President Bola Tinubu has expressed the country’s appreciation to France for the return of 150 million dollars stolen from Nigeria by former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Friday in …

The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on Tuesday. While Mr. Malami signed on behalf of the Nigerian government, the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard signed on the behalf of the U.S …

Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has revealed that he narrowly avoided being discharged from the army on several occasions before becoming President in 1998. Despite his friendship with the late Leader of State, General Sani Abacha, certain members of Abacha’s inner caucus wanted him to retire from the …

According to an investigation, Abubakar Bagudu, the Governor of Kebbi State, helped the late Sani Abacha steal money from Nigeria in the 1990s by storing large sums of money abroad. An investigation revealed how he sent a delegation to Singapore in search of a new haven to hide his shady …

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Thursday, slammed the Federal Government over a midnight attack by security operatives on the Ibadan residence of the Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Freelanews reported that unknown gunmen had attacked Igboho’s residence in the wee hours of Thursday. It was …

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha has recounted how the former boss died. Al-Mustapha said Abacha did not die after eating an apple from his concubines, as widely speculated. Speaking on how his late boss died, the former CSO …

Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has said the 1995 Constitution under the late General Sani Abacha would have been the best for Nigeria. Abacha, who ruled Nigeria between 1993 and 1998, was accused of poor human rights record.’Suitable!’ Abacha Constitution would have been the best for Nigeria, …

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, says Nigeria is going through the worst of times as a nation. He also said the security situation in the nation during the era of the late military head of state, Sani Abacha, was better than the …

The governor of Yobe State and chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has secretly married his fourth wife at a very private ceremony in Abuja. It was gathered that the governor’s new bride is Gumsu Abacha, one of the daughters of former military Head …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed another suit filed by the Sani Abacha family seeking access to the looted funds which they and the late Nigerian dictator stashed in Swiss and other foreign bank accounts. Reports claim that the suit filed in the name of Ali Abacha, was dismissed by …

‘To this day, many people in Nigeria think I killed him.’ That was the opening line in the riveting account of the last hour of the late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola as told by Ambassador Susan Rice. She was one of the visiting American diplomats in whose presence the …

One of the sons of Nigeria’s late Head of State, Sani Abacha, Sadiq, has disclosed how the family relates with President Muhammadu Buhari. Sadiq said his family relates fine with President Buhari’s family. Speaking with BBC Hausa service on Wednesday, the son of the late dictator said his family also …

The usage of “assets” instead of “loots” to describe funds recently recovered from the former Head of State, General Sani Abacha and returned by the United States, has courted the indignation of many Nigerians. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had taken …

The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the receipt of $311m looted by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. We reports that the loot was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in a statement by …

The United States Department of Justice says the Federal Government led by the President, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is blocking attempts to recover Abacha loot traced to Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu. The DoJ made the claim in court papers filed before the District Court for the District of Columbia …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who had prayed for an order unfreezing some bank accounts of the late dictator and other members of the family held in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechenstein and Luxembourg. …

As the news continue to make headlines over the latest return of multi-million Dollars allegedly stashed in foreign banks by former Nigerian military ruler, General Sani Abacha, his former Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has said the “Abacha loot” were stolen by the dictator’s successors. Al-Mustapha queried the source …

The United States has warned that the $321m Gen. Sani Abacha loot soon be repatriated to Nigeria must be placed in an account and must not be stolen. The US said Nigeria would be made to replace the money if stolen. Spokesperson for the US State Department, Morgan Ortagus, said …

The Nigerian Government says it is set to recover a fresh $321 million stolen by a former military head of state, Sani Abacha. It also said it will soon seize other assets linked to a former governor, James Ibori, and an ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This was revealed in …

Professor Abubakar Adamu Gwarzo has expressed confidence that many Nigerians will in the long run stop travelling to foreign countries for quality education. The entrepreneur and founder of Canadian University of Nigeria in Abuja made the comment during a tour of the school by PRNigeria editorial crew. Gwarzo noted that …