1996 in Nigeria

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See also:	Other events of 1996 Timeline of Nigerian history

Events in the year 1996 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

• Head of State – Sani Abacha^[1]
• Chief of General Staff – Oladipo Diya^[2]

Births

• 20 January – Ese Brume, athlete^[3]
• 29 January – Junior Ajayi, footballer^[4]
• 28 February – Stanley Amuzie, footballer^[5]
• 3 May – Alex Iwobi, footballer^[6]
• 17 May – Abbas Abubakar Abbas, Bahraini athlete^[7]
• 22 August – Saviour Godwin, footballer^[8]
• 3 October – Kelechi Iheanacho, footballer^[9]
• 7 October – Divine Oduduru, athlete^[10]
• 17 October – Ayomide Folorunso, Italian athlete^[11]
• 12 November – Rafiatu Lawal, weightlifter^[12]
• 16 December – Wilfred Ndidi, footballer^[13]

References