On October 19, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former military Head of State who presided over Nigeria’s Civil War (1967-1970), turned 80. The irony of the landmark is gripping. Gen. Gowon fought tooth-and-nail to ...

The country representative of the Carter Centre in Nigeria, Dr Emmanuel Miri, has stated that the exceptional leadership qualities that the former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has ...

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 ...

Abdullahi Mohammed, former chief of staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Yar'Adua, is dead.Mohammed died in the ...

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has urged aggrieved parties of the February 25 general elections to respect the sanctity of the court and humbly accept its decision in the coming days as ...

Former head of State and founding father of the National Youth Service Corps, General Yakubu Gowon, has noted that Nigerian students resisted the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, when it was first ...

A former governorship candidate of Justice Must Prevail Party, JMPP, in Abia State, Charles Okechukwu Okereke has advised former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon to immediately apologize to the Igbo ...

Longest serving Nigerian head of state holds digital interaction with Nigerian youths to mark 60th independence day. A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), has described as accidental his ...

When Akinwunmi Adesina comot for social media in support of former Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon, some pipo see am as opportunity to give small history lesson. Di oga ...

Former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) tell BBC News Pidgin for exclusive interview say di British MP Tom Tugendhat dey tok rubbish after e accuse am say e take half di central bank ...

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has reiterated his call on Nigerians to pray for peace, unity and prosperity of the country. Gowon made the call on Saturday during Gowon, Soyinka to inaugurate ...