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Armed men attacked remote villages in northcentral Nigeria, killing at least a dozen villagers during a late-night raid, authorities said Tuesday. The local Punch newspaper cited witnesses as ...
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
April 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM. ABUJA (Reuters) - Six soldiers of the Nigerian army were ambushed and killed by gunmen while on patrol in the northern Niger state on Friday, the army said, the latest ...
2023 Nigerien coup d'état. On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success. [12] [13] [14] [15]
9 January – At least 20 people are feared dead after an accident involving two passenger boats. [3] 15 January: Bandits attack soldiers at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State. [4] Eight people are killed and 100 others are reported missing after a boat capsizes along the boundary of Niger and Kebbi States. [5]
2022 Zamfara massacres. From 4 to 6 January 2022, over 200 people were killed by bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria. [1] This was the deadliest terrorist attack in recent Nigerian history.
Obasanjo served two terms in office. On 29 May 2007, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 13th head of state completing the first successful transition of power, from one democratically elected president to another in Nigeria. [24] [25] [26] Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010 at the presidential ...
Website. State House website. Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. [1] He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic . Tinubu spent his early life in southwestern Nigeria and later moved to ...