…NPFL, campaign off to a disappointing start following a 3-1 loss to Barau FC at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, on Sunday evening. Both teams scored a goal each in an entertaining first half. Barau FC, however, edged the contest after netting twice in the closing stages of the game through Al’Amin Umar and Suga Aliyu. M…

…He was later detained over his support for the June 12 cause. When the late General Sani Abacha seized power and cracked down on pro-democracy campaigners, Tinubu fled into exile in 1994, operating from the United Kingdom and the United States until Abacha’s death in 1998 paved the way for his return to Nigeria. Momodu…

…under Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Olusegun Obasanjo and Sani Abacha, saying similar complaints about hunger had been made under each government. “Yesterday it was Buhari, people are hungry. The day before yesterday it was Jonathan, people are hungry. “Before then it was Yar’Adua, people ar…

…of Youth and Sports in 1995 during the military administration of the late General Sani Abacha and was in charge when Nigeria achieved its historic success at the 1996 Olympic Games. The Dream Team defeated Argentina 3-2 in the final of the men’s football event on August 3, 1996, becoming the first African country to w…

…details about geopolitical zones in Nigeria and their states. President General Sani Abacha's regime grouped the 36 states of Nigeria into six groups called zones.The six zones were not carved out based on the states' geographic locations alone. Other factors that were taken into consideration are similar ethnic groups…

…presidential election, drawing a comparison with the late former military Head of State, Sani Abacha.Melaye said that despite Abacha receiving the endorsement of five political parties during his bid to transition from military rule to a civilian presidency, his ambition did not materialise because of what he described…

…were confirmed de@d and their bodies were conveyed to the mortuary at the General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, Damaturu," the report stated. In the aftermath of the incident, SEMA urged residents to take precautionary measures against flooding, especially as schools are currently on holiday. The agency advised pare…

…Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State General Sani Abacha, has dismissed claims made by a former Department of State Services (DSS) operative regarding the final moments of the late military ruler, describing the account as false.Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, Al-Mustaph…

Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), has dismissed claims by a former Department of State Services operative, Dennis Amachree, about the final moments of the late military ruler. Al-Mustapha described the account as false and urged Nigerians not to b…

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has dismissed claims made by a former Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Mr. Amachree, regarding the final moments of the late military ruler, describing the account as false. Speaking wi…

…of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, believed he was invincible. Amachree made the assertion in his new memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, excerpts of which were published by The Nation on Tuesday. He stated that Abacha, despite the extensive security a…

…Dennis Amachree, has described the regime of late military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha, as one of “extreme authoritarianism and brutal repression.” The retired intelligence officer added that Abacha’s regime was marked by widespread human rights violations and political persecution. Amachree made the remarks i…

…Services, Dennis Amachree, has claimed that former military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha, died from a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter with his girlfriend. Amachree made the claims in his newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, excerpts of which were published by The Nation on T…

…Third Site, the Rayhaan University Vice Chancellor's House and Rayhaan Radio along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the Commission had successfully established that the properties were reasonably…

…Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, during the military regime of the late Sani Abacha. The prosecution in the charge, alleged that the defendants conspired in 2020 and made "a false Nigerian International Passport No. A07535463 with the name Tali Shani. The prosecution further alleged that Ozekhome helped…

…thanksgiving service held in honour of Akpe at the RCCG regional headquarters along Sani Abacha Expressway in Yenagoa, Diri said his decision was not taken lightly. "I faced spiritual pressure picking a new deputy governor after the passing of Senator Lawrence Ewhurudjkpo. While the pressure was on me, I looked out for…

…and other cities across the country by the armoured tanks of the vile dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha? I propose that, just like we have a cenotaph for the "Unknown Soldier" whom we celebrate on January 15 every year, we should similarly erect a cenotaph for the "Unknown heroes of our Democracy" to be celebrated every Democ…