Gowon

Former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has rubbished claims that he stole half of Central Bank. British MP Tom Tugendhat on Monday accused the former Nigerian leader of looting the country’s apex bank while he was a military ruler.…
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A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Friday said he was scared when he emerged Nigeria’s Head of State at age 31. The retired army general became the third Nigerian president and the youngest ever, on Aug. 1, 1966, before his 32nd…
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A former Head of State and elder statesman, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd.), said on Saturday that he and another former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), were among key figures who convinced the National Assembly against…
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Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Nigerian Head of State has slumped during the funeral of late Maj Gen David Akpodiete Ejoor in Ovwor-Olomu Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident happened at the…
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Former Heads of State, Abdusalami Abubakar and Yakubu Gowon on Tuesday are among the dignitaries attending the public presentation of Goodluck Jonathan’s book. Also present is the former vice president and presidential candidate of the…
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A former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd) says it is unfair to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the incessant killings in the conflict between farmers and herders in some parts of Nigeria. Gen. Gowon, who was Nigeria’s military…
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