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Jonathan salutes Gowon at 88

Jonathan salutes Gowon at 88

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated Ex-Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon on the occasion of his 88th birthday, describing him as a statesman and good leader who has continued to canvass for the peace and unity of the nation.
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NCEF tasks Gowon, Obasanjo, Danjuma to save Nigeria from Islamism

NCEF tasks Gowon, Obasanjo, Danjuma to save Nigeria from Islamism

THE National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, has again made a passionate appeal to the three most outstanding retired military generals, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo and Theophilus Danjumu and  traditional rulers in the country to save the country from the grip of Islamism and Boko Haram.

Insecurity: Gowon leads ‘Nigeria Prays’ in prayer rally in Bauchi

Insecurity: Gowon leads ‘Nigeria Prays’ in prayer rally in Bauchi

Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), former Nigeria Head of States and National Chairman of ‘Nigeria Prays’ on Sunday, led the group in a prayer rally for peace to reign in the North East zone and Nigeria at large. Speaking during the one-day prayer rally organised by Nigeria Prays, North-East zone held in Bauchi, with the theme: […]

The Biafran War: My Memoires 

The Biafran War: My Memoires 

I was too young, too timid and ill-informed to know the time, date, month or year. Like many other kids in our village, I was just a timid African child growing up in a remote Boki village, Arangha, in Isobendeghe, far flung from the theatre of war.