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“The security situation has deteriorated with kidnapping everywhere and Boko Haram more in action and nobody should deceive Nigerians about ...

Mr Babangida says he gave Nigerians advance warning of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election.

The former leaders and opposition governors were also at the palace of Lamido of Adamawa on Sunday morning.

Both comedians lament the pitiable state of the economy and polity.

He said the state has to apologise to the victims and to the Ogoni people for the execution.

The renowned environmentalist was executed on November 10, 1995, by the Nigerian government under the leadership of the then military ...

Mr Al-Mustapha will be running under the platform of the PPN.

Aside the houses, the governor also donates relief materials.

Switzerland recently agreed to repatriate a fresh $350 million as part of the Abacha loot.

The government announced last week that it would, starting from July, distribute the returned loot.

Mr Abiola says he welcomes the decision to honour his father, even though it is political.

MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

“It is not possible to honour MKO Abiola in one breath and then admire his tormentor in another breath''.

Mr Kingibe served in the Abacha government which detained Mr Abiola.

Mr Abacha died in June 1998 at the presidential villa, Abuja.

Mr Fawehinmi and his family in 2008 and 2014 rejected national honours when he was alive and after his death, ...

The presidential aide was one of the critical press journalists hounded by the late dictator

Mr Buhari served under the late Mr Abacha as head of the Petroleum Trust Fund, (PTF).

The former military dictator is believed to have stolen billions of dollars of Nigeria's funds.

The former vice president was buried today in Anambra.

The former diplomat served as U.S. ambassador to Nigeria between 1993 and 1997.

Mr. Obasanjo extols the virtues of his former deputy.

Mr. Abacha is believed to have stolen up to five billion dollars.

The case has been adjourned till February 13, 2018

Nigeria adopted French as its second official language in 1996.