 ...
The Nation is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria [citation needed], and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS). [2] The paper's website says it stands for freedom, justice and the market economy.
On 30 March 2014, Nigerian media reported that a delegation from the Northern Youth Leaders Forum visited Obasanjo at his home in Abeokuta and pleaded with him to "forgive your former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of whatever political sin or offence he might have committed against you." In response, Obasanjo is quoted as saying that ...
The Forum of Nigerian Women in Politics is an influential group that operates with the goal of empowering women. They have requested that the Nigerian government yield 30% female representation in government appointments. [11] Women in Nigeria face many barriers to political participation.
The 10th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 13 June 2023 and will run its course until 13 June 2027. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Principal Officers
Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria. Although they do not have formal political power, in many cases they continue to command respect from their people and have considerable influence in their community. [1]
In 1999, he was appointed Lagos State commissioner of finance by then governor, Bola Tinubu, a position he held until 2004. [5]He was the chairman of the governing council and the board of trustees of the Trust Fund for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the implementation of the United Nations Environmental Report (UNEP) on Ogoniland.
Godswill Akpabio is the son of Chief Obot Akpabio and Madam Lucy Obot Akpabio (née Inyangetor) of Ukana, Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim Local Government Area. [9] He was born on 9 December 1962. [10]