Events in the year 2017 in Nigeria. Incumbents Federal government President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC) Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC) Senate President: Bukola Saraki (APC) House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara (APC) Chief Justice: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (Starting 7 March) Governors Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP) Adamawa State: Bindo Jibrilla (APC) Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel (PDP) Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA) Bauchi State: M. A. Abubakar (APC) Bayelsa State: Henry Dickson (PDP) Benue State: Samuel Ortom (APC) Borno State: Kashim Shettima (APC) Cross River State: Ben Ayade (PDP) Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP) Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (PDP) Edo State: Godwin Obaseki (PDP) Ekiti State: Ayo Fayose (PDP) Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP) Gombe State: Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP) Imo State: Rochas Okorocha (APC) Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC) Kaduna State: Nasir el-Rufai (APC) Kano State: Umar Ganduje (APC) Katsina State: Aminu Masari (APC) Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC) Kogi State: Yahaya Bello (APC) Kwara State: Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC) Lagos State: Akinwumi Ambode (APC) Nasarawa State: Umaru Al-Makura (APC) Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC) Ogun State: Ibikunle Amosun (APC) Ondo State: Olusegun Mimiko (LP) (until 24 February); Rotimi Akeredolu (APC) (starting 24 February) Osun State: Rauf Aregbesola (APC) Oyo State: Abiola Ajimobi (APC) Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC) Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (PDP) Sokoto State: Aminu Tambuwal (APC) Taraba State: Darius Ishaku (PDP) Yobe State: Ibrahim Geida (APC) Zamfara State: Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar (APC) Events 13 January – Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State signs ₦470 billion budget into law. 17 January – Rann bombing, resulting in 115 deaths according to official sources. Deaths 8 January – Abdulkadir Kure, politician (b. 1956) 16 January – William Onyeabor, singer-songwriter (b. 1946) 28 January – Mohammed Bello Abubakar, Muslim preacher and polygamist (b. 1924) 26 April – Babalola Borishade, politician (b. 1946) 4 June – Babatunde Osotimehin, physician and politician (b. 1949) 21 June – Kelechi Emeteole, footballer (b. 1951) 11 August – Segun Bucknor, musician and journalist (b. 1946) See also List of Nigerian films of 2017 References 2010s in Nigeria Years of the 21st century in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria