The Presidency on Friday said France will return $150 million looted by former Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha, who died in office on 8th June 1998. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said President Bola Tinubu commended the European country for the decision. Receiving the Minister of Europe and …

With the agreement between the Nigerian and United States governments to return the over $23 million looted by the late dictator, General Sani Abacha to the country, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded a copy of the document. The rights group has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and …

The lawmaker representing Jos South/Jos East at the House of Representatives, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos has advised that the recovered $23 million Abacha loot should be channelled into settling the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). On Tuesday, the Federal Government and the US reached an agreement to repatriate a new batch of funds looted by General …

The United States government will repatriate over $23 million of the Sani Abacha loot to Nigeria, according to a fresh agreement signed by both parties on Tuesday. General Sani Abacha was Nigeria’s military dictator from 17 November 1993 to 8 June 1998 when he died in mysterious circumstances. With the latest decision, the US would have repatriated $335 million Abacha …

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, General Jerry Useni (rtd) is to forfeit £1.9 millon (about N986 million) hidden in bank accounts on the Island of Jersey. The largest of Channel Islands between England and France, Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom. Bailiwick Express reported that the Royal Court of Jersey seized the funds kept in …