Twice upon a time: Are Nigerians reliving Abacha’s repression days with suspension of Twitter? | The #YNaijaCover

Twice upon a time: Are Nigerians reliving Abacha’s repression days with suspension of Twitter? | The #YNaijaCover

Fellow Nigerians, Who was Nigeria’s 10th Head of State? I’m certain it would be a hard guess for you. Who was Nigeria’s most brutal Head of State. Chances are very high that you’d mention the late General Sani Abacha. What regime in Nigeria was the most repressive? Aha! Now, you’d have to think twice. The... Read More

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July 4, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 4th of July

Follow the links to read our latest stories on YNaija: The Big 5: Elisah Abbo apologises for assault, begs for forgiveness; Buhari dragged to court over delay in ministerial appointment | Other top stories ‘I don’t think she is unaware’: A second survivor comes forward with her experience with Biodun Fatoyinbo and the... Read More

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June 5, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 5th of June

Follow the links to read all our latest stories: The Big 5: FCT residents didn’t vote for me but I’ll secure them – Buhari; Fresh trouble for Gbaja as court summons him on eve of speakership contest | Other top stories The Late 5: UK seizes fresh £211m Abacha loot; Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande emerges UNGA... Read More

Abacha loot, Adams Oshiomhole, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, Muhammadu Buhari, Odigie-Oyegun, PDP, Sani Abacha

June 24, 2018

Opinion: Abacha’s loot will be stolen again if we do not strengthen our economic structures

by Ani, Nwachukwu Agwu & Oluseun Onigbinde Very often, it has been said that corruption is the bane of any progressive society as it stifles development, good governance,, professionalism, as well as entrepreneurship. Corruption erodes the values of hard work and honesty. Prior to the 2015 general elections, Nigerians perceived President Buhari and Prof Osinbajo... Read More

Opinion

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June 23, 2018

Soyinka says he’ll expose Obasanjo; FG says $322m Abacha loot will be spent on the poor and other other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigerian Air Force had made claims of air strikes, but a video – five minutes, 17 seconds – of Boko Haram terrorists celebrating Sallah in Sambisa forest surfaced online. In the video, three terrorists were heard thanking their God for a successful Ramadan.... Read More

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June 20, 2018

The Big 5: FG says Abacha’s $322 million loot to be disbursed to poorest Nigerians, finalises plans to set up 94 ranches in 10 states and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government is concluding plans to disburse $322 million fund repatriated from the accounts of former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in Switzerland to Nigerians. National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu at an interactive session with newsmen recently, noted... Read More

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June 15, 2018

Wole Soyinka shows us why Buhari doesn’t need a hero’s crown for June 12

On the evening of June 6 when President Muhammadu Buhari issued an executive order recognising June 12 as the new Democracy Day, and the decision to honour the hero of the June 12 struggle, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola alongside his running mate, Babagana Kingibe with the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic... Read More

Thinking Through

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November 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of November

U.S. lays claim to $300m Abacha loot FG to pay economic consultant N458m to conduct research Court dismisses Dasuki’s application against illegal arms trial

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November 8, 2017

We will only return Abacha’s $300m loot if … | Jersey Island gives condition

The government of Jersey Island has said the $300m hidden by former military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha in its territory will only be released directly to the Nigerian government. Minister and Attorney-General of Jersey Island, Robert MacRae (QC) disclosed this on Tuesday during the ongoing 7th Session of Conference of State Parties to the United Nations... Read More

$300m, Jersey Island, loot, No third party, Sani Abacha

June 12, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] What Femi Adesina learnt while working for MKO Abiola

Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity has lived long years in the media industry. He has written for Vanguard Newspapers, The Sun Newspaper, and Concord Newspapers, the news outlet of Concord Press, one of Chief MKO Abiola’s many business ventures in Nigeria. Femi Adesina has also served as the president... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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June 12, 2017

“Enough is Enough! We have endured 24 years of military rule” | The MKO Abiola speech that got him arrested

Today, 24 years ago, everyone believed military rule had ended as Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993, election, but the excitement was short-lived when then military rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and Sani Abacha dismissed what is described till date as the freest and fairest election ever. IBB started by annulling... Read More

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May 24, 2017

Still on the matter: Are we really on the verge of a military takeover in Nigeria?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye For any Nigerian in their early twenties, the closest thing to memories of the brutality of military regime must be the sickening annulment of the “freest and fairest” election ever held in Nigeria by General Ibrahim Babangida in 1993. For much older Nigerians, the memory may be even more sickening – the dashed... Read More

Thinking Through

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April 16, 2017

Bamaiyi’s book is full of nonsense…he had a hand in the 95′ coup – Col. Isa

by Azeez Adeniyi A former military officer, Col. Jibrin Isa, who was one of those convicted in the 1995 coup has said the book written by former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi was full of nonsense. Bamaiyi in his book had insisted that the 1995 coup against the government of Gen. Sani Abacha... Read More

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April 1, 2017

How Diya planned to blow up Abacha in his car – Bamaiyi

By Azeez Adeniyi Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters and others were involved in a coup plot against the late Abacha in 1995. In his book which was launched on Thursday, Bamaiyi said the botched 1997 coup allegedly led... Read More

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March 30, 2017

Abacha never looted Nigeria’s treasury | Bamaiyi says it is a media creation

by Dolapo Adelana A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Ishaya Bamaiyi has said former head of state, General Sani Abacha, never looted the country’s treasury, The Guardian reports. Bamaiyi, who spoke on Thursday at the launch of his memoir said the ‘loot’ was a creation of the media. He said to the best of his... Read More

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March 29, 2017

Office Of The Citizen With Chude Jideonwo: The high standards to which we must hold our leaders

by Chude Jideonwo I have heard this bit of nonsense constantly – seen it sometimes on social media, in comment boxes or random commentary: that because I actively, enthusiastically and unrepentantly threw personal and professional weight behind the election of a political office holder, I have somehow lost the moral right to speak out against... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

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March 23, 2017

Opinion: Why Audu Maikori may get the Sani Abacha Treatment from El-Rufai

by Mbasekei Martin Obono The return of democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999 coincided somewhat with the arrival of the digital age in Nigeria. In this period of nearly 20 years, never before have we witnessed the level of criminalization of voice of dissent as we see today under the APC-led administration. One key question... Read More

Opinion

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January 12, 2017

U.S. blocking return of $550m Abacha loot

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay on Thursday said Nigeria is on the verge of losing another $550 million recovered from the Abacha family to the United States. Sagay made the disclosure at a media conference on asset recovery jointly organised by PACAC and the Office of the Senior Special... Read More

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December 13, 2016

How Abacha tried to kill me – Pastor Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has revealed how God saved him from the hands of former military dictator, General Sani Abacha. According to Daily Post Adeboye made this known at the weekend while speaking during the annual Holy Ghost Congress 2016 of the church tagged ‘Complete... Read More

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December 10, 2016

N13,000 per bag of rice, 22-year-old MP | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N13,000 – The Lagos state government will be selling 50kg bags of rice at this price starting from December 15 at the 57 LGAs and LCDAs of the state. N1.4 trillion – The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill seeking to set this amount aside out of the N7.3 trillion 2017 budget estimate to fund... Read More

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December 7, 2016

Opinion: Africa truly rising

by Anthony Ademiluyi After the return of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu from England in 1957 after a 13-year sojourn for his educational pursuits, his wealthy and influential father wanted him to put his education to good use by joining the family business. The former rebel had other ideas as he had a brief stint in the colonial... Read More

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December 4, 2016

MKO Abiola’s refusal to listen to me cost him his life – Anenih

Former minister for Works Chief Tony Anenih said winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 election Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola would still be alive had he listened to his advice. Anenih started this in his recently released autobiography, ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics’, said he advised Abiola against declaring himself president but he refused.... Read More

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November 13, 2016

I issued Buhari, Abacha and Babangida WAEC certificates – Ex-registrar

A former registrar of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Alex Ajayi says he was privileged to issue WAEC certificates to three former Head of States – General Muhammadu Buhari, General Sani Abacha and General Ibrahim Babangida. Ajayi said this while speaking about his career in the civil service in an interview with The Punch. He... Read More

Ibrahim Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari, Obafemi Awolowo, Sani Abacha, WAEC, waec. certificate

September 21, 2016

The Media Blog: Dapo Olorunyomi steps (just a bit) aside at Premium Times

This didn’t make as much of a splash as it should have. Understandable sha – it’s Nigeria after all, where the present has very little knowledge of its provenance. Dapo Olorunyomi is one of Nigerian journalism’s true greats. Almost every important milestone of the past 20 years has his footprints all over it – until... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

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September 11, 2016

$500 million; 471… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$500 million – The amount pledged by the World Bank to five Northern states through the Universal Basic Education scheme. $458 million – The amount to be returned from the loot stashed away by former President Sani Abacha in the United States. N24.5 billion – The amount consolidated by the Kaduna State Government in its... Read More

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August 5, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Why is Solomon Dalung still a minister?

20 years ago this week, Nigeria recorded one of its most remarkable sporting triumphs to win the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament, with improbable victories over first Brazil, then Argentina. It took a football mad nation to the heights of ecstasy, an example of the resilience of the Nigerian spirit. 20 years later,... Read More

Featured

July 29, 2016

Swiss govt. agree to return $321m Abacha loot

The Switzerland government has agreed to return the sum of $321 million stashed in the nation’s bank by the late dictator Sani Abacha. Both countries on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to effect the repatriation. The pact also seeks to block accounts linked to stolen funds. In 2005, Switzerland repatriated $722m stolen by Abacha... Read More

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June 13, 2016

Opinion: Why we shouldn’t blame Okonjo-Iweala for the corruption mess

by Bade Adebolu Recently, a coalition of anti-corruption civil society bodies petitioned the EFCC that the erstwhile Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Muhammed Bello Adoke to account for the sum of $3.2 billion allegedly belonging to the 774 local governments on whose behalf one Mr. Joe Agi SAN obtained the judgment. According to media report, “…none... Read More

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June 12, 2016