Mr. Femi Falana SAN has said that the Ogoni 4 and the Ogoni 9 were brutally killed by the Sani Abacha military junta in 1995. While speaking at the 84th posthumous birthday lecture of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Port Harcourt yesterday, the frontline human rights lawyer gave a vivid account of the tragic incident. The lawyer…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified his past engagement with the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Obi insisted it was strictly professional and had no relation to politics. He disclosed this in a statement posted on his official LinkedIn page on Wednesday. Addressing recent speculation about his past dealings with…
A high-ranking member of the Nigerian Army during the military years, General Ishola Williams (rtd), says contrary to the disclosure in a recently released book by former Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, the ex-military general prepared the late General Sani Abacha to take over before his controversial annulment of June 12, 1993. Gen Williams,…
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has revealed that he proposed an interim government led by MKO Abiola following the annulment of the 1993 presidential election, but Abiola rejected the offer. In his newly launched autobiography, A Journey in Service, Babangida detailed his attempts to resolve the political crisis, including meetings with Abiola through traditional leaders….
Former military president, Ibrahim Babangida has finally broken his silence on the June 12, 1993, presidential election annulled by his regime. The election, described as the freest and fairest in the history of the country, was won by Chief MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party. In his newly released autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service,’…
A former lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District and versatile journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, has revealed how he drank his urine to survive in prison, under the military regime of late General Sani Abacha. Ojudu, former Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs under Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, made the revelation in Ado-Ekiti, during a media interaction with journalists,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has replied Ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), who said that he (Gowon) pleaded with the late General Sani Abacha not to execute him. Obasanjo was one of those imprisoned by the regime of Abacha over an alleged coup plot to overthrow Abacha. Speaking during the first ever Plateau Interdenominational…
Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, says he pleaded with late Genenral Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995. Mr Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the interdenominational unity Christmas carol and praise festival organised by the Plateau government. He was the special guest…