Tag: General Sani Abacha
The truth about my link to Abacha – Peter Obi speaks
Peter Obi has finally cleared the air on his past meeting with the late military ruler, General Sani Abacha, and…
‘Nigerians are fools, they listen to everything’ – Abacha’s wife dismisses loot allegations
Mrs. Abacha further claimed that funds her husband allegedly safeguarded for the nation vanished mysteriously after his death in 1998.
Raees Abacha drops bombshell: ‘Babangida is a coward my Grandfather saved’
Babangida had described Abacha as his “biggest headache,” yet, according to Raees, still retained him as the chief enforcer in…
Abacha’s son fires back: “They have envied you with silent deceit”
In response, Sadiq Abacha took to Facebook, declaring that history would recognise his father as a superior leader, despite ongoing…
UK’s National Crime Agency recovers fresh $23.4m Abacha’s loot
The agency, in a release, said the funds form part of a larger pool of monies identified by the United…
Abacha’s Chief of Defence Staff Dogonyaro is dead
Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, a former Chief of Defence Staff during the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, is…
$2.4b Abacha loot returned to Nigeria, $192m still in UK, France, Jersey
Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini, hired by the Nigerian government to help trace the billions looted by kleptocrat General Sani Abacha…
Access to frozen loot: The Abachas bite the dust again
The Supreme Court has refused the request by Alhaji Ali Abacha, a brother to the late Sani Abacha, to unfreeze…
Abacha’s family loses bid to access foreign accounts
The family of the late General Sani Abacha has lost the bid to access some foreign bank accounts of the…
Abacha’s successors are the thieves – Hamza Al-Mustapha
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-Chief Security Officer of former Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, has stated that the $318,460,329 due to be…
Why El-Rufai annulled Abacha property’s C-of-O
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the comatose Durbar…
Abacha’s anniversary: How brutal dictator died unsung
Even in death, General Abacha set hard to surpass records. He is the fourth head of state to die in…
Swiss gives conditions to return Abacha ‘ s stolen $320m
The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate 321…
Nigeria to recover $759.9m Abacha, Ibori loot
Nigeria is set to recover an additional $750 million of Abacha loot, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and…
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…
Switzerland to transfer $300m Abacha loot to Nigeria
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that the government of Switzerland would transfer a further $300 million in recovered…
11 questions for Okonjo-Iweala on Abacha loot – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the…
SERAP? SHUT UP! by Issachar Odion
I am often amazed at the proclivity of some idle persons for claims that are not only exaggerated but also…
We will explain how Abacha’s loot was disbursed – World Bank
The World Bank has said it needs additional time to provide a more comprehensive response on how the fund looted…
Probe role of World Bank in Abacha loot, SERAP tells Buhari
Kazeem Ugbodaga A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has recommended to the government of President…
Jonathan’s economic policies similar to Abacha’s, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has drawn similarities in the present economic situation in the country under…
Analysis: The Big Abacha loot Jonathan gave amnesty
By fiat, Nigeria’s Federal Government led by President Goodluck Jonathan, withdrew a theft charge for humongous amount of money against…
Nigeria wants US return seized Abacha loot
Assets worth $458 million stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and frozen by the United States should ultimately be…
US freezes $458mn Sani Abacha cash
The United States today said it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets hidden in European accounts by…
What Does The North Really Want?
By Osagie Joe Nigeria could have had her political independence before 1960, but because the northern region was not prepared…
President Jonathan’s Church Donation
Last Saturday’s fundraiser in Lagos, in aid of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Deanery and Youth Development Centre, Otuoke, Bayelsa State…
Al-Mustapha’s Family Decries Death Sentence
Members of the family of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha in Kano, northwest Nigeria, have described the death sentence passed on their…
Counsel Tango Over Al-Mustapha’s 1999 Statement
A Lagos High Court this morning admitted in evidence a statement made in 1999 by the former Chief Security Officer,…
Al-Mustapha’s Video Shows Ige, Adesanya At Aso Rock
The VHS video cassette tendered yesterday as exhibit by the former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha,…
Al-Mustapha’s 2nd Bombshell: Ige, Adesanya Scuttled Abiola’s Mandate
In continuation of his defence this morning at a Lagos High Court, Southwest Nigeria, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, the former Chief…