See also: Timeline of Nigerian history Incumbents Federal government President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP) Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP) Senate President: Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP) House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP) Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Governors Abia State: Adamawa State: Akwa Ibom State: Anambra State: Bauchi State: Bayelsa State: Bendel State: Benue State: Borno State: Cross River State: Delta State: Eastern Region: Ebonyi State: Edo State: Ekiti State: Enugu State: Gombe State: Gongola State: Imo State: Jigawa State: Kaduna State: Kano State: Katsina State: Kebbi State: Kogi State: Kwara State: Lagos State: Nasarawa State: Niger State: Ogun State: Ondo State: Osun State: Oyo State: Plateau State: Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP) Sokoto State: Taraba State: Western State: Yobe State: Events January January 27 - Lagos Armoury Explosion May October October 10 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Nigeria in favor of Cameroon over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula territory. November November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London. 2000s in Nigeria Years of the 21st century in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria