2008 in Nigeria
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Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Abia State: Theodore Orji (PDP)
- Adamawa State: Murtala Nyako (PDP)
- Akwa Ibom State: Godswill Akpabio (PDP)
- Anambra State: Peter Obi (APGA)
- Bauchi State: Isa Yuguda (ANPP)
- Bayelsa State:
- until 16 April: Timipre Sylva (PDP)
- 16 April-27 May: Werinipre Seibarugo (N/A)
- starting 27 May: Timipre Sylva (PDP)
- Benue State: Gabriel Suswam (PDP)
- Borno State: Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP)
- Cross River State: Liyel Imoke (PDP)
- Delta State: Emmanuel Uduaghan (PDP)
- Ebonyi State: Martin Elechi (PDP)
- Edo State: Oserheimen Osunbor (PDP) (until 11 November), Adams Aliyu Oshiomle (AC) (starting 11 November)
- Ekiti State: Olusegun Oni (PDP)
- Enugu State: Sullivan Chime (PDP)
- Gombe State: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)
- Imo State: Ikedi Ohakim (PDP)
- Jigawa State: Sule Lamido (PDP)
- Kaduna State: Namadi Sambo (PDP)
- Kano State: Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP)
- Katsina State: Ibrahim Shema (PDP)
- Kebbi State: Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari (PDP)
- Kogi State:
- until 6 February: Ibrahim Idris (PDP)
- 6 February-5 April: Clarence Olafemi (PDP)
- starting 5 April: Ibrahim Idris (PDP)
- Kwara State: Bukola Saraki (AC)
- Lagos State: Babatunde Fashola (AC)
- Nasarawa State: Aliyu Doma (PDP)
- Niger State: Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (PDP)
- Ogun State: Gbenga Daniel (PDP)
- Ondo State: Olusegun Agagu (PDP)
- Osun State: Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP)
- Oyo State: Christopher Alao-Akala (PDP)
- Plateau State: Jonah David Jang (PDP)
- Rivers State: Chibuike Amaechi (PDP)
- Sokoto State:
- until 11 April: Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (PDP)
- 11 April-28 May: Abdullahi Balarabe Salame (N/A)
- starting 28 May: Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (PDP)
- Taraba State: Danbaba Suntai (PDP)
- Yobe State: Mamman Bello Ali (ANPP)
- Zamfara State: Mahmud Shinkafi (PDP)
Events
- 26 April - 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards take place in Abuja.[1]
- 16 May - 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion occurs killing between 10 and 100 people.[2][3]
- August - Nigeria competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics winning 6 medals.[4][5]
- September - Nigeria competes at the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning 9 medals.[6]
Deaths
- 27 April - Abraham Adesanya, politician, lawyer and activist (born 1922).[7][8]
- 24 May - Sonny Okosun, musician (born 1947).[9]