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01-10-2006, 17:45
OOC: This is the Nigerian Factbook and News thread for Earth 2025 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=501516).
2006: 60 people are killed and thousands of homes are destroyed when a dam in northwest Nigeria washes away. The Nigerian government begins a huge crackdown on human trafficking.
2007: Violence in the Niger Delta continues as a main oil pipeline is blown up by terrorists. The former Vice-President Atiku Abukabar of the centrist People’s Democratic Party is elected President after dubious elections and low voter turnout. Legislative elections keep the PDP in power, though like the Presidential elections fraud is suspected. The Alliance for Democracy makes gains in the elections and challenges the All Nigeria People’s Party as the main opposition party.
2008: Anti-Government demonstrations held in Lagos start out peacefully, but soon turn into full-scale riots. The Lagos Garrison Command is sent in and after several hours is able to quell the riot with tear gas, water hoses, and rubber bullets. Hundreds are arrested and several people are taken to hospitals with serious injuries.
2009: Separatists in the Niger Delta region blow up a major oil production facility and Nigeria’s economy dips from the loss of oil revenue. Nigeria begins to secretly provide Chad with aid in their war against Sudan.
2010: Nigeria’s Army is expanded to 100,000 for “peaceful” purposes. Several large riots take place in Lagos and Enugu. A poll conducted by an independent group shows Abukabar’s popularity to be at 25%.
2011: Alliance for Democracy and other progressive parties urge their voters to boycott the elections, resulting in a voter turnout of 26%. Abukabar is reelected and the PDP stays in control of the legislature, yet the fraudulent elections are viewed by most of the populace as a joke. Massive peaceful demonstrations are held in all the major cities.
2012: The progressive television station “Democracy Now” is blown up supposedly by “terrorists”. Yet several witnesses say they saw Nigerian Special Forces leaving the scene. These witnesses disappeared several months later.
2013: After the breakdown of order in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, several thousand Nigerian soldiers are sent in to act as peacekeepers. A riot in Lagos turns into a massacre as government soldiers panic and fire live rounds into the mob. 166 people die and hundreds are injured. News of the “Lagos Massacre” spreads in Nigeria evoking outrage towards the government. Martial law is declared in Lagos, Ibadan and Enugu.
2014: As casualties from the peacekeeping operation in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and the media shows grisly images of the fighting there, anti-war movements grow in Nigeria. Things grow even tenser as demonstrations stop for fear of starting another massacre.
2015: Tired of having fraudulent elections, anti-government protesters storm voting stations and hold elections. Opeyemi Tafadzwa is elected President and Alliance for Democracy gains a majority in the National Assembly. One of the new government’s first acts is to withdraw peacekeeping forces from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and to withdraw all military aid from Chad.
2016: After the new government begins reforms to eviscerate corruption and restore democracy, the military under the guise of “keeping the peace” stages a coup d’etat and takes control of Nigeria. Nigeria’s brief spurt of freedom is over.
2017: The military junta led by General Munashe Onyekachukwu tightens its grip over the country and creates a special “Homeland Defense Force”, which is basically a paramilitary force designed to enforce Munashe’s regime throughout Nigeria. This force initially numbers 50,000 soldiers.
2018: Military aid to Chad resumes and several brigades of “volunteers” join the war in Sudan. Munashe continues to expand his power and the populace lives in a state of continual fear.
2020: Munashe begins to grow more and more paranoid, executing advisors on whims. The HDF is expanded to 100,000 men and the Army to 150,000 men. The economy suffers from the repressive government policies.
2021: As Munashe begins to lose his mind, several Generals stage yet another coup d’etat. This newest military junta is led by a triumvirate of three Generals. There is some hope for reform, but this is soon crushed as the “Terrible Three” continue Munashe’s repressive policies.
2023: After several anti-government protests and attacks in southwest Nigeria, the HDF begins operations there and it soon turns into an ethnic cleansing of Igbos.
2024: Nigeria officially declares war on Sudan and sends 50,000 men to Chad to fight in the war. Alliance for Democracy, now an underground rebel organization, gains members and carries out several strikes throughout Nigeria.
2025: Game begins.
Demographics
Population: 216,966,173
Languages: English (Official), Indigenous Languages
Religions: Christian 50.6%, Muslim 40%, Indigenous Beliefs 6%, None 3.4%
GDP: 312.3 Billion USD
GDP (per capita): 2,066 USD
Government
Head of State and Government: The Triumvirate (General Sithembile, General Oluwatoyin, General Awotwi)
Capital: Abuja
Type of Government: Military Junta
Military (more info coming)
Army: 150,000 men
HDF: 100,000 men
Navy: 9000 men
Air Force: 7000 men
2006: 60 people are killed and thousands of homes are destroyed when a dam in northwest Nigeria washes away. The Nigerian government begins a huge crackdown on human trafficking.
2007: Violence in the Niger Delta continues as a main oil pipeline is blown up by terrorists. The former Vice-President Atiku Abukabar of the centrist People’s Democratic Party is elected President after dubious elections and low voter turnout. Legislative elections keep the PDP in power, though like the Presidential elections fraud is suspected. The Alliance for Democracy makes gains in the elections and challenges the All Nigeria People’s Party as the main opposition party.
2008: Anti-Government demonstrations held in Lagos start out peacefully, but soon turn into full-scale riots. The Lagos Garrison Command is sent in and after several hours is able to quell the riot with tear gas, water hoses, and rubber bullets. Hundreds are arrested and several people are taken to hospitals with serious injuries.
2009: Separatists in the Niger Delta region blow up a major oil production facility and Nigeria’s economy dips from the loss of oil revenue. Nigeria begins to secretly provide Chad with aid in their war against Sudan.
2010: Nigeria’s Army is expanded to 100,000 for “peaceful” purposes. Several large riots take place in Lagos and Enugu. A poll conducted by an independent group shows Abukabar’s popularity to be at 25%.
2011: Alliance for Democracy and other progressive parties urge their voters to boycott the elections, resulting in a voter turnout of 26%. Abukabar is reelected and the PDP stays in control of the legislature, yet the fraudulent elections are viewed by most of the populace as a joke. Massive peaceful demonstrations are held in all the major cities.
2012: The progressive television station “Democracy Now” is blown up supposedly by “terrorists”. Yet several witnesses say they saw Nigerian Special Forces leaving the scene. These witnesses disappeared several months later.
2013: After the breakdown of order in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, several thousand Nigerian soldiers are sent in to act as peacekeepers. A riot in Lagos turns into a massacre as government soldiers panic and fire live rounds into the mob. 166 people die and hundreds are injured. News of the “Lagos Massacre” spreads in Nigeria evoking outrage towards the government. Martial law is declared in Lagos, Ibadan and Enugu.
2014: As casualties from the peacekeeping operation in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and the media shows grisly images of the fighting there, anti-war movements grow in Nigeria. Things grow even tenser as demonstrations stop for fear of starting another massacre.
2015: Tired of having fraudulent elections, anti-government protesters storm voting stations and hold elections. Opeyemi Tafadzwa is elected President and Alliance for Democracy gains a majority in the National Assembly. One of the new government’s first acts is to withdraw peacekeeping forces from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and to withdraw all military aid from Chad.
2016: After the new government begins reforms to eviscerate corruption and restore democracy, the military under the guise of “keeping the peace” stages a coup d’etat and takes control of Nigeria. Nigeria’s brief spurt of freedom is over.
2017: The military junta led by General Munashe Onyekachukwu tightens its grip over the country and creates a special “Homeland Defense Force”, which is basically a paramilitary force designed to enforce Munashe’s regime throughout Nigeria. This force initially numbers 50,000 soldiers.
2018: Military aid to Chad resumes and several brigades of “volunteers” join the war in Sudan. Munashe continues to expand his power and the populace lives in a state of continual fear.
2020: Munashe begins to grow more and more paranoid, executing advisors on whims. The HDF is expanded to 100,000 men and the Army to 150,000 men. The economy suffers from the repressive government policies.
2021: As Munashe begins to lose his mind, several Generals stage yet another coup d’etat. This newest military junta is led by a triumvirate of three Generals. There is some hope for reform, but this is soon crushed as the “Terrible Three” continue Munashe’s repressive policies.
2023: After several anti-government protests and attacks in southwest Nigeria, the HDF begins operations there and it soon turns into an ethnic cleansing of Igbos.
2024: Nigeria officially declares war on Sudan and sends 50,000 men to Chad to fight in the war. Alliance for Democracy, now an underground rebel organization, gains members and carries out several strikes throughout Nigeria.
2025: Game begins.
Demographics
Population: 216,966,173
Languages: English (Official), Indigenous Languages
Religions: Christian 50.6%, Muslim 40%, Indigenous Beliefs 6%, None 3.4%
GDP: 312.3 Billion USD
GDP (per capita): 2,066 USD
Government
Head of State and Government: The Triumvirate (General Sithembile, General Oluwatoyin, General Awotwi)
Capital: Abuja
Type of Government: Military Junta
Military (more info coming)
Army: 150,000 men
HDF: 100,000 men
Navy: 9000 men
Air Force: 7000 men