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Nigeria-Biafra Civil War: My Duty as Head of State – General Yakubu Gowon

General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s head of state during the Nigeria-Biafra War, has explained that his duty as head of state was basically to ensure that country did not break up. Gowon said this in an interview on his 90th birthday which was published by Daily Trust. He stated that every effort was made by his […]

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Gowon Turns Down ECOWAS Invitation to Intervene in the Regional Crisis

Nigeria’s former Head of State in Nigeria and one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), General Yakubu Gowon, is alleged to have declined an invitation to intervene in the ongoing crises within the regional body. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, had organized a […]

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