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Casualties and losses. 16,000+ people killed since 1998 [1] [2] Communal conflicts in Nigeria [3] can be divided into two broad categories: [4] [dubious – discuss] Ethno-religious conflicts, attributed to actors primarily divided by cultural, ethnic, or religious communities and identities, such as instances of religious violence between ...
Abubakar Bukola Saraki MBBS CON ( pronunciation ⓘ; born on 19 December 1962) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 13th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2015 to 2019. [1] [2] He previously served as the governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011; and was elected to the Senate in 2011, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ...
24 January – At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State. [7] 7 March – Kuriga kidnapping: More than 200 pupils and a teacher are kidnapped in the town of Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
Official website. Muhammadu Buhari 's tenure as the 15th president of Nigeria began with his first inauguration on 29 May 2015, and ended on 29 May 2023. A retired general and member of the All Progressives Congress from Katsina State, he previously served as military head-of-state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, when he was deposed in ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu , a former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress , [2] [3] won the election with 36.61% of the vote, which is about 8,794,726 total votes.
Women in Nigeria (WIN) is a political interest organization founded in 1982. The organization's interest concerns women's liberation, equality and social justice in Nigeria . [1] WIN is different from early women's groups in Nigeria because it affirms the belief that women's rights cannot be secured without addressing the broader issue of human ...