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List of events
Events in the year 2018 in
Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Events
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- 19 February –
Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping
- 17 September - Over 100 people are killed in floods after two major rivers burst their banks.
[1]
- 13 October - At least 30 people are killed when a pipeline caught fire and explodes in southeast Nigeria after a raid by suspected petrol thieves.
[2]
Scheduled
Popular culture
Sports
Deaths
- 2 January –
Lawal Kaita, politician (b. 1932).
[3]
- 22 January –
Dahiru Musdapher, justice (b. 1942)
- 27 February –
Joseph Bagobiri, Roman Catholic Bishop (b. 1957)
- 23 March –
Idowu Sofola, jurist (b. 1934).
[4]
- 25 April –
Adebayo Adedeji, economist, academic, politician and diplomat (b 1930).
[5]
- 10 June –
Ras Kimono, reggae musician (b. 1958).
[6]
- 18 July –
A. I. Katsina-Alu, judge (b. 1941).
[7]
- 19 July –
Ibrahim Coomassie, police officer (b. 1942).
[8]
- 18 August –
Denis Edozie, Supreme Court judge (b. 1935).
[9]
- 28 December –
Shehu Shagari, 6th
President of Nigeria
See also
References
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"Nigeria floods kill more than 100".
BBC News.
BBC. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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"Nigeria: Dozens of 'petrol thieves' killed in Aba pipeline blast".
Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera Media Network. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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^ Michael, Danjuma (3 January 2018).
"Kaduna ex-gov, Lawal Kaita dies at 85".
guardian.ng. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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^ Odigwe, Emmanuel (23 March 2018).
"Former President Of The Nigeria Bar Association, Idowu Sofola, Dies At 84". theeagleonline.com.
Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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"Former UN Chief, Adebayo Adedeji, Dies At 87". independent.ng. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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"Nigerian reggae artist, Ras Kimono dies after brief illness".
tvcnews.tv. Archived from
the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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"Katsina-Alu, Former Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court, Is Dead".
Sahara Reporters. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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^ Ayodele (19 July 2018).
"Ex-IGP Ibrahim Coomasie dies at 76".
PunchNG. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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^ Okakwu, Evelyn (18 August 2018).
"Former Justice of the Supreme Court, Denis Edozie, is dead".
Premium Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.