- Source: 2009 in Nigeria
Events in the year 2009 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
= Federal government
=President: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP)
Vice President: Goodluck Jonathan (PDP)
Senate President: David Mark (PDP)
House Speaker: Dimeji Bankole (PDP)
Chief Justice: Idris Legbo Kutigi (until 30 December), Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu (starting 30 December)
= Governors
=Events
January – Start of an meningitis outbreak in four West African countries, including Nigeria.
5 May – Olusegun Oni, the incumbent Governors of Ekiti State, was announced to have won the gubernatorial by-election.
26 to 29 July – Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, launched an uprising in Bauchi State and expanded across northern Nigeria.
1 October – Establishment of private university Afe Babalola University.
October – Bellview Airlines, an international airline based in Lagos State, ceased its operations.
24 October to 15 November – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held on several stadiums across Nigeria.
25 December – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, an Islamic extremist, attempted to bomb the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while it was travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit.
Deaths
14 June – Abel Tador, Nigerian professional football player (born 1984)
30 July – Mohammed Yusuf, founder of Boko Haram (born 1970)
20 September – Bayo Ohu, Nigerian journalist (born 1964)
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