2017 in Nigeria
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Events in the year 2017 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
- Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
- Chief Justice: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen
Governors
Events
- 13 January – Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State signs ₦470 billion budget into law.[1]
- 17 January – 2017 Nigerian refugee camp bombing, resulted in 115 deaths according to official sources.
Deaths
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Babatunde_Osotimehin_at_the_London_Summit_on_Family_Planning.jpg/100px-Babatunde_Osotimehin_at_the_London_Summit_on_Family_Planning.jpg)
- 8 January – Abdulkadir Kure, politician (b. 1956).[2]
- 16 January – William Onyeabor, singer-songwriter (b. 1946).[3]
- 28 January – Mohammed Bello Abubakar, Mulsim preacher and polygamist (b. 1924).[4]
- 26 April – Babalola Borishade, politician (b. 1946)
- 4 June – Babatunde Osotimehin, physician and politician (b. 1949)
- 21 June – Kelechi Emeteole, footballer (b. 1951)
- 11 August – Segun Bucknor, musician and journalist (b. 1946)
References
- ^ "Wike Signs N470bn Budget Into Law". The Tide. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Breaking News: Ex- Niger governor Kure dies in Germany". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Bodunrin, Sola. "Famous Nigerian musician William Onyeabor is dead". entertainment.naij.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Muslim preacher and 'superpolygamist' with 97 wives dies aged 93". independent.co.uk. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.