Kelechi Emeteole
Nigerian footballer (national team) · 21 June 2017 · June 2017 · June 21
Deaths from Nigeria
Babatunde Osotimehin
Nigerian politician and civil servant · 13 June 2017 · June 2017 · June 13
Mohammed Bawa
Nigerian military officer and politician · 26 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 26
Alhassan Saeed
Nigerian Islamic scholar · 06 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 6
Paul Hamilton
Nigerian football player and manager (national team) · 30 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 30
Robert Adeyinka Adebayo
Nigerian politician and military officer · 08 March 2017 · March 2017 · Adebayo · March 8
Mohammed Bello Abubakar
Nigerian Muslim preacher and polygamist · 01 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 1 · Abubakar · Other
Uzama Douglas
Nigerian footballer (Gombe United) · 31 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 31
Dejo Fayemi
Nigerian international footballer · 05 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 5
Kuforiji Olubi
Nigerian businesswoman and politician · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
Ibrahim Dasuki
Nigerian spiritual leader · 15 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 15 · Other
Izu Joseph
Nigerian footballer (Shooting Stars) · 19 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 19
Etim Inyang
Nigerian policeman · 26 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 26 · Other
Michael Ibru
Nigerian businessman (Ibru Organization) · 06 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 6 · Other
Michael Umanika
Nigerian footballer (Khazar Lankaran) · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Collins Adeyemi
Nigerian actor and entertainment executive · 13 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 13
Athanasius Atule Usuh
Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate · 14 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 14 · Other · Usuh
Umaru Shinkafi
Nigerian politician and intelligence chief · 06 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 6
Bukky Ajayi
Nigerian actress (Mother of George) · 06 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 6
Shuaibu Amodu
Nigerian football coach (Nigeria national football team) · 10 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 10
Shaibu Amodu
Nigerian football manager (national team) · 11 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 11 · Other
Stephen Keshi
Nigerian football player and manager (Anderlecht · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Sydney Onayemi
Nigerian-born Swedish DJ · 01 May 2016 · Musicians · May 2016 · May 1
Erediauwa
Nigerian royal · 29 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 29 · Other
John Ene Okon
Nigerian football player (national team) · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15 · Okon
Timothy Makaya
Nigerian jazz guitarist · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Sikiru Adesina
Nigerian film actor and director · 08 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 8
Sunday Adewusi
Nigerian policeman · 26 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 26 · Other
Samuel Odulana Odungade I
Nigerian royal · 19 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 19 · Other
Sam Ibiam
Nigerian footballer (National team) · 02 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 2
Adegboyega Alao Omiyale
Nigerian royalty · 07 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 7 · Omiyale · Other
Haliru Dantoro
Nigerian traditional ruler (Emir of Borgu) and politician · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Gamaliel Onosode
Nigerian businessman and politician · 29 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 29
Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo
Nigerian businesswoman and politician · 19 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 19 · Awolowo
Olubuse II
Nigerian monarch · 28 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 28 · Other
Yohanna Dickson
Nigerian military officer · 14 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 14 · Other
Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
Nigerian media personality · 02 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 2 · Other
Femi Robinson
Nigerian actor (The Village Headmaster) · 20 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 20
Sari Abacha
Nigerian footballer (Kwara United) · 03 October 2013 · October 2013 · October 3
Joy Onaolapo
Nigerian champion Paralympic weightlifter (2012) · 03 August 2013 · August 2013 · August 3
Batile Alake
Nigerian waka singer · 10 August 2013 · August 2013 · August 10
Thompson Oliha
Nigerian footballer (Nigeria Super Eagles) · 30 June 2013 · June 2013 · June 30
Solomon Oboh
Nigerian footballer (Warri Wolves F.C.) · 09 June 2013 · June 2013 · June 9
Mamman Kontagora
Nigerian military officer and politician · 29 May 2013 · May 2013 · May 29