General Sani Abacha

A decade after he won international sympathy during his imprisonment by the then military leader General Sani Abacha Obasanjo’s reputation is sadly diminished...

agreement for the highly prospective OML130 from South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) linked to former Defence Minister Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma and Lebanese trader Gilbert Chagouri a close business associate of the late military ruler General Sani Abacha...

Ojo Maduekwe former PDP Secretary ex-Transport Minister and one-time supporter of military dictator General Sani Abacha appears an improbable choice as Foreign Minister more so because of the President's lack of experience and observable interest in foreign policy...

He was running-mate to Moshood Abiola who won the 1993 elections then served as Foreign and Internal Affairs Minister under the ensuing military regime of General Sani Abacha which gaoled Abiola as well as Gen...

the oil billions hidden overseas by the late Sani Abacha of Nigeria); and commercial money (e...

Sani Abacha but he had the closest of ties with the three main presidential candidates...

Three contenders All three are closely linked to General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Obasanjo’s deputy in the military government in the 1970s who later turned to politics and died in a prison cell under General Sani Abacha’s regime ten years ago...

Kingibe 61 is an able former diplomat who served as foreign and interior minister under General Sani Abacha (1993-98); he is the more conservative choice and less likely to make trouble for established politicians...

He keeps his hold on the PDP because its largest component the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) was launched by him and the family of the late General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua poisoned in gaol under the Sani Abacha regime...

Also at the launch were Tom Ikimi Foreign Minister under General Sani Abacha; David Attah Abacha's former Press Secretary; John Wash Pam Deputy Senate President under Shagari; Jim Nwobodo former Anambra State Governor under Shagari Senator in Obasanjo's first term and a PDP founder; JKN Waku former PDP Senator; Dapo Sarumi Information Minister in Obasanjo's first term; Shuaibu Oyedokun former PDP Deputy Chairman...