By Babafemi Ojudu WHEN GENERAL Yakubu Gowon’s military government announced a transition programme in the late 1970s, many politicians began preparing for the return to civilian rule. Among them was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo did not wait for the starting gun before thinking about the race ahead. Years earlier, he had looked into the futu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Executive Council (FEC) has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University in honour of the former Nigerian military head of state. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after the council’s final 2024 meeting held at ...
