(PDP), whose candidate Atiku Abubakar is challenging the results, tweeted about what he called INEC magic, referring to Nigerias official election commission. Nigerian security forces have opened fire on hundreds of protesters in Lagos, as rallies against police brutality continued in defiance of a 24-hour curfew By 15,. 1967 - Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking three-year civil war. First published on Tue 20 Oct 2020 11.47 EDT. Police in Rivers State said the blast was caused by thieves who were trying to steal oil. In the creeks of. He said people had been robbed at the ballot box and pledged to prove through the courts that he had won. Mr Sanwo-Olu told the BBC's Newshour programme that the military had been present at the scene, despite public assurances that soldiers would not deploy until after the start of a curfew at 21:00. But Blessing Adeniran, the mother of the deceased, said autopsy conducted on her daughter, revealed that Whitney was electrocuted. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) The leading contenders in Nigerias presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation's key election. Arsenal recovered from conceding the second fastest goal in Premier League history as Reiss Nelson's stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been rescued during a high-risk U.S. military raid in neighboring Nigeria, officials told ABC News early Saturday. The south-western state of Osun state was actually won by a slim margin by Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate. his tweet, but have not yet had a response. The Lagos State government, yesterday, ordered a coroners inquest to ascertain the cause of death of a 12-year-old Chrisland School student, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, who died on February 9, 2023. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, lauded Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for being party of those who ensured that presidential power moved to the southern part of the country. Saudi Arabia on Saturday put to death two men, including one convicted of attempting to blow up an oil facility, bringing to six the number of executions this year, state media reported. It was an emotional scene, yesterday, as Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland International School, who died on February 9, 2023, during the school's inter-house sports . The 2015 Baga massacre was a series of mass killings carried out by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Baga and its environs, in the state of Borno, between 3 January and 7 January 2015.. 1995 - Ken Saro-Wiwa, writer and campaigner against oil industry damage to his Ogoni homeland, is executed following a hasty trial. The monetary policy, which applies to ATMs, banks and cash back from purchases, follows the launch of the West African nations newly designed currency notes to control the money supply. 2010 May - President Umaru Yar'Adua dies after a long illness. Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began "shooting. The opposition says the results were rigged; it is calling for fresh polls. "The president-elect will be moving into Defence House, in Maitama, FCT, where he will spend the next couple of months, and from where he will move into the Presidential Villa," it said in a tweet. It was chaos. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa's most populous nation. spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said one person has died at a hospital following the shooting, but it was unclear if the person was a protester. strongholds, voting did not take place at all and there were also cases of She can't pay for the drugs they need or feed the rest of her family regularly. state where Mr Obi, a wealthy businessman has served two terms as governor. "This competitive election represents a The presiding priest was abducted as well, said Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Nigerias lower legislative chamber. Witnesses have told the BBC what they saw when men in military camouflage opened fire on Tuesday evening. They dont mention that the results for other parties shown On Wednesday he called for flags to be lowered at government buildings and an "immediate suspension" of all state activities over the next three days. Young people mobilising through social media began staging demonstrations calling for the abolition of the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), which has long been accused of unlawful arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated Nigeria President-elect Bola Tinubu on his election win. The second man was convicted of forcibly committing "an obscene act of sodomy" on minors, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA)., Alaafin of Oyo passes away at 83, after over 50 years on the throne, Three feared killed, scores injured as Kano governors loyalists, opposition clash, Im happy Makinde is part of history for power shift to South, says Wike, Politics: We cant allow religious crisis in Nasarawa Gov. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/q9mwUXJeuV, Shailja Patel (@shailjapatel) October 21, 2020. It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State group. When he recovers, Ellie gives a new guitar to him and Jack . ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Violent attacks targeting Nigerias election commission offices are raising concerns about the security of the West African country's upcoming elections in February. Xylazine, the drug's official name, is a potent animal tranquilizer that's being mixed with illegal drugs, like heroin and fentanyl, with devastating consequences. Nigeria sees cash shortage amid push for redesigned currency. The pope has learned of the attack on the church in Ondo, Nigeria and the deaths of dozens of worshippers, many children, during the celebration of Pentecost. For clarity, it is imperative to explain that no governor controls the rules of engagement of the army. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's opposition renewed calls for the election result to be overturned on Thursday, a day after the country announced its new president-elect. Can Africa replace Russian gas supplies to Europe? And US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also urged authorities to end the "violent crackdown on protesters". Unrest spreads in Lagos a day after witnesses and rights groups say soldiers opened fire at a crowd protesting against police brutality. Closer to Lekki, where there are a number of shopping centres, the streets were mainly empty. Arsenal recovered from conceding the second fastest goal in Premier League history as Reiss Nelson's stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. News. Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Harry: I feared losing memories of mum during therapy, Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon jets escort plane, Echoes of Hillsborough for Arena families. The war in Ukraine, a shipwreck off Italys southern coast that drove home the desperate and dangerous sea journeys of migrants seeking to reach Europe, and a collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece were the top stories in Europe and Africa, along with Nigeria's elections. I started buying, not just reading, newspapers as a secondary school student, just as I also started going to court, on my own, to witness cases. 1983 December - Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup. There are isolated collections of ancient tools and artifacts of different periods of the Stone Age, but the oldest recognizable evidence of an organized society belongs to the Nok culture . Labour's decision to hire the Whitehall sleaze-buster, Sue Gray, is catnip for his old allies who want to claim that he was stitched up. 2006 January onwards - Militants in the Niger Delta attack pipelines and other oil facilities and kidnap foreign oil workers. But voter apathy is not thought to have been as much of a factor as possible One of the losing candidates in Nigeria's presidential election, Peter Obi, has reiterated his criticism of the poll. 1993 November - Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses opposition. UK. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? 2018 - Escalating attacks by Boko Haram from August onwards, targeting army bases. In protest, European Union imposes sanctions until 1998, Commonwealth suspends Nigeria's membership until 1998. A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers. Bola Tinubu, 70, is declared the winner of Nigeria's election despite opposition calls for a rerun. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, already acting in Yar'Adua's stead, succeeds him. 1966 July - General Ironsi killed in counter-coup, replaced by Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon. Ahead of the March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections, Gov. The young protesters who forced a president to back down, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's election commission said Thursday it now has received much of the cash it needs to carry out this weekends elections, dismissing concerns that the vote would be postponed because of the country's banknote crisis. This is too much.. The video has had thousands of views and shows a results table displayed on a television screen, which we've found matches the results from Delta state. 1850s - British establish presence around Lagos. Nigeria stowaways who survived 11 days on ship rudder must go home, London museum repatriates looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria, Stowaways found on a ship's rudder in Spain's Canary Islands, London museum returns looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria, 5% off all bookings with this Travelodge discount code, Save 200 on 2023 holidays with this TUI discount code, Extra 10% off hotel bookings with this Barcelo discount code, Family memberships from just 83.40 a year at National Trust, 20% off regular test rates with this Hotels.com discount code, 5% off select bookings using this Agoda discount code, Take up to 20% off last-minute flight bookings. 2023 BBC. Are Iranian schoolgirls being poisoned by toxic gas? In some opposition 1994 - Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself president. On election day itself many What's the least exercise we can get away with? The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld President . Timileyin said at least 50 people had been killed, though others put the figure higher. clear that 87 million voters cards have been collected since 2011. She was opened up. Fighting the powerful criminal gangs terrorising rural Nigeria. I beg you in the name of God, you are a mother, help me investigate and find out what happened. "No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked . 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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) The three Nigerian stowaways found on an oil tanker's rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands are seeking asylum in Spain, a spokesperson for the Spanish government delegation in the Canaries said Wednesday. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Rail service in Nigerias capital city resumed on Monday, eight months after assailants attacked a train with explosives and gunfire, killing seven people and abducting dozens of passengers. 2014 April - Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from a boarding school in northern town of Chibok, in an incident that draws major national and international outrage. The main city of Awka in Nigerias south-eastern Anambra state is I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths, he said in a statement. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on the church. October 30, 2019. I have been subjected to trauma for the past two weeks. Opposition parties have said they will challenge the result in court. of fraud. Police in different districts of the city fired shots in the air to disperse protesters defying the curfew, the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo reports from the capital, Abuja. But protests have continued, with demands for more changes in the security forces, as well as reforms to the way the country is run. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation's ailing economy. Lagos, Nigeria - Mass had just ended. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. The president-elect will receive briefings and hold key meetings at the location, a local newspaper reports. Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu visited outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening in his first engagement since winning the presidency in the elections. They came to my house and knelt down. Reminders of the pandemic, partygate, and more howls of . "Soldiers clearly had one intention - to kill without consequences," said Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International Nigeria country director. 1809 - Islamic Sokoto caliphate is founded in north. She said she doesnt know. TABAWA, Nigeria (AP) When the floodwaters reached Aisha Alis hut made of woven straw mats and raffia palms, she packed up what belongings she could and set off on foot with her eight youngest children. TVC managing director Andrew Hanlon told AFP news agency that hoodlums had attacked the station with petrol bombs and that its main building was an inferno. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) A Nigerian priest was burned alive in his home in the country's north on Sunday, police said. votes cast for president-elect Bola Tinubu, the statistics show he was the Yet the voters roll is not automatically updated Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned that the state government will not allow religious crisis in the state. Mr Tinubu got 37% of the vote, his main rival Atiku Abubakar, of the PDP, polled 29%, and Labour's Peter Obi 25%, according to the official results. I told the school I dont want trouble. A major Nigerian TV station linked to one of the ruling partys top politicians has been set ablaze. We've received your submission. Video caption: Nigeria elections 2023: Who is Bola Tinubu? 1979 - Elections bring Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power. Authorities have imposed an indefinite round-the-clock curfew on the city and elsewhere, but some defied the order. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the southwestern area of Iwo Eleru, near Akure, have been dated to about 9000 bce. . "I think about seven o'clock or thereabouts there was a small unit of the military that went [to Lekki] and we heard that gunshots were fired," he said. The Guardian gathered that the incident occurred at the weekend while the governor, I Know this might be seen as self-glorification, but what does it matter? We call for an end to violence. Mr Tinubu won a 37% share of the votes, a lower margin of victory than previous Nigerian presidents. 2006 August - Nigeria agrees to cede sovereignty over the disputed Bakassi peninsula to neighbouring Cameroon under the terms of a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling. 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Somebody got hit straight beside me and he died on the spot," he said. Read the latest news in Nigeria, breaking news, opinions and metro news on The Guardian Nigeria. Nigeria election: Jubilation in Tinubu strongholds, Tinubu receives winners certificate amid cheers, Nigeria poll: Obi plans to challenge Tinubu's victory, Nigeria election: Bitterness and anger in Obi homeland, During vote-counting in Awka there had been excitement about Peter Obi's prospects, Image caption: During vote-counting in Awka there had been excitement about Peter Obi's prospects. ballot-box snatching and voter intimidation in southern states such as Rivers, Olusegun Obasanjo elected for second term despite EU observers reporting "serious irregularities". . Journalists in Nigeria are too often attacked simply for working to keep the Nigerian public and the world informed about what is happening in their country. How can parents appeal over school places? Mr Obi's campaign was especially popular with young Nigerians, many of whom feel let down by the two parties that have dominated the political scene. It was an emotional scene, yesterday, as Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland . They have 21 days from the day the results were announced to challenge the result at Nigeria's highest appeal court. right to expect them to do better. The authorities should immediately withdraw the military from the streets, and identify and prosecute officers responsible for or complicit in any excessive use of force against peaceful protesters., #Nigeria:After soldiers opened fire at a crowd of protesters in Lagos last night, the authorities should immediately withdraw the military from the streets & identify/prosecute officers responsible for or complicit in any excessive use of force against protesters. Transfer takes place in 2008. 2015 February-March - Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form military coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into Sambisa Forest. This story has been shared 158,600 times. 1985 - Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails political activity. Adeniran, who disclosed this in a live Instagram video, lamented that the school made her go through trauma by having an autopsy conducted on her late daughter. After a gruelling six-month presidential campaign that saw candidates traverse the length and breadth of Nigeria in search of votes, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, called on his . general elections. vanguard news, sahara news, naija news now, naija news 247, naija news gossip, naija news hausa, naija news headlines today, naija news today and breaking, naija news blog, naija news legit, naija news now 24/7, latest naija news, bellanaija news, latest naija news loaded, big brother naija news, all naija news, latest naija news now, celebrity naija news, sport naija news, latest big brother . Nigerias military, however, denied responsibility for the Lekki shootings, posting a tweet that labelled several reports as fake news. President Muhammadu Buhari disbanded Sars on 11 October. Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigerias election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days before a winner is declared. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Lagos, entertainer and entrepreneur Sidney Esiri, also known by his artist name Dr SID, said the situation in Nigeria had gone to the point, where you have to look at it and say, if not now, then when?. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on President Buhari and the army "to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters" in a tweet. 2003 September - Nigeria's first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, launched by Russian rocket. Journalists in Nigeria must be permitted to freely report on demonstrations without threat of violence or intimidation, said Angela Quintal, CPJs Africa program coordinator. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Frustrated by high unemployment and worsening violence, many younger Nigerians are flocking to a candidate outside the political mainstream in this months presidential election. Nigerian security forces have opened fire on hundreds of protesters in Lagos, as rallies against police brutality continued in defiance of a 24-hour . 1975 - General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed, who begins process of moving federal capital to Abuja. It was an emotional scene, yesterday, as Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland International School, who died on February 9, 2023, during the schools inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium, Lagos State, was being laid to rest. He has urged his supporters to be calm and peaceful and await the court ruling. The aspirant singer Jack Malik is struggling to be a great musician with the support of his agent Ellie Appleton and his closer friends. 2019 February - Presidential elections held after last-minute delay of a week. MADISON, Wis. -- One person died and two others were seriously injured Thursday after crashing into a tree on Gammon Road. 1/2, Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) October 21, 2020. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address its dark colonial past, the German foreign minister said Tuesday. results. Protests against a police unit have been taking place for two weeks. The street lights were then shut off before the shooting began. 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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for calm in Nigeria amid the ongoing demonstrations, saying violence, whether by security forces or protesters, cannot be the solution to the West African nations ills.