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Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (SO1145/OSL1145) was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Nigeria's capital of Abuja to Port Harcourt ().At about 14:08 local time (13:08 UTC) on 10 December 2005, Flight 1145 from Abuja crash-landed at Port Harcourt International Airport.
Obasanjo began warning that Nigeria was headed towards another civil war along ethnic divisions, [177] and in May 1994 he and Yar'Adua launched the National Unity Promoters, a group dedicated to preventing this outcome. [180] In June, Abiola unilaterally declared himself Nigeria's president and was arrested for treason.
Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited the crash site on May 4, but during his speech angry locals pelted his convoy with stones, prompting the police to fire tear gas onto the crowd. [28] President Obasanjo also visited the crash site on May 6. His visit, however, was also met with fury as families of the victims accused him of "being insensitive".
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 ...
President: Abdulsalami Abubakar (until 29 May), Olusegun Obasanjo (starting 29 May) Vice President: Michael Akhigbe (until 29 May), Atiku Abubakar (starting 29 May) Senate President: Until 3 June: Abolished; 3 June – 18 November: Evan Enwerem; Starting 18 November: Chuba Okadigbo; House Speaker: Until 3 June: Abolished; 3 June – 23 July ...
Before the massacre, twelve members of the Nigerian police were murdered by a gang near Odi, seven on November 4 and the remainder in the following days. [2] [6] In retaliation, the military decided to invade the village but there are reports that the army was ambushed close to the village thus tensions soared, they broke through the ambush and exchanged fire with armed militias in the village ...
One of the first police officers to arrive at the scene following the death of an 86-year-old widow told a court he and colleagues made a "terrible mistake" by initially not treating the death as ...
Date of death Date and age at assuming office Yakubu Gowon: 19 October 1934 (living) 1 August 1966 (aged 31) Murtala Muhammed: 8 November 1938 13 February 1976 29 July 1975 (aged 36) Olusegun Obasanjo: 5 March 1937 (living) 13 February 1976 (aged 38) Muhammadu Buhari: 17 December 1942 (living)