2024 in Nigeria

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2024
in
Nigeria

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Events in the year 2024 in Nigeria.

Federal government[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • 7 January – Five people are killed and over 30 are rescued after a boat capsizes along the Niger River in Anambra State.[1]
  • 8 January – A two-year BBC investigation accuses the Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T. B. Joshua of rape and torture.[2]
  • 9 January – At least 20 people are feared dead after an accident involving two passenger boats.[3]
  • 15 January:
  • 17 January – Two people are killed and 77 others injured during a blast caused by explosives stored for use in illegal mining operations at a dozen buildings in Ibadan.[6]
  • 24 January – At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State.[7]

March[edit]

April[edit]

  • 18 April – A schoolgirl who was abducted during the Chibok kidnapping in 2014 is rescued by authorities along with her three children in Gwoza, Borno State.[10]
  • 19 April – Six soldiers are killed and two others are injured in an ambush during anti-bandit operations in Shiroro, Niger State.[11]
  • 24 April – A total of 118 inmates escape from a prison in Suleja after heavy rains destroy its perimeter fence.[12]

May[edit]

Scheduled[edit]

Art and entertainment[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Source:[22]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Five die as boat capsizes in River Niger". PM News Nigeria. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ "TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds". 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ "At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say". Reuters. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ "Residents Flee In Ex-President Buhari's Katsina State As Terrorists Sack Nigerian Military Base". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ^ "Eight dead and an estimated 100 people missing after the latest Nigeria boat accident". Africanews. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ "3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast caused by explosives in a southern Nigerian city". AP News. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ Abraham, James (2024-01-24). "Gunmen kill 30 in fresh Plateau attack". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  8. ^ "Security Agents Rescue Abducted Passengers In Katsina". March 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed". BBC News. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  10. ^ "A Nigerian schoolgirl abducted by extremists 10 years ago is rescued pregnant, with 3 kids". Africanews. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  11. ^ "Six soldiers killed during an operation against bandits in Nigeria". Africanews. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  12. ^ "More than 100 inmates break free from a Nigerian prison after heavy rains". Associated Press. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  13. ^ "Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria's north in the latest attack targeting schools". Associated Press. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Mosque attack in northern Nigeria leaves 8 people dead". Africanews. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ^ "At least 40 villagers shot dead in latest violence in Nigeria's conflict-hit north". Associated Press. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria". Associated Press. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Generator fumes kill seven university students in Nigeria". Africanews. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid". BBC. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Outrage as Nigeria changes national anthem". BBC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria". Associated Press. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  21. ^ Victor Kanayo (15 February 2023). "Cycling: Ese Becomes First Nigerian To Pick 2023 Olympics Ticket". The Heritage Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Nigeria Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Renowned Football Coach Broderick-Imasuen Passes Away At 85". 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  24. ^ Millz, Bayo (2024-01-20). "Renowned author, Prof Anezi Okoro, dies at 94". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  25. ^ "Nigerian king and philosopher dies aged 81". BBC News. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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