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Abacha Family Accuses Babangida of Distorting History on June 12 Election

The family of the late General Sani Abacha has dismissed claims by former Military President Ibrahim Babangida regarding the annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election. In his recently published memoir, A Journey in Service, Babangida attributed the annulment to his then Chief of Defence Staff, General Abacha. However, in a statement on Sunday, […]

Obasanjo Recalls Jimmy Carter’s Bold Visit to Free Him from Abacha’s Prison

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid tribute to the late US President Jimmy Carter, recalling how the American leader personally intervened to seek his release from imprisonment during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Speaking at a memorial service on Sunday in honour of Carter, who died aged 100, Obasanjo described the visit […]