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2009 in Nigeria

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Incumbents[edit]

Federal government[edit]

President: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP)
Vice President: Goodluck Jonathan (PDP)
Senate President: David Mark (PDP)
House Speaker: Dimeji Bankole (PDP)
Chief Justice: Idris Legbo Kutigi (until 30 December), Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu (starting 30 December)^[1]

Governors[edit]

Abia State: Theodore Orji (PDP)

Adamawa State: Murtala Nyako (PDP)

Akwa Ibom State: Godswill Akpabio (PDP)

Anambra State: Peter Obi (APGA)

Bauchi State: Isa Yuguda (ANPP)

Bayelsa State: Timipre Sylva (PDP)

Benue State: Gabriel Suswam (PDP)

Borno State: Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP)

Cross River State: Liyel Imoke (PDP)

Delta State: Emmanuel Uduaghan (PDP)

Ebonyi State: Martin Elechi (PDP)

Edo State: Adams Aliyu Oshiomle (AC)

Ekiti State: Olusegun Oni (PDP)

Enugu State: Sullivan Chime (PDP)

Gombe State: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)

Imo State: Ikedi Ohakim (PDP)

Jigawa State: Sule Lamido (PDP)

Kaduna State: Namadi Sambo (PDP)

Kano State: Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP)

Katsina State: Ibrahim Shema (PDP)

Kebbi State: Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari (PDP)

Kogi State: Ibrahim Idris (PDP)

Kwara State: Bukola Saraki (AC)

Lagos State: Babatunde Fashola (AC)

Nasarawa State: Aliyu Doma (PDP)

Niger State: Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (PDP)

Ogun State: Gbenga Daniel (PDP)

Ondo State: Olusegun Agagu (PDP)

Osun State: Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP)

Oyo State: Christopher Alao-Akala (PDP)

Plateau State: Jonah David Jang (PDP)

Rivers State: Chibuike Amaechi (PDP)

Sokoto State: Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (PDP)

Taraba State: Danbaba Suntai (PDP)

Yobe State: Ibrahim Gaidam (ANPP)

Zamfara State: Mahmud Shinkafi (PDP)

Events[edit]

January – Start of an meningitis outbreak in four West African countries, including Nigeria.^[2]
5 May – Olusegun Oni, the incumbent Governors of Ekiti State, was announced to have won the gubernatorial by-election.
26 to 29 July – Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, launched an uprisinginBauchi State and expanded across northern Nigeria.^[3]
1 October – Establishment of private university Afe Babalola University.
October – Bellview Airlines, an international airline based in Lagos State, ceased its operations.
24 October to 15 November – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held on several stadiums across Nigeria.
25 December – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, an Islamic extremist, attempted to bomb the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while it was travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit.^[4]

Deaths[edit]

14 June – Abel Tador, Nigerian professional football player (born 1984)
30 July – Mohammed Yusuf, founder of Boko Haram (born 1970)
20 September – Bayo Ohu, Nigerian journalist (born 1964)

References[edit]

^ Isah, Ahuraka Yusuf (7 June 2018). "Buhari: Delayed Judges' Appointment And Judicial Independence". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

^ "931 Killed In West African Meningitis Outbreak: UNICEF". RTTNews. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

^ Abegunrin, Olayiwola (8 July 2014). Africa in the New World Order: Peace and Security Challenges in the Twenty-First Century. Lexington Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7391-9352-5.

^ "Terror Attempt Seen as Man Tries to Ignite Device on Jet (Published 2009)". The New York Times. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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