This article is about the particular significance of the year 2005 to Nigeria and its people.
Incumbents Federal government President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP) Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP) Senate President: Adolphus Wabara (PDP) (Until 5 April); Ken Nnamani (PDP) (Starting 5 April) House Speaker: Aminu Bello Masari (PDP) Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais
Governors Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP) Adamawa State: Boni Haruna (PDP) Akwa Ibom State: Victor Attah (PDP) Anambra State: Chris Ngige (PDP) Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu (PDP) Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP) Benue State: George Akume (PDP) Borno State: Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP) Cross River State: Donald Duke (PDP) Delta State: James Ibori (PDP) Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu (PDP) Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion (PDP) Ekiti State: Ayo Fayose (PDP) Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) Gombe State: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP) Imo State: Achike Udenwa (PDP) Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP) Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi (PDP) Kano State: Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero (APP) Kogi State: Ibrahim Idris (PDP) Kwara State: Bukola Saraki (PDP) Lagos State: Bola Tinubu (AC) Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu (PDP) Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure (PDP) Ogun State: Gbenga Daniel (PDP) Ondo State: Olusegun Agagu (PDP) Osun State: Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP) Oyo State: Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (PDP) Plateau State: Joshua Dariye (PDP) Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP) Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa (APP) Taraba State: Jolly Nyame (PDP) Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim (APP) Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP)
Events 15 May - Murder of Alabi Hassan Olajoku 30 May - 1st Africa Movie Academy Awards take place in Yenagoa. 28 June - Air Nigeria is established. 10 December - Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes at Port Harcourt International Airport.
Deaths 31 August - Sam Okoye, football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship born 1980.
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