1993 General Sani Abacha, defence minister in the interim government and most senior officer, seized power from Shonekan, abolishes the constitution.
1993 General Sani Abacha, defence minister in the interim government and most senior officer, seizes power abolishes the
constitution and promises a short tenure.
1993 General Sani Abacha seizes power from ING and declares himself Head of State,Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
1997 First user friendly cartoon
1997 General Abacha marks his 4th year in power; dissolves the Federal Executive council
1998 Several cars belonging to Azeez Alao Arisekola, an lbadan businessman and pro Abacha campaigner, are set ablaze by students of University of lbadan.
1998 University of lbadan celebrates Golden Jubilee.
Events:
1981 Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Shehu Kangiwa, dies in a Kaduna hospital where he was taken after he fell off a horse during a polo match.