TODAY IN HISTORY

• 2023 - Nigeria

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu confirmed battling an undisclosed ailment after his wife, Betty Anyanwu- Akeredolu revealed he has been sick in a leaked audio. The First Lady in the audio also threatened to deal mercilessly with Bunmi Ademosun, the Special Adviser on Multilateral and Intergovernmental Affairs to Akeredolu. According to her, Ademosun had been giving the governor concoction from fake pastors.

• 2023 - Tibet

An avalanche struck Nying chi, Tibet, killing 28 people

• 2017 - Malaysia

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was suspended after disappearing from radar on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur Airport in Malaysia to its destination, Beijing Capital Airport in China. The reason for the disappearance is yet to be conclusively determined.

• 2010 - Nigeria

Rioting began between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, resulting in over 200 deaths.

• 2007 - North Korea

The Doomsday Clock was set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing. The clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human- made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances.

• 1998 - USA

Clinton– Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge broke the story of the Bill Clinton– Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website

• 1991 - Iraq

Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm began early in the morning as aircraft struck positions across Iraq. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/ A- 18C Hornet from VFA- 81 was shot down by a Mig- 25 and was the first American casualty of the war. Iraq fired eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.

• 1961 - Congo

Ex- Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was murdered in circumstances suggesting support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.

• 1946 - UK

The United Nations ( UN) Security Council held its first session in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. 51 nations were represented.