2022 in Nigeria
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Events in the year 2022 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
- Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
- Senate President: Ahmed Lawan (APC)
- House Speaker: Femi Gbajabiamila (APC)
- Chief Justice: Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (Until 27 June); Olukayode Ariwoola (Starting 27 June)
Governors
- Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
- Adamawa State: Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri PDP
- Akwa Ibom State: Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP
- Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA) (Until 17 March); Charles Chukwuma Soludo (APGA) (Starting 17 March)
- Bauchi State: Bala Muhammed PDP
- Bayelsa State: Duoye Diri PDP
- Benue State: Samuel Ortom PDP
- Borno State: BabaGana Umara APC
- Cross River State: Benedict Ayade PDP
- Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa PDP
- Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi PDP
- Edo State: Godwin Obaseki APC
- Ekiti State: Kayode Fayemi (APC) (Until 16 October); Biodun Oyebanji (APC) (Starting 16 October)
- Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi PDP
- Gombe State: Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya APC
- Imo State: Hope Uzodinma APC
- Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar APC
- Kaduna State: Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai APC
- Kano State: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje APC
- Katsina State: Aminu Bello Masari APC
- Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu APC
- Kogi State: Yahaya Bello APC
- Kwara State: AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq APC
- Lagos State: Babajide Sanwo-Olu APC
- Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Sule APC
- Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello APC
- Ogun State: Dapo Abiodun APC
- Ondo State: Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu APC
- Osun State: Adegboyega Oyetola APC
- Oyo State: Oluwaseyi Makinde PDP
- Plateau State: Simon Lalong APC
- Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike PDP
- Sokoto State: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal PDP
- Taraba State: Arch. Darius Ishaku PDP
- Yobe State: Mai Mala Buni APC
- Zamfara State: Bello Matawalle PDP
Events
Ongoing – 2022 Nigeria floods, Boko Haram insurgency, COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria, Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria, Nigerian bandit conflict
January
- 4–6 January – 2022 Zamfara massacres
- 14–15 January – Dankade massacre
February
- 5 February – 2022 Kebbi State local elections
- 10 February
- Bandits raid the village of Rogoji, Bakura, Zamfara State, killing five people and causing a mass exodus from the town.[1] The bandits were requested to do so by a woman whose son was killed by vigilantes.[2]
- Armed robbers raid a bullion van in Ibadan, Oyo State, killing six people, including two policemen.[3][4][5]
- 12 February – 2022 Federal Capital Territory local elections
- 23 February – 2022 Enugu State local elections
March
- 8 March – March 2022 Kebbi massacres[6][7]
- 12 March – 2022 Imo State local elections[8]
- 28 March – Abuja–Kaduna train attack
April
- 9 April – 2022 Adamawa State local elections[9][10]
- 10 April – 2022 Plateau State massacres
- 11 April – 2022 Katsina State local elections
- 19 April – 2022 Edo State local elections
- 22 April – 2022 Imo-Rivers explosion
May
- 7 May – 2022 Benue State local elections
- 12 May – Lynching of Deborah Yakubu
- 28 May – 2022 Port Harcourt stampede
June
- 5 June – Owo church attack
July
August
- 7 August – The world-record holder in the women's 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan broke a 16-year record in that event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[11]
Culture
January
May
Deaths
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- 11 January – Ernest Shonekan, 9th Head of State.
- 8 February – Abdulkadir Abubakar Rano, a major figure of the Nigeria Police Force.[13][14]
- 22 April – Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Bandits storm Zamfara community for supporting security agents, kill five residents". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Woman Instigating Attacks Against Her Village In Northwest Nigeria To Avenge Son's Death". HumAngle Media. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "That Ibadan heist: Whodunit?, By Oladeinde Olawoyin". 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Police tok how armed robbers wey reach 10 attack bullion van for Ibadan". BBC News Pidgin (in Nigerian Pidgin). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Insecurity: 10 police officers, 32 others killed across Nigeria last week". 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Muhammad, Garba (March 8, 2022). "Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria's Kebbi state". Reuters. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (March 9, 2022). "Gunmen in Northwest Nigeria Kill 19 Security Personnel". VOA. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "Imo to conduct LG election in March 2022". TheCable. October 22, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Ochetenwu, Jim (2022-01-20). "Adamawa reschedules local govt election for April 9". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "ADSIEC Releases Timetable for LG Elections". The Sun Nigeria. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (August 7, 2022). "Athletics: World-record holder Tobi Amusan kicks off last day of Commonwealth Games athletics with gold". Olympics.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2021-12-07). "'Chief Daddy 2' gets official release date". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Bukar, Muhammad (2022-02-13). "DPO killed by bandits in Jibiya, Nigeria's finest officer - Ganduje". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Insecurity: 10 police officers, 32 others killed across Nigeria last week". 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Alaafin of Oyo death: Oba Lamidi Adeyemi die at di age of 83". BBC News Pidgin. 23 April 2022./
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