Sources: BBC iAfrica
Toll of Boko Haram massacre in northeastern Nigeria rises to nearly 170.2015-07-3
President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria wins the presidential election held on 16 April. 2011-04-20
Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party nominates incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for April presidential elections. 2011-01-14
Thousands of members of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party begin voting on whether incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan should be their choice of candidate in April presidential elections. 2011-01-13
The Nigerian opposition Congress for Progressive Change party select former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for April elections. 2011-01-5
The death toll from recent violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, rises to 80. Islamist group Boko Haram claims responsibility for the deadly Christmas Eve bombings in the city. 2010-12-28
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar is chosen to challenge incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan for the ruling People's Democratic Party nomination in next year's presidential election. 2010-11-22
Saboteurs attack an oil pipeline in Nigeria's Niger Delta, shutting in 4,000 barrels a day of crude oil production. 2010-10-29
1986 Nobel Laureate for Literature Wole Soyinka, the first African to receive the award, launches a political party ahead of Nigeria's upcoming presidential election. 2010-09-25
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announces he will contest the presidential election in January 2011. 2010-09-15