Tag: General Yakubu Gowon
Nigerians and the reality of looting
Fola Ojo
British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat had not yet breathed his first breath of life when General Yakubu Gowon became Nigeria’s Head of State in...
Awolowo coup of 1966
Emeka Obasi
You do not need to take part in a coup d’etat to be chosen as
leader. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was in jail for treasonable...
Biafran war: Was it inevitable?
Ray Ekpu
A lot has been written in books and newspapers about the
Biafran war (1967-70). Despite this huge volume of literature, no one has been
able...
We saved Obasanjo from impeachment to preserve other presidents – Gowon
The former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon went
down memory lane yesterday to give reasons why he, together with Gen. Abdulsalami
Abubakar, former head...
Gen. Gowon, Okowa, others pay glowing tributes to David Ejoor
The former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has said
that late Gen. David Ejoor believed in the unity of Nigeria and was able...
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