Tag: yakubu gowon
Gowon’s former pilot Paul Thahal is dead
An ex-captain of former head of state Yakubu Gowon’s presidential flight Paul Thahal has passed on.
Thahal, also a former managing director of the defunct...
Akuffo-Ado, Tunde Bakare, others call Buhari on Abba Kyari’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday received several messages of condolences from foreign and national leaders over the death of chief of staff, Abba Kyari.
Mr...
Gowon leads ‘prayer rally’ in Bauchi over insecurity
Former head of state, Yakubu Gowon, on Sunday led Nigeria Prays group in a 'prayer rally' for peace to reign in the Northeast and...
Mobolaji Johnson: We have lost a trailblazer — Lagos Speaker
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has described the demise of Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson as a loss of Nigeria’s trailblazer...
Reactions trail death of Mobolaji Johnson
Reactions have continued to trail the death of Brig-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (rtd), the first Military Governor of Lagos State.
In separate interviews with the News...
ITF celebrates Gen. Gowon at 85
The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Mr Joseph Ari, on Tuesday described former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, as a patriotic...
85th Birthday: Gowon a patriot , firm believer in united Nigeria—...
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has congratulated a former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on his 85th birthday,describing him as a...
85th Birthday: Gowon rare gift to Nigeria- Gov.Lalong
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon, on his 85th birthday, describing him as a rare gift to...
Buhari congratulates Gowon ahead of 85th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former military ruler, Yakubu Gowon, ahead of his 85th birthday on October 19.
President Buhari, in a statement on Friday...
NYSC has given credibility to Nigeria’s elections — Gowon
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, said on Wednesday that collaboration between the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Independent National Electoral...