2016 in Nigeria

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See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Nigerian history

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
• Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
• Senate President: Bukola Saraki (APC
  )
• House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara (APC)
• Chief Justice: Mahmud Mohammed
  (Until 10 November)

• PDP
  )
• Bindo Jibrilla (APC
  )
• PDP
  )
• Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA
  )
• Bauchi State: M. A. Abubakar (APC
  )
• PDP
  )
• Samuel Ortom (APC
  )
• Borno State: Kashim Shettima (APC
  )
• PDP
  )
• PDP
  )
• PDP
  )
• PDP
  ) (starting 12 November)
• PDP
  )
• PDP
  )
• PDP
  )
• Imo State: Rochas Okorocha (APC
  )
• Badaru Abubakar (APC
  )
• Nasir el-Rufai (APC
  )
• Kano State: Umar Ganduje (APC
  )
• Katsina State: Aminu Masari (APC
  )
• Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC
  )
• PDP) (until 27 January); Yahaya Bello (APC
  ) (starting 27 January)
• Kwara State: Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC
  )
• Lagos State: Akinwumi Ambode (APC
  )
• Nasarawa State: Umaru Al-Makura (APC
  )
• Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC
  )
• Ogun State: Ibikunle Amosun (APC
  )
• Ondo State: Olusegun Mimiko (LP
  )
• Osun State: Rauf Aregbesola (APC
  )
• Oyo State: Abiola Ajimobi (APC
  )
• Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC
  )
• PDP
  )
• Sokoto State: Aminu Tambuwal (APC
  )
• PDP
  )
• Yobe State: Ibrahim Geida (APC
  )
• Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar (APC
  )

Events

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January

• 4 January - Haliru Mohammed Bello, the former Defense Minister and campaign manager for former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.^[1]
• 12 January - Boko Haram militants shot and killed 7 people and burned down 10 houses in Madagali, Adamawa^[2]

June

• 11 June - 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards took place in Port Harcourt.

October

• 29 October - Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least nine people in Maiduguri.^[3]

See also

• List of Nigerian films of 2016

References