Tag: General Yakubu Gowon

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Gowon’s Hollow Promises: Eastern Nigeria’s Festering Wounds!

More than five decades after the Nigerian Civil War ended in 1970, Eastern Nigeria remains a stark reminder of unfulfilled promises and systemic neglect....

Peter Obi, Gowon and a Country in Turmoil

Nigeria’s former military head of state Mr Yakubu Gowon recently marked his 90th birthday anniversary. Expectedly, many Nigerians felicitated him on the landmark occasion....

Revisiting the Legal and Moral Right of Biafra to Self-Determination

Introduction The ongoing discourse around Biafra's right to secede from Nigeria has resurfaced following public figures like Peter Obi addressing Nigeria’s historical divisions. In a...

General Yakubu Gowon: Nonagenarian Prayer Warrior

Nigeria as a nation famously obtained independence on October 1st, 1960, and attained a republican status three years after in 1963, the foundation for...

If You Want To Write A Great Book, Go To Prison

I am allergic to dictators, even if they somehow manage to dress up in democratic robes. Nigerians cannot ever forget in a hurry how some...

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