Tag: yakubu gowon
Gowon made me feel special, Pastor Paul Adefarasin celebrates ex-ruler on...
Senior pastor of House on the Rock Church Paul Adefarasin has penned a note on social media in celebration of the 54th wedding anniversary...
Gowon, Osinbajo, Oyedepo, others attend Paul Adefarasin’s mum’s funeral
Former head of state Yakubu Gowon, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and wife Dolapo, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila among others...
Osinbajo, Gowon, Jonathan, govs attend Shonekan’s burial in Lagos
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, former head of state Yakubu Gowon, and secretary to the government of the federation Boss Mustapha...
Gowon, Obasanjo, Ironsi rendered monarchs powerless – Sultan
Sultan of Sokoto Sa'ad Abubakar III who is also chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers has accused the military particularly the regimes...
FG demands apology from UK over Gowon money laundering allegation
The Federal Government has demanded an apology from the British government over an allegation by a member of its parliament Tom Tugendhat that Nigeria's...
Akinwumi Adesina defends Gowon against money laundering allegation
President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina has stood in the defence of Nigeria’s former military ruler Yakubu Gowon against allegation the latter...
Gowon speaks on UK MP’s money laundering allegation
Former military ruler Yakubu Gowon has discredited a statement made by a United Kingdom Member of Parliament Tom Tugendhat that he (Gowon) laundered half...
Obasanjo, Gowon, others applauded Buhari’s #EndSARS broadcast – Presidency
Nigeria's former leaders including Olusegun Obasanjo and Yakubu Gowon applauded President Muhammadu Buhari's broadcast on Thursday as “detailed and soothing to the country," the...
Buhari meets Obasanjo, Gowon, others hours after broadcast
President Muhammadu Buhari has convened a meeting with some former Nigerian leaders including Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd.)
It was gathered that the...
Gowon, Jonathan attend low-key 60th anniversary at Eagle Square
Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon and former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday attended Nigeria’s 60th independence celebration at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
The low-key...