Tag: Abacha loot
Maryam Abacha’s Curious Reinvention of Abacha Loot
Loyalists and beneficiaries of Sani Abacha’s dictatorship control Nigeria’s present, and they are trying to exploit this privilege to rewrite…
Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5bn Abacha loot
“We urge you to direct the Ministry of Finance and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation to…
$23m Abacha loot: Buhari gets ultimatum to make available agreement with US
Last week, the United States government signed an agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to repatriate $23 million in…
$311m Abacha loot: Court dismisses suit against Malami, others
The about $311 million of Abacha loot was repatriated from the United States of America and Bailiwick of Jersey to…
Abacha, Ibori recovered loots in safe hands – APC group
Mr Tolu Ogunlesi, one of the leaders of the group, gave the assurance in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja.
Breaking: Nigerian govt gets $311.7m Abacha’s loot from US
The Nigerian government on Monday said it has received $311.7 million looted by the late despotic leader, Gen. Sani Abacha…
EFCC replies U.S. Senator Grassley trying to block $300m Abacha loot
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has debunked the allegation against the acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu…
Abacha Loot: Nigerian government again says no third party agreement
The Federal Government of Nigeria has once again denied entering into any agreement to concede any amount of money to…
Bagudu’s $100m: Buhari presidency explains legal handicap
Embarrassed by disclosure that it plans to handover $100million to Governor Atiku Bagudu, out of the $308m Abacha loot that…
US queries Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials over Bagudu’s $100m
The U.S.has opposed plans by the Buhari government to hand about $100 million the American authorities said was stolen by…
Abacha’s $5b loot: Buhari gets 7-day ultimatum to render account
The Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has been given a seven-day ultimatum to disclose the exact amount of public funds stolen…
Abacha Loot: Nigeria, US move to sign repatriation agreement
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Sunday departed Nigeria to attend a three-day…
Nigeria bringing home Abacha, Ibori loots to fund roads, Niger bridge
The Nigerian Government is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Island of Jersey and the United States to…
Abacha Loot: Sen. Ibrahim urges Nigerian Govt to avoid re-looting
A National Assembly member, Sen. Abu Ibrahim, has urged the Federal Government to ensure proper monitoring of proposed disbursement of…
How Abacha loot should be spent – ANRP
Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) on Friday advised the Federal Government to invest the Abacha loot on human development such…
Nigerian govt begins sharing of $322 million Abacha loot to poor homes
The federal government says it will commence disbursement of the recovered $322 million Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT)…
Nigeria to receive another $500m Abacha loot
In addition to the $322 million recovered from Switzerland, Nigeria will soon repatriate another $500 million which late Sani Abacha…
Switzerland returned $322.5m Abacha loot with $1.5m interest – Envoy
Switzerland said it has returned all the money kept in the country by late Nigeria’s Head of State Gen. Sani…
Abacha loot: Nigerian Govt confirms recovery of $322.51m from Switzerland
The Federal Government says it has received 322.51 million dollars from the Swiss Government as part of looted funds recovered…
Abacha Loot: World Bank to release spending
The World Bank is set to release more information on the spending of recovered loot by late General Sani Abacha…
Buhari urges World Bank to aid speedy return of $320m Abacha loot
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja urged the World Bank to do all within its powers to facilitate the speedy…
Abacha loot: Nigeria opens talks with Swiss authorities
Authorities in Switzerland are in talks to arrange the return to Nigeria of $300 million confiscated from the family of…
Abacha loot: Liechtenstein returns $227mn to Nigeria
GENEVA(AFP) – Liechtenstein said Wednesday it would return 167 million euros ($227 million) to Nigeria, ending a drawn-out battle by…
Okonjo-Iweala accuses Liechtenstein of not releasing Abacha’s loot
Nigeria accused Liechtenstein of using legal challenges as a pretext to cling on to 185 million euros ($250 million) stolen…