TODAY IN HISTORY

• 2019 - Nigeria

Angry protesters blocked convoy of Vice- Pres. Yemi Osinbajo along Umaru Musa Yar’adua Expressway in Abuja. The vice president convoy ran into a barricade by Gbagyi people at Goza village while it was heading to the airport

• 2018 - Nigeria

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control closed three pharmaceutical firms, Emzor, Peace Standard and Bioraj that were implicated in the BBC codeine syrup documentary.

• 2017 - France

France held presidential elections. Former economy minister, Emmanuel Macron ( 39) won, seeing off National Front's Marine Le Pen by 66% to 34%.

• 2016 - USA

First self- driving car fatality took place in Florida when the driver of a Tesla S sports car using the car’s automated system, died in a collision with a truck.

• 2014 - Nigeria

Police offered a $ 300,000 reward for information leading to rescue of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.

• 2013 - Sweden

A new museum opened in Stockholm dedicated to ABBA, the 1970s superstar pop group that sold over 400 million records.

• 2007 - Israel

Israeli archaeologists discovered tomb of Herod the Great near Jerusalem.

• 2000 - Russia

Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia. He is the current president since May 7 2012 previously holding the position from 2000 until 2008. He was Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 until his first presidency.

• 1999 - G/ Bissau

In Guinea- Bissau, renegade troops forced the surrender of the 600- man presidential guard and ousted Pres. Joao Bernard Vieira, who sought refuge in Portuguese Embassy.

• 1999 - Romania

Pope John Paul II travelled to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit an Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.

• 1998 - Germany

Mercedes- Benz bought Chrysler for US$ 40 billion and formed DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.

• 1995 - UK

Leaders of 54 nations that fought on both sides in World War II signed olive leaves in London in a ceremony of reconciliation.

• 1972 - Benin

Justin AhomadegbeTometin became president of Dahomey ( later Benin).