1977 in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1977 Timeline of Nigerian history ← 1976 1975 1974 1977 in Nigeria → 1978 1979 1980 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1977 Timeline of Nigerian history The following is a list of events in 1977 in Nigeria. 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. vteYears in Nigeria (1960–present) 1901 1902 1904 1908 1909 1910 1913 1914 1915 1918 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1938 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 vte1977 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Upper Volta Zambia Zaire States with limitedrecognition Rhodesia Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
