Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.) said that the Aburi accord collapsed because the then Biafra leader, Lt. Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu wanted regional governors to control military zones. Gowon was Nigeria’s military ruler from 1966 until 1975 when he was deposed in a bloodless coup, while Odumegwu-Ojukwu was military governor of the eastern region in that span. In …

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd.) has described the Nigerian civil war period (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known in Abuja yesterday after he was honoured with a Life Time Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship, Abuja Anglican …

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammed Sanusi has said that Nigeria is currently more divided than it was during the civil war between July 1967 and January 1970. He said Nigeria has been “divided dangerously” along ethnic and religious lines, putting the integrity of public institutions in question. At the Third Nigerian Leadership Colloquium in …

Fellow Nigerians, 1. 15th January, a very special and unique day in 2023 as it was 53 years ago!  40 days from today, Nigerians will be voting in an election that many regard as the most crucial and existential decision we have to make as a nation, and particularly for our children and youths, given the sad state of our …