The same pilot flew Gowon to Kampala in 1975,the general was toppled by Murtala and began life in exile. Believe it. When President Shehu Shagari granted pardon to Gowon in 1981, the four-star ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yakubo Gowon, who was head of state during the Biafran war, says he and Ojukwu became reconciled friends to move Nigeria forward Former Nigerian head of state General Yakubo Gowon, in power during ...

Former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has expressed hope that Nigeria’s challenges would not stop the country from attaining greatness. Gowon, however, noted that Nigeria’s growth ...

Gowon returned from his course at the Joint Staff College, Latimer UK, two days before the Nzeogwu coup. His late arrival probably exempted him from the hit list of the coupists. Following Aguiyi ...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has congratulated General Yakubu Gowon, former Head of State and elder statesman on his 90th birthday. A statement issued in Abuja on ...

Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has advised Nigerians to exercise patience and give President Bola Tinubu time to address the myriad challenges facing the nation. Speaking to ...

Former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon has urged Nigerians to put aside ethnic differences. He spoke as guest of honour at the 18th valedictory service and graduation ceremony of Jextoban High ...