The ruling All Progressives Congress party's candidate, Bola Tinubu, secured the most votes in southwest Nigeria's Ekiti state, the commission said at the national collation center in the capital, Abuja. Death toll in Nigeria building collapse rises to 43 . Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month later. 2010 May - President Umaru Yar'Adua dies after a long illness. They are still shooting at people this morning!!! Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari had also moved into the facility ahead of his swearing-in in May 2015, it adds. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) At least 6 million Nigerians affected by the extremist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria need $1.3 billion in aid this year, according to the U.N. office in Nigeria. She was already succeeding. He has urged his supporters to be calm and peaceful and await the court ruling. 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In a statement, Guterress spokesman said the UN chief urges the security forces to act at all times with maximum restraint while calling on protestors to demonstrate peacefully and to refrain from violence. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria will deploy more than 400,000 security personnel ahead of the presidential election next week amid fears that Islamic extremists or secessionists could try to disrupt the vote. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. 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. 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. Tomorrow will be three weeks since my baby died. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Three stowaways were found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria, Spains maritime rescue service said. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Voters in Nigeria will elect a new leader Saturday after President Muhammadu Buhari's final term ends, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash. The Labour Party United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to what he called brutality by police in Nigeria. By Mayeni Jones, BBC Nigeria Correspondent. In Ondo, road transport workers celebrated the former Lagos Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned that the state government will not allow religious crisis in the state. Read about our approach to external linking. 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People insulted my family and me. The Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters in two locations of Lagos in a deadly crackdown on demonstrations, Amnesty International said. 1. The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. The attackers targeted the St.. At the Lekki toll gate itself there were around 200 people, who crowded round us, wanting to tell their stories of the night before, angry but also determined to stand their ground. Supreme Court upholds Buhari's election over Atiku. And US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also urged authorities to end the "violent crackdown on protesters". ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Six states in Nigeria on Friday night withdrew a suit asking the Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election, the latest twist in several challenges facing the ruling partys victory in the vote. Rights group Amnesty International cites death toll of 500, authorities say about 20 died. One day there is a blackout and Jack has an accident while riding his bicycle. state where Mr Obi, a wealthy businessman has served two terms as governor. President Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party wins parliamentary majority. 1993 November - Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses opposition. The president-elect was accompanied by Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima during the visit. The presidency appeals for understanding and calm across the nation, as the implementation of the reform gathers pace at federal and state levels, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said. Polling marked by delays, allegations of ballot-rigging. "No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked . Tension over the issue results in hundreds of deaths in clashes between Christians and Muslims. Veteran politician, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been declared Nigerias president-elect. 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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. Protests have taken place in the UK, South Africa and Kenya against police brutality in Nigeria, while officials around the world condemned Tuesday's events. In a tweet, President Buhari described the pair as "two men who are true believers in Nigeria and genuinely committed to progress and development". A major Nigerian TV station linked to one of the ruling partys top politicians has been set ablaze. Mr Tinubu, 70, was declared the winner of the 25 February election UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on police "to act at all times with maximum restraint while calling on protestors to demonstrate peacefully and to refrain from violence", his spokesman said on Wednesday. issues with the voters roll and problems on voting day. They took part of her kidney, liver, stomach contents, blood, brain, and bone marrow. "Soldiers clearly had one intention - to kill without consequences," said Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International Nigeria country director. European Union election observers said there had been significant shortcomings in the electoral process, adding there had been vote-buying but it was too early say how widespread this was. Madison fire officials said all three victims were inside a . 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. Journalists safety is part of what it means to have freedom of the press, and is critical for Nigerian democracy.. Olusegun Obasanjo sworn in as president. However he is a failure and needs to work in a supermarket to survive. During the warmup ahead of Napolis match at Spezia last weekend, a shot from Osimhen hit a female fan in the stands. The south-western state of Osun state was actually won by a slim margin by Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate. Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week, Cricketers hope new league will inspire young women, 'Massive toll' of living in a leasehold property, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus. 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 . A witness who did not want to be named told BBC News that shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT) soldiers "pulled up and they started firing directly" at peaceful protesters. circa 11th century onwards - Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south. 2017 December - Clashes between herders in Benue and Taraba states prompt thousands to flee. The US also urged all parties to avoid violence 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? of fraud. However, the school management, in a statement released after her death, said she slumped in public view and not under any hidden circumstances.. 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. This is with a view to taking this up with a higher command of the military and to seek the intervention of Mr. President in his capacity as a commander in chief to unravel the sequence of events that happened yesterday night, he said. 1994 - Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself president. 1967 - Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking three-year civil war. The Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) has called on Nigerian authorities to allow journalists to continue to do their jobs while covering protests against police brutality in the West African country. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld President . The reason for that is the Twitter video only shows part of a full NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) The new global epicenter of violent Islamic extremism is sub-Saharan Africa where people are increasingly joining because of economic factors and less for religious ones, says a new report by the U.N.'s international development agency. ballot-box snatching and voter intimidation in southern states such as Rivers, Labour's Peter Obi came third in Saturday's vote. Here a video you'll likely not believe happened in the northern Nigeria Just yesterday in the Jos state of Nigeria today on Superb TVI can't believe this hap. An explosion at a crude oil pipeline in southern Nigeria has killed at least 12 people. Sule, Election: Well not take Badagry for granted, Sanwo-Olus aide assures residents, Arsenal stage thrilling fightback to maintain five-point lead over Man City, Saudi executes two men amid death penalty spike. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? But protests have continued, with demands for more changes in the security forces, as well as reforms to the way the country is run. 2003 19 April - First civilian-run presidential elections since end of military rule. Snow warnings for Scotland and north of England, Scottish bakery Morton's Rolls 'ceases trading', Kuenssberg: Sunak can't escape past Tory horrors, Messages show Hancock reaction after kiss photo, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78, Klopp and Ten Hag urge end to 'tragedy chanting'. 2007 April - Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party wins the presidential election. 2015 March - Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential election, becoming the first opposition candidate to do so in Nigeria's history. MILAN (AP) Before scoring two goals, Victor Osimhen apologized for missing a shot. 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. For two weeks Nigeria has been rocked by protests that erupted against police violence and evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations led by the countrys youth, leading to a deadly crackdown. It was chaos. Troops sent to quash the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers. Annalena Baerbock, Germanys foreign minister returned the prized cultural artifacts to Nigerian officials in a ceremony in the capital Abuja. Armed men attacked the station in Igueben town in Edo State kidnapping an unknown number of people waiting to board, said Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesman for Edo State, in a statement. Since 2011, when the electoral commission began using 1993 June - Military annuls elections when preliminary results show victory by Chief Moshood Abiola. the frustration among some Nigerians and parties regarding the way the 2023 BBC. 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. About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said. Buildings have been set aflame and there are reports of gunfire in Nigeria's biggest city after demonstrators were shot at a protest. Rev. Evidence gathered from eyewitnesses, video footage and hospital reports confirm that between 6:45 pm (1745 GMT) and 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Tuesday 20 October, the Nigerian military opened fire on thousands of people who were peacefully calling for good governance and an end to police brutality, the group said in a statement. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Officials rushed to prepare polling stations Friday, on the eve of Nigerias crucial election, amid new concerns of vote buying after police said one lawmaker was arrested with nearly $500,000 in cash and a distribution list. by wild jubilation in his strongholds in the south-west. Smoke was seen rising over Lagos on Wednesday, Nigerians in Kenya protested outside the Nigerian embassy in Nairobi on Wednesday, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) An out-of-control car crashed into a crowd at a large street party in southern Nigeria on Tuesday, leaving seven people dead and many others injured, authorities told The Associated Press. physically going to collect their voter cards. 1998 - Gen Sani Abacha dies and is succeeded by Maj-Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group Mend, Henry Okah, after he accepts an amnesty offer. They sent letters and publications out. Whitney, whose parents said was hale and hearty the morning she was taken in her school bus to the venue of the sporting event, died suddenly at the stadium. 1983 December - Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup. 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. Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed. tweeted about what he called INEC magic, It's clear from watching the official announcement ceremony, Nigeria's stolen oil, the military and a man named Government. Traditional drummers lined the streets beating their drums for excited dancers. 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. The rebels demand more control over the region's oil wealth. 1922 - Part of former German colony Kamerun is added to Nigeria under League of Nations mandate. Among the dead were many children, he said. #EndSARS @hrw pic.twitter.com/R2UDQ4Ytyk, Anietie Ewang (@aniewang) October 21, 2020. I beg you in the name of God, you are a mother, help me investigate and find out what happened. Opposition parties say they will go to court - what happens next? "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. This is too much.. Rights group Amnesty International said at least 12 people were killed by soldiers and police in Lagos on Tuesday. The video has had thousands of views and shows a results elections were conducted amid technical problems that have fuelled accusations She said: My daughter was butchered for autopsy. by a divided opposition. 2000 - Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians. On Tuesday, the main opposition parties dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun. King greeted by lively drum beats during visit to new . Shortly before a curfew was due to start, officers turned up and began to kettle in the demonstrators. 1/2, Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) October 21, 2020. quiet. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. Diesel promotes sex-positivity as Milan Fashion Week opens, Now or never: Young Nigerians pin hopes on key election, Nigeria's presidential frontrunners in final push for votes, Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow, Nigeria police deploy for security before presidential vote, Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks, Beer sales recover at Heineken amid strong growth in Asia, Aristocrats fathers words in full as he calls for probe into cult, In Kenya, an electric transport plan for clean air, climate, Authorities seek 6-year doping ban for NCAA sprint champion, Sub-Saharan Africa is 'new epicenter' of extremism, says UN, UK energy company BP's profits double to $27.7 billion, Britcoin?

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