Q: "A basket of tomatoes has gone up from 3,000 naira ($15) to 18,000 naira? [5][10] Approximately 20,000 sought shelter at camp near Maiduguri, the state capital, and another 10,000 in Monguno were waiting to be transported. [9] Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat on 31 March, before the results from all 36 states had been announced. 2002 February - Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes between Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and Yorubas from predominantly-Christian southwest. ", Jonathan ran unopposed in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primaries on 10 December 2014, receiving the nomination of the party. This is because there's been ongoing violence in the past year and people are increasingly desensitised. President: Mahamadou Issoufou; . The slogan is now used to explain every unpleasant evidence of Nigeria's troubled economy and a time of austerity. 1994 - Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself president. Doro Gowon, the site of the MNJTF base, has been hardest hit, with extensive areas of destruction covering approximately 57 percent of the town (based on the damages visible in the imagery versus the total area of the built-up portion of the town). He then moved to Turkey in 2015, scoring eight goals in 54 matches for Matalyaspor, before finding . "[17][18], Maina Maaji Lawan, a former governor of Borno state and the current Senator representing the district of Borno North, questioned why the soldiers had reportedly fled the base, saying: "[t]here is definitely something wrong that makes our military abandon their posts each time there is an attack from Boko Haram. [61][62], The Jos Forum Inter-communal Dialogue Process was established to serve as a sustainable and impartial dialogue mechanism to be used by the communities to handle disputes. Troops sent to quash the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers. "We were all running to get out of town ahead of Boko Haram fighters who have since taken over the area". [12] Despite this, a pre-election poll by Gallup noted that only 13% of Nigerians had confidence in the honesty of elections. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the previous election. Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election by more than 2.5 million votes. January 9 - Refugees flee Borno State, Nigeria, following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. "[24], A presidential and Vice presidential Debate was conducted by the Nigerian media with majority of the candidates attending. Fighting continued Friday around the town on Baga, near Nigerias border with Chad. Western media outlets reported that "over 2,000" people are thought to have been killed or "unaccounted for", but local media reported "at least a hundred" fatalities, while the Nigerian Ministry of Defence said that no more than 150 people in total had been killed, including militants. Share this via Email But it was the 5 th time since 2015 that the Nigerian authorities pledged to reform the police and disband SARS. According to SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian research organization, 519 people were kidnapped and 22 people killed in kidnapping-related incidents in northwestern Zamfara State alone between January . (modern). 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Bridge holiday for New Year and Eid el Maloud. Northerners ruled Nigeria for most of the country's first three decades after independence from the UK in 1960. [11], It had long been assumed that incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan would run for re-election, as despite declining approval ratings, he was still thought to be popular and had several high-profile supporters. VideoDo Russians really hate the West? He was re-elected in 2019. Cartoons depicting a typical Nigerian "big man" will usually feature him dressed in the flowing robes, his potbelly distorting the layers of cloth. "Register pick your Permanent Voters' card-PVC, Select (select your candidates), and Vote vote not Fight, and Protect protect your mandate." [10] According to Lawan, the attack meant that 70% of Borno State would now be under the control of Boko Haram. In the months preceding last year's elections, the popular chant on the streets was "Sai Buhari, Sai Buhari", which means "Only Buhari" in Hausa - the most widely-spoken language in the north where the president originates. We leave you with this photo from Africa's week in pictures of a work by . [19] According to independent reports and local officials, however, least 35,000 people are thought to have fled the region. "[49], The Nigeria Women Platform for Peaceful Election (NWPPE) is collaborating with United Nations Women to hold training sessions for journalists on gender-based violence and gender sensitive reporting. The country's election commission had promised a better election process, hoping that combating electoral fraud would prevent the violence that had plagued previous Nigerian elections. 2003 12 April - First legislative elections since end of military rule in 1999. It is likely that several thousand residential and commercial buildings have been destroyed as a result. The structure of corruption and mismanagement which previous governments left behind must first be dismantled before a new foundation of progress can be laid. The incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, sought his second and final term. When he entered a room, almost everyone would stand in respect. GEJ/PDP are losing traction due to gains by Boko Haram in January, economic strains from the slide in global oil price (Nigeria's key export), and GEJ/PDP's slow progress on fighting corruption and improving infrastructure. General elections were held in Nigeria on 28 and 29 March 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. No one stayed back to count bodies, one local resident told Human Rights Watch. 16-18th centuries - Slave trade sees Nigerians forcibly sent to the Americas. Several other big men, previous untouchables, such as former service chiefs, top politicians and government officials, are also sitting in jail awaiting corruption trials, or out on bail. One expert stated: "Local media caught on to the story only after the BBC's coverage. It could even elicit a smile followed by permission to move along, from the miscellaneous airport officials who usually ensure that your passage through Nigerian customs and immigration is fraught with agonising delays. The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Nigeria . Nigeria's newly sworn-in President Bola Tinubu announced during his inauguration on Monday that the country's decades-long fuel subsidy would be removed. As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its independence anniversary, the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo selects six images, one from each decade, that represent watershed moments in the country . "[22], Many newspapers did not initially report on the massacre at all, and those that did, in many cases, either referred to the prior first attack on 3 January and gave figures far more limited than those circulating elsewhere, or gave outright denials of one sort or another. 2000 - Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians. President Goodluck Jonathan skimmed security issues when he relaunched his re-election bid in front of thousands of cheering supporters in the economic capital, Lagos, on Thursday. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [6] Several government sources allegedly rejected claims of such a high number of fatalities, suggesting that it was considerably lower. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who had urged that elections be held on time, "[warned] the Nigerian government against using 'security concerns as a pretext for impeding the democratic process. [2][9] According to local officials who had communicated with the refugees via telephone, refugees were "dying from lack of food, cold and malaria" on one "mosquito-infested island."[5]. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated . [53], According to the Nigerian Constitution, the presidential election must be held by 28 April. Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed in Nigeria since 29 May 2015 when he was sworn in. What happened on the night protesters were shot at Lekki toll gate in October 2020. 1976 - General Mohammed assassinated in failed coup attempt. We must see this as a challenge for us to remain resolute in yearning for a new democratic government; one that will not see itself as above the people. March 29 - Voting in the general election for a second day due to delays and malfunctioning equipment. [59][60] An opposition politician, Umaru Ali, was gunned down in one attack. [30], The issue of the Boko Haram insurgency and the inability of the government to fight the group were closely tied with the country's upcoming presidential elections. [35] Jonathan's already controversial handling of the situation was exacerbated by the Twitter campaign that was launched in mid 2014, #BringBackJonathan2015, which was widely considered to be insensitive to the victims and their families. 2009 July - Hundreds die in northeastern Nigeria after the Boko Haram Islamist movement launches an enduring campaign of violence. The attack began on 3 January when Boko Haram overran a military base that was the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force containing troops from Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. Click to enlarge Due to the assets and resources that would go into this offensive, the military would be unable to provide security and logistics support for elections. [29] The visit was "shrouded in secrecy" and Jonathan made no public comment about his visit or the attacks while there. According to primaries in December 2014, Buhari/APC is viewed as more equipped to fight insecurity and corruption. Ensuring women's participation at all levels in political, economic and public life is one of the targets of the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs). "We didn't . We were all running to get out of town ahead of Boko Haram fighters who have since taken over the area.. More than a million people are displaced inside Nigeria and hundreds of thousands have fled across its borders into Chad . This is not the first time that the Baga area has been attacked. "[40], By 7 February 2015, threats of post-election violence from both sides remained a concern, given that hundreds of people died in the rioting that followed the 2011 Nigerian presidential election,[40] and rhetoric was running high. Today, the number of checkpoints has fallen significantly - even on the road to Chibok - thanks to enhanced confidence in the security of the entire region. [28], On 14 January, Goodluck, along with Chief of the Defence Staff Badeh, National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki, and several other senior military commanders, made an unscheduled visit to Maiduguri, meeting with Borno's governor, Kashim Shettima, at the city's airport under heavy guard. One newspaper's headline stated that the "BBC lied" in reporting that the second attack of 7 January had taken place.[23][7]. In protest, European Union imposes sanctions until 1998, Commonwealth suspends Nigeria's membership until 1998. [41] By 30 January, "Boko Haram was in total occupation/complete control of 13 local governments (and other swathes of land) in Borno and 2 each in Yobe and Adamawa. "[10] This followed a spate of Nigerian troops, numbering in the hundreds, fleeing Boko Haram in battle. While inaugurating a 250-bed Orthopaedic Hospital in Wamakko, Buhari said: "We will stop corruption and make the ordinary people, the weak and the vulnerable our top priority". Nigeria is a federal republic with two legislative bodies; its head of state and government is the president. Estimates of the number of IDPs range from 868,235 to 1.5 million people, and is not yet clear how successful efforts will be to organise elections under these circumstances. On Monday May 29 2023, Buhari will hand over to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reuters Protesters in Lagos built barricades, blocking roads in Nigeria's commercial hub A number of people have reportedly been shot dead or wounded at a protest against police brutality in. Just seven children have been reunited with parents in Yola, capital of Adamawa state, where about 140 others have no idea if their families are alive or dead, said Saad Bello, the coordinator of five refugee camps in Yola. Before and after the introduction of western education to Nigeria by Christian missionaries, the teaching and learning of history was given pride of place, although the contents of school history. "BBC Lied, no Fresh Boko Haram Attack on Baga", "Why did the world ignore Boko Haram's Baga attacks?". The previous bloodiest day in the uprising involved soldiers gunning down unarmed detainees freed in a 14 March 2014 attack on Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri city. Fighting continued on Friday around Baga, a town on the border with Chad where insurgents seized a key military base on 3 January and attacked again on Wednesday. A large number of commentators criticised what they saw as insufficient coverage of the massacre in the international newsmedia, suggesting it was indicative of an ingrained bias towards African affairs. The Hausa and Fulani also had states. He was sworn in on. Already under a state of emergency, the three north-eastern states worst hit by Boko Haram asked the central government for more troops earlier this week. The MNJTF expanded in 2012 to include Cameroon and Benin and cover counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram in the region. circa 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation. A second RSVP concert was planned for Lagos on 8 February. Other ways to share Transfer takes place in 2008. [48] As Section 25 of the 2010 Electoral Act states, the date is to be no later than 30 days before the expiration of the previous office holder's term of office. No one could attend to the corpses and even the seriously injured ones who may have died by now, Gava said. [4][5] At least 100 were killed in the initial attack on 3 January, according to Baba Abba Hassan, the district head, later adding that "hundreds of corpses still lay on the streets" of the town and that many women and children were among the victims, having been pursued into the bush by the militants. It is vital that the elections are kept on track and held as soon as possible". ", Muhammadu Buharis first year in quotes. He said he was optimistic that more reunions will come as residents return to towns that the military has retaken from extremists in recent weeks. [28], The main opposition Goodluck Jonathan faced was from Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. Bukar stated that over two thousand people are thought to have been killed. [54], Buhari was supported by The Economist "with a heavy heart" as "the least awful" option; the newspaper was scathing about the repression and economic policy of Buhari's previous regime, but praised his subsequent adherence to democratic process, anti-corruption stance, and the legitimacy he held in the Muslim North as a stronger platform with which to combat Boko Haram. The government has said voting will take place across Borno state although the worsening insecurity means few international observers are likely to get clearance to oversee voting in an area that is traditionally opposition-supporting. The five-year insurgency killed more than 10,000 people last year alone, according to the Washington-based Council on Foreign Relations. 1472 - Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast. Beyond these five areas, there are many more profound changes that Nigerians are expecting from our government, but those will take time. Boko Haram attacks: why isn't Nigerian civil society protesting terrorism? 1999 - Parliamentary and presidential elections. 2012 Nigeria Floods [12] The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012, killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. 1983 December - Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup. [19] [22] The Nigerian press was also seen as not adequately covering the attacks in Baga. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Nigerian_general_election&oldid=1154547086, The remaining 3% voted for other candidates, This page was last edited on 13 May 2023, at 06:11. It was the most expensive election ever to be held on the African continent. [2][3] Bukar said that the town was now "virtually non-existent". A year later, the chant has changed to "Buhariya", which roughly translates to "Buhari's way" or "Buhari's time". Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal. Social media support for Buhari/APC was a bit "noisier" without a single issue leveraged by the campaign to gain traction: there was general frustration that the campaign lacked consistency, content and focus on the important issues at hand. January 1 - A suicide bomber detonates his explosive belt at a church during a New Year's mass in Gombe killing only the bomber but hurting eight people. "[26] Many analysts and observers expressed similar views, that the downplaying of the attacks by Goodluck, the government, and media outlets supportive of the PDP was intended to reduce the political costs of domestic instability in the election.[22][26]. You had to stop dozens of times at roadblocks and disembark, while heavily armed soldiers inspected your vehicle for traces of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. Do Russians really hate the West? 2023 BBC. 1809 - Islamic Sokoto caliphate is founded in north. "[71], States won by Jonathan (in green) and Buhari (blue). [5][6], Hassan, however, denied that the attack on 7 January had ever occurred and that the figure of 2,000 deaths was "outrageous". Although the approach of these two. President Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party wins parliamentary majority. [10] The election marked the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria. 2006 April - Helped by record oil prices, Nigeria becomes the first African nation to pay off its debt to the Paris Club of rich lenders, which had written off two-thirds of the $30bn debt the previous year.
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