TODAY IN HISTORY

• Intl Day of the African Child

• 2019 - Nigeria

Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje ordered a probe into claims that a gorilla at Kano Zoological Garden swallowed N6.8m.

• 2019 - Hong Kong

About two million people participated in the Hong Kong anti- extradition bill protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.

• 2018 - Russia

Oghenekaro Etebo’s own goal and a Luka Modric penalty gave Croatia a winning World Cup start against Nigeria in Russia.

• 2016 - Nigeria

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, directed investigation of three members for an alleged sex scandal after the US Embassy cancelled their visas with a formal complaint made by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle.

• 2015 - Nigeria

Buhari said that he would have preferred to have been elected into office when he was younger rather than at 72 years of age.

• 2012 - S/ Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz ( 79), a half brother of King Abdullah, died, leaving the oil powerhouse with no apparent successor to the throne.

• 2011 - Nigeria

Boko Haram attacked the headquarters of Nigerian Police Force in Abuja, in a daring suicide bombing, and killed some policemen at the car park.

• 2011 - Libya

NATO airstrikes pounded Moammar Gadhafi's compound. His spokesman told Russian envoy Mikhai Margelov that the leader was "not ready" to go, despite calls for him to quit. His son said Gadhafi was willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost.

• 2010 - Bhutan

Bhutan became the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.

• 2009 - Nigeria

Pres. Umaru Yar’adua made an amnesty offer to Niger Delta militants and promised that an amnesty centre would be set up and a Niger Delta ministry.

• 1999 - S/ Africa

Thabo Mbeki took the oath as president of South Africa succeeding Nelson Mandela He appointed Jacob Zuma, ANC chairman as deputy.

• 1976 - S/ Africa

A non- violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto turned into days of rioting

• 1962 - Nigeria

Femi Kuti, Afrobeat singer and saxophonist, is born. He is son of legendary Fela Anikulapo- Kuti.