TODAY IN HISTORY

• World Mental Health Day • 2017 - Nigeria

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu; and Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, met for the first time since their disagreement broke out. They agreed on one thing – a petroleum industry regulator free from the vagaries of politics.

• 2016 - Nigeria

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, described the arrest and detention of 4 Justices of the Supreme Court and High Court by the DSS as “saddening, regrettable and distressing”

• 2016 - S/korea

Samsung ended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, because the device is prone to catching fire. This comes after it recalled 2.5 million phones after complaints of its batteries exploding.

• 2015 - Nigeria

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor of Bayelsa State (b. 1952) died He was reported to have died of cardiac arrest at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. However, in a later interview, Bayelsa State Information Commissioner, Esueme Kikile, revealed that the former governor "died of complications arising from high blood pressure and diabetes which affected his kidney"

• 2015 - Turkey

Bomb blasts in the capital of Ankara near the main train station left 102 people dead and 400 injured.

• 2012- Nigeria

Gunmen on the ouskirt of Kano killed two officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps. The officials had been on a routine assignment checking vehicles.

• 2012 - Japan

Toyota recalled 7.43 million cars, trucks and SUVS worldwide to fix faulty power window switches that can cause fire. This was the largest recall in Toyota's 75-year history.

• 2006 - Nigeria

Nigeria charged six persons, including men from Ireland, Israel and Romania, with illegally obtaining classified defense documents. Also, gunmen with assault rifles overran a navy base, taking several troops hostage, and occupied Shell Plc oil facility.

• 2005 - Uganda

Milton Obote, former head of Uganda, died in South Africa at 81. He led Uganda from 1966-1971, when he was overthrown in a coup by Idi Amin.