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Buhari’s FCT N20Million Mansion Signals He Lived Above His Means, As Corrupt Danjuma’s N15Million Gift Rocks His Purported Integrity–RepublicReporters
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Meanwhile, experts knowledgeable with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Real Estate property analysts say the property in question is worth a whopping N20Million that is paid annually Republic Reporters has learned. [PHOTO: Buhari evicted from his...
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Al-Mustapha was sentenced along with Kudirat’s aide, Lateef Shofolahan to death by hanging. At the newspaper stand where I stopped to curiously peer at the headlines when the news first broke out, there was a debate between two men about the death...
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A prison official stands guard at the entrance of Lagos' High Court, during the trial of Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, at Igbosere district in Lagos January 30, 2012. Mustapha was charged... View Photo »
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I was saddened to learn a great Nigerian has passed on. He was a highly principled man and humble person to the end of his life. We were both Cabinet Ministers in the late General Sani Abacha's Provisional Ruling Council and Alex never received any estacode for all the travels he made on behalf of Niger...
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NPL acting executive secretary, Tunji Babalola, told MTNFootball.com that they have to do that since the city of Kano is now calm and security has been guaranteed, while the Hadejia Stadium will stage the home games of Jigawa Golden Stars. "Pillars are...
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Abacha was accused of stealing billions of dollars during his five years in power A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha has been sentenced to hang for killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola in 1996. Major Hamza al-Mustapha...
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That year, a long-promised transition from military to civilian rule was blocked. Presidential elections organized by the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida were annulled, and by year's end a new military regime, that of General Sani Abacha, was in...
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A relative of Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, cries after receiving the news of the verdict outside Lagos' High Court at Igbosere district in Lagos January 30, 2012. Mustapha was charged and... View Photo »
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Hamza al-Mustapha has been in detention since 1999 over the killing. Mr Abiola is widely believed to have won the 1993 election, which was annulled by Nigeria’s junta. His wife Kudirat was shot dead in 1996. Abacha and Abiola both died in 1998, paving...
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When I heard that Major Hamza Al Mustapha was convicted of murder and sentenced to hanging by a Lagos High Court yesterday afternoon I was utterly shocked, saddened and disgusted. And let me tell you why. I was one of those that opposed the late...
About Sani Abacha
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General Sani Abacha (Kano, 20 September 1943 – Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military leader and politician. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. Full Article
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A relative of Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, cries after receiving the news of the verdict outside Lagos' High Court at Igbosere district in Lagos January 30, 2012. Mustapha was charged and received the sentence of death by...
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Hamza Al-Mustapha (2nd L), former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, waves as he leaves Lagos' high court at Igbosere district in Lagos January 30, 2012. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late Nigerian president-elect...
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A vendor displays newspaper headlines at the trial of Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, at the Lagos high court at Igbosere district August 17, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late...
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Hamza Al-Mustapha,(C) the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, is escorted by prison officials as he leaves the Lagos high court at Igbosere district August 17, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late Nigerian...
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Prison officials wait outside the Lagos high court where Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, is standing trial August 4, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late Nigerian president-elect...
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Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, prepares to leave the Lagos high court at Igbosere district August 4, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late Nigerian president-elect M.K.O. Abiola.
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A policeman controls the crowd as Hamza Al-Mustapha (not in picture), the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, leaves the Lagos high court after appearing for murder charges at Igbosere district August 4, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder...
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Hamza Al-Mustapha (C), the former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, is escorted by security officials outside the Lagos high court at Igbosere district August 4, 2011. Mustapha is charged with the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of late Nigerian...
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A relative of Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha, cries after receiving the news of the verdict outside Lagos' High Court at Igbosere district in Lagos January 30, 2012. Mustapha was charged and received the sentence of death by...
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