Abaribe to Gowon: It’s time to write your own book, reveal truth about 1966 coup
Former Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia Central District (APGA), Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has urged former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, to write his own book and document his firsthand account of the 1966 coup, which has been misleadingly labeled an "Igbo coup."
Implement Gowon’s 3Rs before 2022 or risk Nigeria’s continuity, Ohanaeze youths tell Buhari
…Say it’s grave error to think Biafra agitators ‘re touts By Steve Oko The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to consider and implement the Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation programme of General Yakubu Gowon before 2022 or risk Nigeria’s continuity as one political entity. National […]
Looting of CBN: We can vouch for Gowon — Clark, Adebanjo, Nwodo, Bitrus
By Dapo Akinrefon THE Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, yesterday, faulted an allegation that former military head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), looted half of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during his tenure as Head of State, noting that if he (Gowon) had half of the CBN in a foreign bank, […]
Did Gowon loot the Central Bank?
By Obadiah Mailafia I love Nigeria. But there is a part of me, to echo the poet Rupert Brooke, that is forever England. Perhaps it’s on account of her medieval knights and Plantagenet troubadours; her baroque royal trumpets; her decency and manners; her poets and seers; her afternoon teas with scones — her love of liberty. […]
Ex-Minister, Gbagi flays British lawmaker over allegation against Gowon
ABUJA- Former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, has taken exception to allegations by a British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, that former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon “looted half of the Central Bank of Nigeria,” while he held sway as the nation’s number one citizen.
Obasanjo, Gowon, Abubakar, Jonathan, IBB, others commend Buhari’s speech
Former Heads of State, Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for addressing Nigerians yesterday. Buhari had Thursday night addressed Nigerians over the lingering #ENDSARS protests, advising youths to discontinue with their campaign. In his speech Buhari vowed to preserve the unity of the country and improve good governance and democratic process. “Let me at this point […]
