Tag: Sani Abacha
June 9 in Nigerian history: Abdulsalami Abubakar was sworn in as Head of State
History traces how people, ideas, and material forces reshape the world across time. It goes beyond dates to…
June 8 in Nigerian history: General Sani Abacha Died
History carries both flaws and virtues, and every thread of it shapes the people who inherit it. When…
April 28: Today in Nigeria history, Oladipo Diya and five others were sentenced to death over alleged coup plot
WITHIN NIGERIA highlights one major event that occured on April 28 in the history of this country, Nigeria…
July 7: Today in Nigeria history, Chief MKO Abiola died
How Moshood Abiola Olawale passed away Summary of events before and after MKO's demise Graydon Carter believes that…
TRIBUTE: Bola Ajibola, a Muslim judge who married a Christian; Justice minister who gifted salary to charity, NBA and gov’t purse
People are mortal. Only in literature and memories do those who claim to be immortal exist. Historical evidence…
TRIBUTE: Oladipo Diya, Ogun-born soldier takes a bow 25 years after he knelt for Abacha to be kept alive
Although when persons pass away, they are genuinely free from agony, suffering, or illness, their loved ones still…
Supreme court dismisses Abacha family’s appeal seeking access to frozen foreign accounts
Supreme court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Sani Abacha family seeking access to the looted funds…
UK joins US to block $110 million Abacha looted funds from getting transferred to Bagudu
The United Kingdom has joined the United States in resisting a plan by the Federal Government to hand…
$267m Abacha loot recovered from British Virgin Islands bank
More than $267 million traced to the family of late Nigerian despot General Sani Abacha has been seized…
“Your Hate For My Father Shall Kill You” – Gumsu Abacha Attacks Wole Soyinka
Gumsu Fatima Abacha has slammed Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka over the comments he made about her father,…
Kudirat Abiola’s Assassination: See Sergeant Rogers, The Infamous Hit Man Of Abacha Who Is Now A Pastor (Photos)
With June 12 being marked today, we remember the events that occurred around the annulment of the most…
Gumsu remembers late father, Gen Sani Abacha, who died exactly 20 years ago
In rememberance of her late father, Gumsu Sani Abacha, this morning wrote, '20 year's gone by... may ALLAH…