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This is General Yakubu Gowon, PhD, (91), on page 201 of his autobiography titled My Life of Duty & Allegiance: “On impulse, I called the airport at Ikeja to instruct Major Paul Dickson who oversaw the airport to send a helicopter to Ibadan to evacuate the Supreme Commander.” This was hours after the countercoup of July […]
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Gowon had reportedly concluded from the observation that “most of the bullets fired by the Nigerian army hit palm trees, not people”
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By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has recounted how fear, betrayal and growing distrust consumed the final days of his government before the July 29, 1975 coup, warning that leaders who surrender to panic and suspicion often end up trapped by manipulative advisers, opportunists and their own fears. Read Also: Insecurity: Yorubaland unsafe, terrorist […]
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“Murtala did not accept my advice and did exactly as he had proposed, to cross the River Niger by boats and barges”
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“During my time as Head of State, the country did not fall, and I remain confident that despite all her challenges, Nigeria won’t fall”
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…meeting comes days after President hosted interfaith Ramadan–Lenten fast-breaking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday received the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja,
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“So, I can assure you, the government is handling it the best way it can to ensure that Nigeria, in the end, can achieve the peace”
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