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1992 In Nigeria
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1992 to Nigeria and its people. Incumbents Federal government * President: Ibrahim Babangida * Vice President: Augustus Aikhomu * Chief of Defence Staff: Sani Abacha * Chief Justice: Mohammed Bello Events July * 4 - parliamentary elections took place, the first since the first since the 1983 military coup * 25 to August, athletes participated in the Barcelona Olympics September * 26 - 1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash occurs crashes just after take-off from Lagos killing all 158 on board Unknown * Wikki Tourists F.C. football club established Births * May 12 - Muideen Akanji, boxer * June 1 - Lateef Elford-Alliyu, footballer * September 12 – Bernie Ibini-Isei, footballer * November 1 - Gbenga Arokoyo, footballer * November 16 - George Akpabio, footballer * December 9 - Michael Augustine, footballer * December 12 - Ramon Azeez, footballer * December 22 - Mohamed Bachar, footballer * December 24 - Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muideen Akanji
Muideen Akanji (born May 12, 1992) is a Nigerian boxer who competes as a middleweight. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... he was defeated in the heats of the Men's middleweight by Darren O'Neill. References Living people Boxers from Lagos Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics 1992 births Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian male boxers African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In Nigeria
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
