Yakubu Gowon

Magnus Onyibe, a former commissioner in the Delta State Government (2003-2007), media columnist and democracy advocate has released a book titled: "LEADING FROM THE STREETS. MEDIA INTERVENTIONS BY A PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL (1999-2019)". The book is a compilation of compelling...

October 19, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has extended felicitations to former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on his 89th birthday. In a statement issued on Thursday, by Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, ...

October 13, (THEWILL) - The death of a statesman anywhere in the world would certainly make any editor’s day. Yes, a former head of state, president or prime minister passing on is sure to command the front page, catch...

October 09, (THEWILL) - Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has refuted social media reports that he was dead. Speaking through his personal aide, Adeyeye E. Ajayi, the former Head of State said he is still very much...

It is not his fault that he is the longest living Nobel laureate in Literature in the world today. The first African bestowed with the most prestigious prize in Literature in 1986, some of his fellow recipients in the...

May 13, (THEWILL) – Former Nigeria Military Head of State, Rtd General Yakubu Gowon, has extolled Edo State deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, for his exemplary character and humility. This is even as a first-class Benin Chief, the...

April 20, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has urged former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to apologise to Ndigbo over his role in the Biafra civil war. The Nigerian Civil War was a three-year...