Tag: SANI ABACHA
Abacha laundered $23m, others into UK through US — Ambassador
US ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, has said her country seized funds in response to the late dictator Sani Abacha and his associates’ violation...
Ex-minister Oyekunle Oluwasanmi is dead
Former minister of state for power and steel Oyekunle Oluwasanmi has died, his family announced on Thursday.
Oluwasanmi died on July 14 at the age...
UK recovers fresh $23m Abacha loot
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) says it has recovered about $23.5 million in looted funds from the allies and family of the late...
Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo sent Nigerian Army into comatose – Femi Adesina
Special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity Femi Adesina has accused former military rulers Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Olusegun Obasanjo...
Dangote’s younger brother Sani dies in US hospital
Sani Dangote, the vice president of Dangote Group and younger brother of Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, has died.
Dangote died on Sunday after a...
Former chief of defence staff Joshua Dogonyaro dies
Joshua Dogonyaro a former chief of defence staff during the Sani Abacha regime has died at the age of 80.
His first son Joseph disclosed...
Yobe governor reportedly marries Abacha’s daughter
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has reportedly married Gumsu Abacha daughter of the late military dictator Sani Abacha in the Federal Capital Territory...
Abacha family not swimming in money like before – Swiss lawyer
The Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini hired by the Nigerian government since 1999 to recover state funds looted by the late military dictator Sani Abacha...
Supreme Court dismisses Abacha family’s appeal for access to frozen foreign...
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed another suit filed by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha seeking access to funds stashed...
Abacha’s younger sister dies at 75
Fatima Mohammed, younger sister of late Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, has passed on.
She died aged 75 and was the mother of Senator...