Tag: gowon
Gowon: I appointed Bamigboye Kwara governor because of his loyalty, hardwork, competence
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, said loyalty, hard work and competence exhibited by late Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye earned him the first Kwara...
July 29, Danjuma, Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder and Gowon’s ouster
In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by a specific date. The...
Gowon advocates tolerance, unity among Nigerians to end killings
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has advocated for more tolerance and understanding among Nigerians to put an end to the spate...
Gowon: For the nine years I ruled, I alienated corruption, as Soyinka urges EFCC...
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), said on Monday that his regime never experienced anything such as corruption for the nine...
Gowon, Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, others attend Council of State meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja summoned a meeting of the Council of State to deliberate on key national issues.
The meeting, which started...
July 29: 51 years after Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, 42 years after Gowon’s ouster and civil...
In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by a specific date. The first...
Gowon commissions Ijaw National Academy in Bayelsa, praises Dickson
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday, commissioned the Ijaw National Academy in Bayelsa State, saying that the edifice is good for...
Gowon, Clark, Spiff, others give thumbs up to Dickson on infrastructural development
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has lauded the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, for his commitment to infrastructural development and...
Bayelsa hosts Gowon, Soyinka as Dickson inspects project sites
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far at the Ijaw National Academy.
The revelation came barely 24...
Ikpeazu receives Gowon, bankrolls exam fees for SSSCE candidates in Umuda Isingwu community
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has donated N400,000 to offset the registration fees for Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) candidates in...
EDUCATION
Ignore resumption announcement, LAUTECH management tells students
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, says it has not issued any directive on the resumption of its students.
purportedly announcing resumption of academic activities on August 18, 2022.
Mr Olalekan Fadeyi, the institution’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Public and Alumni...
‘7,000 illegal private schools in Plateau’
The Plateau State chapter of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) has disclosed that 7,000 illegal private schools were currently operating in the state.
Mr Solomon Musa, the Chairman of the association in the state disclosed this on Monday in Jos.
Musa, who...
International Grants: Shed your toga of arrogance, Prof Longe advises Nigerian lecturers
Flagrant display of arrogance by Nigerian academicians is chiefly responsible for their inability to win international research grants, a world-rated Scholar, Prof. Olumide Longe, has declared.
Prof Longe made the declaration on Monday August 15, 2022, while presenting a paper titled: "The Psychology of...
