Maryam Abacha, widow of Nigeria’s former military ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died in office on 8 June 1998, has challenged the assertions in a recent autobiography by her husband’s immediate predecessor, General Ibrahim Babangida that the late Head of State orchestrated the 12 June 1993 election annulment, which was won by Chief Moshood Abiola Also read: 12 June: How Abacha planned …

The prominent pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, under the leadership of Oba Oladipo Olaitan, has delivered a scathing mid-term review of President Bola Tinubu’s two-year administration, asserting that Nigerians have been subjected to “harrowing pain and anguish.” Also read: Tinubu: 2 years of bold reforms, Renewed Hope The group contended that the administration’s much-touted reforms have, in essence, “deformed” the lives …