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The following is a list of events in
1977 in
Nigeria
.
Incumbents
Head of State
:
Olusegun Obasanjo
Deputy Head of State
:
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
Commissioner of Defence
: Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief of Army Staff
:
Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma
Chief Justice
:
Darnley Arthur Alexander
Events
15 January–12 February –
FESTAC 77
held in
Lagos
.
[1]
18 February –
Kalakuta Republic
, a communal compound founded by political activist
Fela Kuti
is destroyed by armed soldiers.
[2]
August –
West African Games
held in Lagos.
[3]
Nigerian Academy of Science
is established.
[4]
Births
16 October –
Lucy Ejike
, Paralympic powerlifter
[5]
15 September –
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
, author
[6]
References
^
"FESTAC: Upbeat Finale"
.
Washington Post
. 14 February 1977
. Retrieved
20 July
2021
.
^
"Fela's compound is attacked"
.
the Guardian
. 15 June 2011
. Retrieved
20 July
2021
.
^
"Nigeria: First Ever West African Games Open In Lagos"
.
www.britishpathe.com
. Retrieved
20 July
2021
.
^
Hin, Leo Tan Wee; Subramaniam, R. (24 July 2014).
Communicating Science to the Public: Opportunities and Challenges for the Asia-Pacific Region
. Springer. p. 190.
ISBN
978-94-017-9097-0
.
^
"Lucy Ejike - Powerlifting | Paralympic Athlete Profile"
.
International Paralympic Committee
. Retrieved
20 July
2021
.
^
"Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie"
.
Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers
. 25 March 2020
. Retrieved
27 July
2021
.
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1977 in Africa
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