January 25 - Nigerian militants attack the industrial facility of a subsidiary of the Italian oil giant,
Nigerian Agip Oil Company in
Port Harcourt killing eight policemen and a civilian worker.
February
February 9 - A large-scale slaughter is planned at a Nigerian farm where thousands of chickens have died from
bird flu.
February 18 - Sixteen people are killed in northern Nigeria as demonstrators protest the
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons by storming and burning Christian churches and businesses.
March 22 - The top nine floors of the Nigerian Investment Development Bank in
Lagos collapse during a thunderstorm, killing at least one and injuring several others.
March 25 - Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo announced he would allow former Liberian leader
Charles Taylor to be extradited to
Liberia, where he is wanted for numerous crimes.
April
April 9 - Nigerian President Obasanjo and the
Republic of the Congo president
Denis Sassou-Nguesso host talks in
Abuja between the rival groups in
Darfur hoping to accelerate the peace process.
Sudanese attendees include Vice President
Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Minni Arcua Minnawi head of the most powerful faction of the divided Sudan Liberation Army, and Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the smaller Justice and Equality Movement.
May
May 12 - A pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Lagos kills about 100 people. Vandals were tapping into the pipeline to steal oil when the blast erupted.
May 16 - The
National Assembly of Nigeria votes against a constitutional amendment to remove term limits; President Obasanjo is prevented from contesting a
third term in office.
January 25 - Nigerian militants attack the industrial facility of a subsidiary of the Italian oil giant,
Nigerian Agip Oil Company in
Port Harcourt killing eight policemen and a civilian worker.
February
February 9 - A large-scale slaughter is planned at a Nigerian farm where thousands of chickens have died from
bird flu.
February 18 - Sixteen people are killed in northern Nigeria as demonstrators protest the
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons by storming and burning Christian churches and businesses.
March 22 - The top nine floors of the Nigerian Investment Development Bank in
Lagos collapse during a thunderstorm, killing at least one and injuring several others.
March 25 - Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo announced he would allow former Liberian leader
Charles Taylor to be extradited to
Liberia, where he is wanted for numerous crimes.
April
April 9 - Nigerian President Obasanjo and the
Republic of the Congo president
Denis Sassou-Nguesso host talks in
Abuja between the rival groups in
Darfur hoping to accelerate the peace process.
Sudanese attendees include Vice President
Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Minni Arcua Minnawi head of the most powerful faction of the divided Sudan Liberation Army, and Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the smaller Justice and Equality Movement.
May
May 12 - A pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Lagos kills about 100 people. Vandals were tapping into the pipeline to steal oil when the blast erupted.
May 16 - The
National Assembly of Nigeria votes against a constitutional amendment to remove term limits; President Obasanjo is prevented from contesting a
third term in office.