Tag: General Sani Abacha
The myths of Abacha’s death: Juxtaposing ex-DSS chief Amachree’s latest account with past claims of how the dictator died
Nearly three decades after his death, Abacha still occasionally dominates public discourse. In recent years, as the internet…
July 9 in Nigerian History: Lt Gen Oladipo Diya, Others Escape Firing Squad Over Coup Plot
On July 9, 1998 the Armed Forces Ruling Council, AFRC, under the military leadership of General Sani Abacha…
$310m Abacha Loot: Abubakar Malami and the EFCC showdown – A Tale of Unaccounted Millions
On Saturday, the 29th of November, 2025, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confiscated the international passport of…
FG set to repatriate additional $321m Abacha loot
The federal government is poised to sign a memorandum of understanding for the repatriation of $321 million loot…
How Abacha announced Buhari’s takeover and overthrow
Twenty-one years ago, precisely on 8 June 1998, former Nigeria’s maximum ruler, the late General Sani Abacha died…