2001 in Nigeria

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Events in the year 2001 in Nigeria

Incumbents

President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)^[1]
Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)^[2]

Events

17 July – Bowen University established.^[3]
October – Zaki Biam massacre: The Nigerian army executes hundreds of unarmed TIV civilians in response to the killing of 19 soldiers.^[4]^[5]
23 December – The Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, is assassinated.^[6]

Births

7 April – Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, athlete^[7]

Deaths

23 December – Bola Ige, politician and lawyer (born 1930)^[8]

References

^ "Olusegun Obasanjo | Biography, Age, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ "Nigeria election 2023: Who is Atiku Abubakar of the PDP?". BBC News. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Patrick, Ndayizigamiye; Glenda, Barlow-Jones; Roelien, Brink; Stella, Bvuma; Rehana, Minty; Siyabonga, Mhlongo (9 October 2020). Perspectives on ICT4D and Socio-Economic Growth Opportunities in Developing Countries. IGI Global. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-7998-2985-0.
^ Onishi, Norimitsu (30 October 2001). "Nigeria Army Said to Massacre Hundreds of Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Ayittey, G. (30 April 2016). Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. Springer. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-137-12278-0.
^ Hilton, John L.; Hilton, John; Gosling, Anne (2007). Alma Parens Originalis?: The Receptions of Classical Literature and Thought in Africa, Europe, the United States, and Cuba. Peter Lang. p. 168. ISBN 978-3-03910-929-6.
^ "Nzubechi Grace NWOKOCHA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Whiteman, Kaye (1 January 2002). "Bola Ige". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[1] "Olusegun Obasanjo | Biography, Age, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[2] "Nigeria election 2023: Who is Atiku Abubakar of the PDP?". BBC News. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[3] Patrick, Ndayizigamiye; Glenda, Barlow-Jones; Roelien, Brink; Stella, Bvuma; Rehana, Minty; Siyabonga, Mhlongo (9 October 2020). Perspectives on ICT4D and Socio-Economic Growth Opportunities in Developing Countries. IGI Global. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-7998-2985-0.

[4] Onishi, Norimitsu (30 October 2001). "Nigeria Army Said to Massacre Hundreds of Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[5] Ayittey, G. (30 April 2016). Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. Springer. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-137-12278-0.

[6] Hilton, John L.; Hilton, John; Gosling, Anne (2007). Alma Parens Originalis?: The Receptions of Classical Literature and Thought in Africa, Europe, the United States, and Cuba. Peter Lang. p. 168. ISBN 978-3-03910-929-6.

[7] "Nzubechi Grace NWOKOCHA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[8] Whiteman, Kaye (1 January 2002). "Bola Ige". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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v t e 2001 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara