“It is important to state unequivocally that General Sani Abacha was neither the Head of State nor the Commander-in-Chief at the time the June 12 election was annulled. “The decision to annul ...

Before his sudden, mysterious death, former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, left us with an enduring, prophetic soundbite.He said: "If an insurgency lasts for more than 24 hours, then, know that ...

Nigeria’s former Chief of General Staff and deputy to the late dictator, Sani Abacha, Oladipo Diya, is dead. He was 78. Mr Diya died around 1:05a.m on Sunday at a hospital in Lagos. A terse ...

On 8 June 1998, Nigeria’s military ruler Gen Sani Abacha died of a heart attack. He ruled Nigeria with an iron grip and remains a divisive figure. We step into the archives to take a look back ...

The family of the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha yesterday absolved their patriarch of any blame in the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by ...

Sani Abacha's Takeover And Abiola's Imprisonment On November 17, 1993, General Sani Abacha—Babangida’s Minister of Defence—seized power in a coup, overthrowing Shonekan's interim government.

The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission was created by a military decree promulgated by the military government of General Sani Abacha in late 1995. Its creation coincided with the ...

Nigeria is set to receive around US$308 million seized from former military dictator Sani Abacha under a deal ... and after the military regime of General Abacha” together with his son and ...

General Sani Abacha. The human rights lawyers in a statement by its coordinator, Barr. Okere kingdom argued that under Nigerian laws, a suspect is presumed innocent until convicted guilty by a ...

late General Sani Abacha plotted to violently overthrow his administration, despite their deep relationship. He also revealed the ...