Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria,after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979,which gave rise to the Second Nigerian Republic.
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). At its peak it consisted of up to 15,000 UN military personnel and 1,115 police officers,along with civilian political advisors and aid workers.
John Olukayode Fayemi;born 9 February 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ekiti State from 2018 to 2022. He previously served in office between 2010 and 2014 before losing re-election to Ayodele Fayose. He was also the Minister of Solid Minerals Development in President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet from 11 November 2015 to 30 May 2018,when he resigned to contest for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State. He is the pioneer president of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF) since 9 September 2022.
Mahmud Yayale Ahmed,CFR is a Nigerian civil servant and politician who served as Defence Minister of Nigeria.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA),is the primary military intelligence agency of Nigeria. The DIA was established in 1986 to provide an efficient system of obtaining military intelligence for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence. The DIA promotes Nigeria's Defence Policy,enhances military cooperation with other countries,protects the lives of Nigerian citizens,and maintains the territorial integrity of Nigeria. The DIA is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) who is appointed by the President of Nigeria.
Nuhu Aliyu Labbo is a Nigerian politician elected to the Senate for the Niger North constituency of Niger State in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
Toro is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State,Nigeria. Toro local government headquarters is in the town of Toro. The local government has three districts:Toro,Jama'a and Lame district. The local government is the largest local government in Nigeria and west Africa in particular. It has an area of 6,9322km and a population of 350,404 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 740.
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is a Nigerian general and statesman. He has held several high level national security,military and intelligence offices,and has participated in several military coups,playing a central role in founding the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja is a Nigerian Senator who represented Kogi East senatorial district in the National Assembly,and a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Alhaji Ismaila Gwarzo is a retired Nigerian high ranking security and intelligence official. He was a police officer,and the first Director of the State Security Service;Minister of Police Affairs and was also the National Security Adviser to Head of State Sani Abacha. He has been linked to the theft of about $2.45 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to Nigeria and its people.
Abdulrahman Bello DambazauGSS,psc,ndc,fwc(+) is a retired Nigerian army general and politician who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2010 and in President Muhammadu Buhari's Cabinet as Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2019.
Danladi Umar is a Nigerian jurist from Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria,he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State,Nigeria. Appointed at age 36 to the CCT as acting chairman,Danladi Umar went on to become the youngest chairman of the CCT four years later.
The Nigerian National Security Adviser,commonly referred to as the NSA,is a senior official of the federal government of Nigeria,based at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja,FCT. The national security adviser acts on behalf of the president of Nigeria,co-ordinating the management of all national security matters as principal adviser on state security. The position is a statutory member of the National Security Council (NSC) and Federal Executive Council (FEC),and chairs meetings of the Nigerian intelligence agencies. The NSA is supported by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA),which includes executive staff drawn from intelligence,the armed forces,law enforcement and paramilitary units who primarily fulfil roles assigned them by the NSA at any given time in furtherance of the national security strategy of Nigeria. The National Security Adviser serves at the pleasure of the President and does not require confirmation from the Nigerian Senate. The duties of the NSA varies from administration to administration;and depends not only on the qualities of the person appointed to the position,but also on the style and management philosophy of the incumbent President. Historically,appointment to the office has been held by senior police officers,and,the top brass of military officers up to,and,including three- and four-star generals.
Ibrahim Makama Misau is a Nigerian politician. He is a retired and experienced senior Police office;he retired as Superintendent of Police [SP] where he served in many capacities with a high level of responsibilities at home and international assignment.
The Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria is a high-ranking official who manages the Office of the President. The position was created by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999,modelled after the White House Chief of Staff;and its duties are assigned by the President but primarily focused on managing the flow of information and people;advising the president on various issues –through these roles the position wields considerable influence.
Benjamin Okezie Kalu is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria since 2023. He represents the Bende federal constituency.
The 2023 Bauchi State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Bauchi State,concurrent with elections to the Bauchi State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Bala Mohammed initially declined to run for re-election,instead running for president. However,after losing the PDP presidential primary in May 2022,Mohammed was renominated in a rerun primary. Mohammed was re-elected as governor by a 9% margin over first runner-up and APC nominee —former Chief of the Air Staff Sadique Abubakar.
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges,three schools,18 faculties,110 academic departments,17 centres,and seven institutes with over 600 professors,about 3000 academic staff and over 7000 non-teaching staff. The university has over 400 postgraduate programmes reflecting its strife to become a postgraduate studies-centred university. The university operates from two campuses in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Zaria,the Samaru Campus where the Senate Building and most of the faculties are located and the Kongo Campus,hosting the faculties of Law and Administration. It has been adjudged to be the largest university in Sub-Saharan Africa,in terms of land occupied,owing to the numerous buildings it has.
