Monday 24 June 2013

Today in History (Nigeria)

YearHistory
1923Herbert Macaulay and his associates inaugurated the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
1956Twenty-four persons were reported killed in the fiery crash of a British Overseas Airways Corp. plane at Kano
1965Chief Anthony Enahoro's trial for treason opened before a Lagos court
2003Stella Obasanjo called the wives of the state governors to Abuja and publicly declared in front of television cameras that: ?There is only one First Lady in Nigeria. Period.?
2010Senate unanimously approved the appointment of Attahiru Jega as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission

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