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The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The offices, powers, and titles of the head of state and the head of government were officially merged into the office of the presidency under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria .
The violence became so widespread that on 14 May 2013, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in northern Nigeria and mobilized the army to battle the militants. [7] Other actions by Boko Haram include a mass shooting in 2013, a massacre in January 2014, battles in 2014 and 2015, as well as suicide bombings in 2018 ...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari described the explosion as a "catastrophe" and "national disaster". [4] References a b; a b; This page was last edited on 1 ...
February 2 - A female suicide bomber attacks minutes after the President leaves an election rally in the city of Gombe resulting in at least one death and 18 people injured. [10] February 7 - Nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to control parts of the country currently controlled by Boko Haram. [11]
The police have put the death toll at 16 in an attack by suspected herdsmen in Kajuru. However, the Adara Development Association has claimed an upwards of 52 killed in Inkirimi and Dogonnoma villages in Maro. Another version of the attack by a source claimed 46 people were killed in Aungwan Gamu. The police have however not confirmed the claims.
A popular Nigerian DJ, DJ Switch, live-streamed the event on Instagram during and in the aftermath of the shooting. In the video, they attempted to remove a bullet from the leg of a man who was shot, tying a Nigerian flag around his leg. [29] [30] Nigerian disc jockey DJ Switch made a livestream video of the shooting on her Instagram account. [31]
The Nigerian film industry is known as Nollywood (a blend of "Nigeria" and "Hollywood") [320] and is now the second-largest producer of movies in the world, having surpassed Hollywood. Only India's Bollywood is larger. Nigerian film studios are based in Lagos, Kano, and Enugu, and form a major
[17] [18] Many of the dead bodies at the church had been taken by their family members to a private burial at home, indicating a higher death toll. [16] [a] On 9 June the government revised its death toll to at least 40, saying that 61 injured survivors were still in the hospital. [18] [20] Another wounded victim died of his injuries later on. [21]