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2002 in Nigeria
Summary
Nigeria portal
See also:
Timeline of Nigerian history
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See also:
Other events of 2002
Timeline of Nigerian history
Incumbents
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Federal government
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President
:
Olusegun Obasanjo
(
PDP
)
Vice President
:
Atiku Abubakar
(
PDP
)
Senate President
:
Anyim Pius Anyim
(PDP)
House Speaker
:
Ghali Umar Na'Abba
(PDP)
Chief Justice
:
Muhammad Lawal Uwais
Governors
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Abia State
:
Adamawa State
:
Akwa Ibom State
:
Anambra State
:
Bauchi State
:
Bayelsa State
:
Bendel State
:
Benue State
:
Borno State
:
Cross River State
:
Delta State
:
Eastern Region
:
Ebonyi State
:
Edo State
:
Ekiti State
:
Enugu State
:
Gombe State
:
Gongola State
:
Imo State
:
Jigawa State
:
Kaduna State
:
Kano State
:
Katsina State
:
Kebbi State
:
Kogi State
:
Kwara State
:
Lagos State
:
Nasarawa State
:
Niger State
:
Ogun State
:
Ondo State
:
Osun State
:
Oyo State
:
Plateau State
:
Rivers State
:
Peter Odili
(
PDP
)
Sokoto State
:
Taraba State
:
Western State
:
Yobe State
:
Events
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January
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January 27 -
Lagos Armoury Explosion
May
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October
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October 10 — The
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
ruled against
Nigeria
in favor of
Cameroon
over the disputed oil-rich
Bakassi
peninsula territory.
November
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November — Religious riots erupt over the
Miss World
pageant hosted in
Abuja
; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.