2008 in Nigeria
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Years in Nigeria: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Centuries: | 22nd century
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Decades: | |
Years: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to people.
Incumbents
Federal government
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Senate President: David Mark(PDP)
- House Speaker: Dimeji Bankole (PDP)
- Chief Justice: Idris Legbo Kutigi
Governors
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- )
- Bauchi State: Isa Yuguda (ANPP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Borno State: Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Edo State: Adams Aliyu Oshiomle (AC)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Kano State: Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Kwara State: Bukola Saraki (AC)
- Lagos State: Babatunde Fashola (AC)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- PDP)
- Yobe State: Mamman Bello Ali (ANPP)
- PDP)
Events
- April 26 - 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards take place in Abuja.[1]
- May 16 - 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion occurs killing between 10 and 100 people.[2][3]
- August - Nigeria competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics winning 6 medals.[4][5]
- September - Nigeria competes at the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning 9 medals.[6]
Deaths
- April 27 - Abraham Adesanya, politician, lawyer and activist (born 1922).[7][8]
- May 24 - Sonny Okosun, musician (born 1947).[9]
References
- ^ "The Sun News On-line". 2008-05-17. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Scores killed in Nigeria oil fire". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Nigeria pipeline blast kills at least 100: Red Cross". Reuters. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Ajibola, Gbenga Samson; Owolabi, Habeeb (2017). "COMPARING TEAM NIGERIA PERFORMANCE AT THE 2012 AND 2016 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES". Journal of Human Kinetics and Sports Science. 2: 10 – via Researchgate.
- ^ "NADECO Chieftain, Abraham Adesanya is Dead". Sahara Reporters. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Abraham Adesanya lives on". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-29.