Speech to the Nation by General Gowon at the end of the Nigerian Civil War | January 17th 1970
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Speech to the Nation by General Gowon at the end of the Nigerian Civil War | January 17th 1970
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General Yakubu Gowon presided over the end of the civil war in Nigeria 50 years ago. This is how he remembers that day Photo Credit: AFP | BBC News Africa
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General Yakubu Gowon presided over the end of the civil war in Nigeria 50 years ago. This is how he remembers that day Photo Credit: AFP | BBC News Africa
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On Monday, June 4, 1973, Nigeria’s Head of State, Major General Yakubu Gowon, officially announced the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) — a program created in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War to promote national unity, reconciliation, and development. Modelled in part on the U.S. Peace Corps, the NYSC mandated university graduates to serve the nation for one year, often in regions far from their ethnic or cultural origins. It aimed to bridge divisions, build mutual
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On Monday, June 4, 1973, Nigeria’s Head of State, Major General Yakubu Gowon, officially announced the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) — a program created in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War to promote national unity, reconciliation, and development. Modelled in part on the U.S. Peace Corps, the NYSC mandated university graduates to serve the nation for one year, often in regions far from their ethnic or cultural origins. It aimed to bridge divisions, build mutual
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On May 28, 1968, Major-General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, delivered a televised speech calling on the secessionist state of Biafra to surrender. Speaking from his official residence at Dodan Barracks in Lagos, Gowon urged Biafran leaders to end what he described as a "shameless deception" of the Igbo people and to cease hostilities in the ongoing civil war. His Speech: “I do not wish to say anything on this occasion that might be regarded as
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NOSTALGIA: Taking You Down Memory Lane on Instagram: "On October 19, 1971, the Nigerian Army honoured President Yakubu Gowon’s 37th birthday with a grand Beating of the Retreat ceremony at Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event featured massed military bands and was attended by Gowon and his wife, Victoria. . Leading the parade was Lt. Colonel Joseph Garba, Commander of the Brigade of Guards. A graduate of the Sandhurst Military Academy in England, General Gowon rose from Second Lieutenan
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