• 2023 - Nigeria

PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu stepped aside He was replaced by deputy national chairman ( North) Umar Iliya Damagum as Acting Chairman pending determination of the case.

• 2017 - Nigeria

Senators bared their fangs and took their anti- Magu war to the presidency when they suspended screening and confirmation of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners nominees.

• 2016 - Nigeria

Dr. Olatunji Braithwaite died at 82. The elder statesman was renowned for his legal and social activism that sought to make governance impact citizens.

• 2015 - Nigeria

Nigerians trooped out to vote in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections after weeks of blood- splitting campaigns between Pres. Goodluck Jonathan and his fiercest challenger, Muhammadu Buhari.

• 2013 - Italy

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two women at Rome’s Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center, a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men.

• 2012 - S/ Africa

A collection of 100 African films went online, offering rentals for $ 5 to view classics. The African Film Library was three years in the making, sponsored by South African satellite television service M- Net.

• 2010 - USA

President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan for a firsthand look at the 8- year- old war he inherited and dramatically escalated.

• 2006 - Nigeria

Ex- Liberian Pres. Charles Taylor disappeared from his Calabar haven, after his host agreed to transfer him to a war crimes tribunal for murder, rape and maiming of over 500,000 Africans. He was arrested trying to cross the border into Cameroon.