Tag: General Yakubu Gowon
Rebuilding The Nation: Lessons From Other Lands
By Babatunde Raji Fashola They say lightning does not strike in the same place twice. For the sake of all…
Lessons From 2014 Commonwealth Games
Team Nigeria returned from the just concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with a total of 36 medals comprising 11…
Commonwealth Games: Gowon applauds Team Nigeria
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has applauded the splendid performance of Team Nigeria at the XX 2014 Commonwealth…
Oshiomhole model for good governance, says Gowon
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has described the administrative style of Governor Adams Oshiomhole as a model…
Jonathan snubs Port Harcourt centenary celebrations
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Jonathan today snubbed Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s invitation to attend a symposium to mark the…
Where In Nigeria Is Gakem?
By Nkrumah Bankong-Obi All liberal-minded Nigeria Civil War non-fictional narratives agree on one thing. They trace the launch pad from…
Soyinka Gets Awolowo Prize For Leadership
Nobel Leaureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is the winner of the maiden edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership which…
Time To Militarise The National Youth Service Corps
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Outside the way in which he concluded the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970, the best legacy…
Be Ready For Fire For Fire If Dialogue Fails, Gowon Tells Boko Haram
Former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (GCFR) Wednesday urged terrorist group Boko Haram to embrace dialogue, else, the…
Why Nigerians Must Pray —Gowon
General Yakubu Gowon, the Chairman of Nigeria Prays, has disclosed that the organisation was formed to seek divine intervention for…