21 results
- 14 Oct 2013
Liechtenstein Refuses to Return Abacha’s N40Bn Loot
Some N40billion allegedly stolen by General Sani Abacha, former Nigeria’s maximum ruler is trapped in Liechtenstein, a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, which has employed all…
- 5 Mar 2014
US Freezes Abacha’s $458m Loot
United States said Wednesday it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his accomplices and hidden in European accounts. The Justice…
- 8 Aug 2014
US Wins Control of $480m of Abacha’s Loot
The US Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt gains hidden in bank accounts by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. The…
- 8 Feb 2022
FG Drags UK’s NCA to Court over £150m Abacha Loot
Nigerian government is locked in a court battle with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over control of €180 million (£150 million) that was stashed abroad by late Gen. Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s…
- 14 Jun 2015
EFCC, NSA, Others Fight over Abacha’s Loot
Confusion emerged at the weekend over how much had so far been recovered from the money looted from the nation’s treasury by former Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, its whereabouts or how…
- 30 Aug 2016
Messy Fight, Corruption Allegations Stall Return of N218Bn Abacha Loot
Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million) already recovered from Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha’s, estate if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian…
- 12 Jul 2016
Nigeria's Abacha Gave me $2M not $5M – Rawlings Confesses
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has rejected claims that he received $5 million from former Nigerian President Sani Abacha. Mr. Rawlings while speaking to the Guardian Newspaper in Nigeria,…
- 18 Jul 2016
Under Buhari’s Watch, N25.7Bn Developed Wings – Aribisala
Femi Aribisala, a public affairs analyst has said on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily Sho w that N25.7 billion disappeared under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch as chairman of the defunct Petroleum…
- 7 Mar 2019
Ogwuma, Ex-CBN Boss, Wife Buy N15.6Bn Property in UK
Paul Ogwuma, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his wife have reportedly acquired property worth £33 million (N15.6 billion). Private Eye , a UK investigative journalism…
- 3 Jul 2022
Atiku to Launch Aaron's Book: Nigeria Drivers of Digital Prosperity
Nigeria’s former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (Waziri Adamawa), will this Thursday, 7th July 2022 lead a pack of eminent Nigerians to the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos for the launch and…
- 7 Jul 2013
Nigeria’s Power Master Plan Stolen
Justice Salihu Modibo Alfa Belgore, former chief justice of Nigeria, has said a document that could be described as the master key and solution to the nation’s electricity challenges is missing.…
- 31 Oct 2013
Niger Delta Militancy, Others Hobble Shell’s Global Profit
Continued militancy in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s oil and gas belt despite a government programme to retool restive youths has helped driven down Royal Dutch Shell’s global profit margin for 2013 by…
- 11 Oct 2021
Eugene Juwah, Former NCC Boss Dies in Canada
Dr Eugene Juwah, former executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is dead. Eugene Juwah, Former, EVC, NCC Juwah, according to family sources,…
- 21 Mar 2014
SERAP Asks US not to Hand Abacha’s $458m to FG
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), leading Nigerian rights group has petitioned the United States Justice Department urging it to give nearly half a billion dollars, alleged…
- 13 Mar 2013
Ribadu Fumes over Presidential Pardon for Alams
Nuhu Ribadu, former head, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said last night that the presidential pardon granted Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former Bayelsa state…
- 6 Jun 2021
Foreign Banks aid $18Bn Corruption in Nigeria Annually- TI
Transparency International (TI) has alleged that international enablers headquartered in Beijing, Dubai, London and New York are parts of every single illicit transaction perpetrated in Nigeria,…
- 9 Sept 2016
Nigeria’s AGF Demands Share of Abacha’s $550m Loot- Lawyer
Godson Nnaka, the United States-based attorney involved in the controversy over the repatriation of $550 million Abacha loot, has absolved himself of responsibility in the delay of the funds being…
- 19 Nov 2014
FG Silent as the World Probes Illegal Sale of OPL 245
Nigerian government has curiously refused to revisit the now tainted sale of one of the country’s largest offshore oil concessions known as OPL 245 to subsidiaries of oil multinationals, Royal Dutch…
- 14 Jul 2017
Corruption: US to Seize $140m from Nigerian Oil Chiefs
US officials said Friday they plan to confiscate $144 million in corruption-tainted assets of Nigerian oil executives found in the United States including an $80 million yacht the “Galactica Star.”…
- 12 Mar 2013
Angst over Rumours of Pardon for Alams, VIP Ex-Convicts
A cross section of Nigerians yesterday said that the decision by the Council of State headed by President Goodluck Jonathan to grant state pardon to Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor, Bayelsa…
- 10 May 2022
FG Withdraws Charges of Cyberstalking against Suraju, HEDA Chair
Federal government on Tuesday withdrew cyberstalking charges against Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA). Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and…