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The Odi massacre [1] [2] was an attack carried out on November 20, 1999, by the Nigerian Armed Forces against the predominantly Ijaw town of Odi in Bayelsa State. [3] The attack came in the context of an ongoing conflict in the Niger Delta [ 4 ] over indigenous rights to oil resources and environmental protection. [ 5 ]
Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari both served two non-consecutive periods as head of state, first as military officers and then later as civilians. The first ceremonial president, who served during the first republic was Nnamdi Azikiwe, while the first executive president of Nigeria was Shehu Shagari. Shagari was also the first president ...
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo GCFR [1] [2] (// ⓘ; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ] ⓘ; born c. 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.
Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua and Beko Ransome-Kuti were among those secretly tried and either sentenced to death or received lengthy prison sentences. Backlash from the international community resulted in lesser penalties - Yar'dua's death penalty and Obasanjo's life sentence were reduced.
Death Note is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.It was directed by Tetsurō Araki at Madhouse and originally aired in Japan on Nippon TV every Wednesday (with the exception of December 20, 2006, and January 3, 2007) shortly past midnight, from October 4, 2006, to June 27, 2007.
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (26 October 1951 – 18 March 2014) was a Nigerian author, researcher and political activist. [1] She served as the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Arts and Culture and was a founder-member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
The claim: Video shows ‘Nigerian president’ ordering Americans to leave country. A Feb. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a man dressed in military attire ...
He served as the 8th president of the Nigerian Senate [1] from 1999 to 2000. Sometimes referred to as Oyi of Oyi in reference to his local government area , he held numerous political positions in the Nigerian government and was known to have opposed the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party, which was led by President Olusegun Obasanjo.