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.
Gowon meets Ikemba in Asaba
For Gen. Yakubu Gowon, there is no running away from his friend, Chief Emeka Ojukwu. They wined and dined together as young military officers at the Samaritan Club, Kaduna. They fought but are never apart.
Mass exodus of doctors from Nigeria worrisome —Buhari
…doctors’ exit not so bad; also beneficial to economy, Nigerians —NMA …health system in need of urgent transformation —Okowa, Gowon By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the human resources needs of Nigeria’s healthcare system, saying the mass exodus of doctors from Nigeria is real and worrisome. The President stated this on […]
Biafra: Gen Gowon should speak up on the war genocide — Moghalu
By Vin Ujumadu & Dennis Agbo Former Presidential Candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has challenged Nigeria’s former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon to speak up about the genocide and all the other atrocities committed against the people of former Eastern Nigeria. Moghalu said Gowon has the best opportunity for […]
Gowon harps on industrialisation to drive export
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon(retd), has called for a focus on industrialisation to drive export in Nigeria.
Gowon a rare gift to Nigeria – Lalong
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Saturday described a former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon (retd), as a rare gift to the state, Nigeria and the world at large. Lalong, in his 85th birthday greetings to the former Nigerian leader and signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham, said Gowon’s […]
85th Birthday: Gowon a patriot, firm believer in united Nigeria— Gov. Oyetola
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has congratulated a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on his 85th birthday, describing him as a true patriot. The governor, in a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ismail Omipidan on Saturday said Gowon was a firm believer in a peaceful and united Nigeria. […]
Gowon @85: Symbol of national unity — Buhari
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has on behalf of the Federal Executive Council and all Nigerians, felicitated with former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 85th birthday, on October 19, 2019, describing him as a living legend and symbol of national unity. President Buhari said as Nigeria’s youngest leader since […]
Buhari, Gowon, Sambo, mark independence anniversary in Aso Rock
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday, joined by the former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), former Vice President Namadi Sambo and the former Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters, Gen. Oladipp Diya (retd) at the Presidential Change of Guards held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ceremony which took place at the Fore Court […]
Breaking: CG-IPOB drags Gowon, Obasanjo, others to court over their roles during civil war
The struggle for the actualize of the sovereign state of Biafra has taken a new dimension with a group known as Customary Government of the Indigenous People of Biafra, CG-IPOB, dragging former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, rtd, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Attorney-General of the Federation to Federal High Court Enugu.
Adeboye, Gowon, 6192 Muslims, Christian clerics to pray against insecurity
Following the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, Save Nigeria Project Initiative, led by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, retd, in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and the Muslim Community will embark on a three-day national prayer and fasting programme tagged: ‘’Nigeria will be great again.’’
