Each year comes with its defining moments and events that make it memorable. The out-gone year 2017 was no exception. For Nigeria, it was a mishmash of the good, the bad and the ugly.
In the paragraphs below, we presents you some of the major events that took place in the year 2017 in Nigeria..

1. Buhari Medical Trip and 103 Days Absence
Mr. Buhari left the country on May 7 after handing over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who has functioned as Acting President since then.
Making it the third medical trip the president has embarked on since he assumed office in May 2015.
Expectedly, the president's medical trip to London kick-started another rounds of debates among Nigerians, with many both and outside the country, urging the president to quit because of his failing health and secrecy of the name of the illness.
Buhari finally returned to Nigeria on August 19 as he was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by then Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

2. Operation Python Dance alias Egwu Eke
According to Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, made the remark when he visited the training camp of the exercise in Oba, near Onitsha.
He said the exercise was not targeted at any group, but to ensure united country where everyone was safe.
He added that “the police gave...
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