Between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria prosecuted a blood civil war, one of the bloodiest in the annals of modern history. And at the center of that terrible national tragedy is that man of destiny, General ...

The air-conditioned office of Nigeria’s leader, Major General Yakubu Gowon, is on the second floor of a villa in the Obalende quarter of Lagos. A well-thumbed copy of Carl Sandburg’s Abraham ...

Former President of the Senate and National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has described former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), as a living symbol of ...

The governor prayed that Almighty God will continue to bless Mr Gowon with good health, peace of mind, and divine grace to keep serving as a guiding light to the nation.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us ...

Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has rejoiced with former head of state, General ...

President Bola Tinubu has conveyed felicitations to former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), as he celebrates his 89th birthday Yakubu Gowon President Bola Tinubu has conveyed felicitations ...

A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on Tuesday decried Nigeria’s unending woes and said the country could only overcome its challenges if everyone comes together in unity. Gowon, who ...

From last week continues the narrative of the events that took place before General Gowon was overthrown on July 29, 1975. Of particular reference was his creation of 12 states as well as appointment ...

Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has expressed that by the end of 2021, Nigeria will experience an economic turnaround that will bring an end to borrowing. Gowon stated this on ...

This article is not appearing in this column, today, for the first time. It had been published before as a presentation of naked facts against the incessant falsehood with which Nigerians have been ...

The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has refuted the recent statements made by the former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon that the Nigerian, Biafran civil war was ...