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1999 In Nigeria
The following lists events in 1999 in Nigeria. Incumbents Federal government * President: Abdulsalami Abubakar (until 29 May), Olusegun Obasanjo (starting 29 May) * Vice President: Michael Akhigbe (until 29 May), Atiku Abubakar (starting 29 May) * Senate President: **Until 3 June: Abolished **3 June – 18 November: Evan Enwerem **Starting 18 November: Chuba Okadigbo * House Speaker: **Until 3 June: Abolished **3 June – 23 July Salisu Buhari **Starting July Ghali Umar Na'Abba * Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Events February * February 10 — Former Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo wins the presidential election. May * May 29 — The Nigerian Fourth Republic is inaugurated. Olusegun Obasanjo is sworn in as the second Executive President of Nigeria. December * December 19 — President Obasanjo orders troops to raid the town of Odi in the Niger Delta, in response to the murders of twelve policemen at the hands of local militia; The troops razed the town of Odi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Lawal Uwais
Mohammed Lawal Uwais (born 12 June 1936) is a Nigerian Jurist who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1995 to 2006. He chaired a commission that published a controversial report on electoral reform. Uwais is the son of the Chief Alkali, and later Waziri of Zaria emirate. Electoral reform report After retiring from the Supreme Court, Uwais chaired a panel on electoral reform that submitted a report on 11 December 2008 with recommendations that included establishing commissions to deal with Electoral Offences, Constituency Delimitation and Political Parties Registration and Regulation. Some of the power vested in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the State Independent Electoral Commissions would be transferred to the new commissions. The committee recommended proportional representation in elections to the Federal and State legislatures and to the local government councils. The report also recommended that the head of the Independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 20th Century In Nigeria
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Nigeria
The following lists events in 1999 in Nigeria. Incumbents Federal government * President: Abdulsalami Abubakar (until 29 May), Olusegun Obasanjo (starting 29 May) * Vice President: Michael Akhigbe (until 29 May), Atiku Abubakar (starting 29 May) * Senate President: **Until 3 June: Abolished **3 June – 18 November: Evan Enwerem **Starting 18 November: Chuba Okadigbo * House Speaker: **Until 3 June: Abolished **3 June – 23 July Salisu Buhari **Starting July Ghali Umar Na'Abba * Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Events February * February 10 — Former Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo wins the presidential election. May * May 29 — The Nigerian Fourth Republic is inaugurated. Olusegun Obasanjo is sworn in as the second Executive President of Nigeria. December * December 19 — President Obasanjo orders troops to raid the town of Odi in the Niger Delta, in response to the murders of twelve policemen at the hands of local militia; The troops razed the town of Odi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Nigerian History
This is a timeline of Nigerian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Nigeria and tis predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Nigeria. See also the list of heads of state of Nigeria. Centuries: 17th18th19th 20th 21st Early history * 8000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone shelters. Igboland mostly occupied by foragers, including Bantu ancestors. * 3000–500 B.C. – Development of agriculture (probably including yam cultivation) and animal husbandry. * 500 B.C. – A.D. 200 – Nok culture flourishes in Northern Nigeria. * 400–100 B.C. – Ironworking develops around Opi, Nsukka * 500 A.D. - End of the Nok culture Rise of Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, and Muslim civilizations * 700 A.D – Early Ijaw settlement. * 800 A.D – Mega-state at IgboUkwu has complex social structure, produces copious artifacts including bronzes. Yoruba civilization already well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adijat Adenike Olarinoye
Adijat Adenike Olarinoye (born 14 July 1999) is a Nigerian weightlifter. Representative of the Nigerian weightlifting federation. Best Female athlete 2020 & 2021 Mubarak Olarinoye Career Born and raised in Lagos. She won the silver medal and 2 bronze medals in the women's 55 kg at the 2021 IWF Championship Uzbekistan (Best female athlete)She Won 3 gold medals at the 2020 Islamic Solidarity Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won 3 gold medals at the 2021 African champions held in Kenya ( Best Female athlete) 3 bronze medals at the 2022 Islamic solidarity games She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games which is also her maiden African Games appearance and claimed three medals including two gold medals and silver medal in women's 55 kg weightlifting event. She claimed gold medals in women's 55 kg and 55 kg clean jerk events along with a silver in 55 kg snatch event where she narrowly missed the gold medal to fellow compatriot C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 14
Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. * 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 1420 – Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1430 – Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. * 1596 – Anglo-Spanish War: English and Dutch troops sack the Spanish city of Cádiz before leaving the next day. 1601–1900 * 1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California). * 1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra. *1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state (Ondo) from South West geopolitical zone and two states (Abia and Imo) from South East geopolitical zone. The Niger Delta is a very densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. The area was the British Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893, when it was expanded and became the Niger Coast Protectorate. The delta is a petroleum-rich region and has been the center of international concern over pollution that has resulted principally from major oil spills of multinational corporations of the petroleum industry. Geography The Niger Delta, as now defined officially by the Nigerian government, extends over about and makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's land mass. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of Nigeria
The Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) are the combined military forces of Nigeria. It consists of three uniformed service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, and Nigerian Air Force. The President of Nigeria functions as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, exercising his constitutional authority through the Ministry of Defence, which is responsible for the management of the military and its personnel. The operational head of the AFN is the Chief of the Defence Staff, who is subordinate to the Nigerian Defence Minister. With a force of more than 223,000 active personnel, the Nigerian military is one of the largest uniformed combat services in Africa. According to Global Firepower, the Nigerian Armed Forces are the fourth-most powerful military in Africa, and ranked 35th on its list, internationally. The Nigerian Armed Forces were established in 1960 as the successor to the combat units of the Royal West African Frontier Force stationed in the country, which had previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 19
Events Pre-1600 *1154 – Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. * 1187 – Pope Clement III is elected. * 1490 – Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy. * 1562 – The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion. 1601–1900 *1606 – The ships , , and depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. *1675 – The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip's War, gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory. *1776 – Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in ''The Pennsylvania Journal'' entitled "The American Crisis". *1777 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple ministries which made policy planning difficult. Nigeria adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999. Founding (1999) Following the death of military dictator and ''de facto'' ruler of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha in 1998, his successor General Abdulsalami Abubakar initiated the transition which heralded Nigeria's return to democratic rule in 1999. The ban on political activities was lifted, and political prisoners were released from detention facilities. The constitution was styled after the ill-fated Second Republic — which saw the Westminster system of government jettisoned for an American presidential system. Political parties were formed (People's D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
