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Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Wizardslayer: 1:42pm On Oct 20, 2023
What is yakubu even saying about the genocide and atrocities ongoing in Benue and plateau state.

We should go on with one Nigeria even with his kinsmen being massacred on a daily.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Judolisco(m): 1:44pm On Oct 20, 2023
Trumpdonald5:


Dealt? The people he had to sell a whole Oil rich Bakassi to Cameroon before he could defeat?

Ojukwu was a better soldier than him.
a better soldier that dressed as a woman and ran away? Soldiers prefer to die at d battle field that's what they are trained for.... Ojukwu action was that of a coward that's why he isn't celebrated today by d Nigerian armed forces like majors kaduna nzeogwu, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Chris Anuforo, Don Okafor, Humphrey Chukwuka, and Adewale Ademoyega...... Ojukwu led millions of untrained soldiers to war... Pls what were u expecting?
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Judolisco(m): 1:46pm On Oct 20, 2023
Wizardslayer:
What is yakubu even saying about the genocide and atrocities ongoing in Benue and plateau state.

We should go on with one Nigeria even with his kinsmen being massacred on a daily.
what are the current governors of d south east doing about the current sit at home crisis in d south east?
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by danilho(m): 1:49pm On Oct 20, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Gowon had not just the opportunity but resources in abundance to make it happen. He failed to do so. undecided
are the resources no longer in abundance?
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by yewit37486: 1:49pm On Oct 20, 2023
StOla:


You cannot suppress the Igbo in you.

You see why those that want Nigeria to progress have to avoid giving critical roles to those who only love Nigeria when they are the ones ruling.

See example below.

Very cunning patriots.

How would you use one person's utterance to define an entire tribe? The guy you quoted is clearly a negative person and it will be unto him according to his words since negative definitely attracts negative, but you are also no different from him. Toxic human beings.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Kobojunkie: 1:50pm On Oct 20, 2023
danilho:
are the resources no longer in abundance?
Well, duh! undecided
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Adakintroy: 1:52pm On Oct 20, 2023
At 20/plus this boys were men, fighting to the death for a course they strongly believe. Hate it or love. They were all in for their believes.

At 40/ some are yakpa prodigies. Them.no see war oooo. This one inde tell you. Na just serious hunger. Them done jump ship.

My father always tell me son whatever you do in life always remember one thing , man pass man"


Congratulation baba. Na man you be from birth.

My pledge is to Nigeria my country tonne faithful loyal and honest.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by MyExpression(m): 1:52pm On Oct 20, 2023
Looking at the North today, you can tell their leaders have failed them.

Where were they, when other parts of the country was advancing in all frontiers...yet, you've had the North in power back to back.

Nigeria did not get better, their own community didn't improve also.
Only family wealth.

Whatever role Gowon played, he's still a part of the problem.

All Living former Heads of State who are watching Nigeria perish, are part of the problem.
The whole pack of them.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by HeroicMeastro: 1:53pm On Oct 20, 2023
gidgiddy:
Im happy he is alive but can no longer visit his own local government that has been overrun by bandits

Im happy he is alive to see his "one Nigeria" become the monumental disaster it is today

Im happy he lived long enough to see the failure of Nigeria of today, and realise that Ojukwu was right to make a break for freedom

Where is his LG?

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Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by johnjose68: 2:01pm On Oct 20, 2023
Racoon:
The youngest Nigerian military Head of State, but he supervised the genocide of the Nigerian state against the East. Yet Gowon and TY Danjuma are not confessing their atrocities in the events of 1966 that have landed Nigeria where it is today.

Cartoon or Racoon, the copy and paste engineer:

Your dumbness speaks to COWARD Ojukwu in whatever deepsheet he might be at the moment!!!!

How on earth do you think the ragtag i.gbo soldiers would stage a deadly war on the Nigeria state and then expect Gowon, the president, to fold hands and then be laughing !!!!

I would even have expected him to have wiped out the whole of the disgusting, drugified and baby-factory infested region for attempting to stage such a nonsense war led by an everlasting coward ojukwu, who later ran away angry angry angry angry
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by valentineuwakwe(m): 2:01pm On Oct 20, 2023
The task to keep Nigeria one must be attain!
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Roger3D(m): 2:03pm On Oct 20, 2023
God bless the gentleman General
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by simply22: 2:04pm On Oct 20, 2023
Happy birthday Sir.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Mayeldah(m): 2:04pm On Oct 20, 2023
At 33 he naively worked with the North to slaughter Ibos, today same North are slaughtering his people

I think he learnt his lessons too late
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Confirmedzombie: 2:06pm On Oct 20, 2023
Happy birthday the General. The conqueror of the Biafran empire.

Ipob wished you death but today you celebrate your birthday

Wishing you many more returns
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Cocolatti(m): 2:06pm On Oct 20, 2023
Happy birthday General Yakubu "Jack" Gowon. The humble son of a missionary who became Nigeria's Head of State.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by SuperOnyi: 2:07pm On Oct 20, 2023
farem:
General Gowon is 89 today!

Nigerian Herald first edition 50 years ago.

Happy birthday Gen Dr Gowon@89 !!!



shocked



Here's the "great" country you fought for sir.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Trumpdonald5: 2:11pm On Oct 20, 2023
Judolisco:
a better soldier that dressed as a woman and ran away? Soldiers prefer to die at d battle field that's what they are trained for.... Ojukwu action was that of a coward that's why he isn't celebrated today by d Nigerian armed forces like majors kaduna nzeogwu, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Chris Anuforo, Don Okafor, Humphrey Chukwuka, and Adewale Ademoyega...... Ojukwu led millions of untrained soldiers to war... Pls what were u expecting?

Untrained soldiers that the so called trained soldiers could not defeat for almost 3 years?
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Wizardslayer: 2:13pm On Oct 20, 2023
Judolisco:
what are the current governors of d south east doing about the current sit at home crisis in d south east?
Is the answer to your question the solution to the genocide and massacre ongoing in Benue and plateau state
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Realist777: 2:15pm On Oct 20, 2023
EmperorCaesar:



Curses upon curses

For a soul that only utters negatives and abuses, i wonder what dwells in u
Nothing dwel in most of them but bitterness
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by johnjose68: 2:15pm On Oct 20, 2023
Trumpdonald5:


Untrained soldiers that the so called trained soldiers could not defeat for almost 3 years?

I laugh at your ignorance......what would you have called defeat

Ojuwku led 1 million of your blodas to the grave per year and you are not angry enough at him

They said your blodas discovered the nutrients in eating Lizard and cockroaches during that period grin grin grin
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by orisa37: 2:16pm On Oct 20, 2023
GO ON WITH ONE NIGERIA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. YOU ARE A SUCCESS STORY FOR GOD. GOD BLESS YOU.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by 90dbest: 2:20pm On Oct 20, 2023
APCNig:


This one is cursed. Has anyone in your generation lived to GOWON's age?

You must be suffering from generational inherited psychiatric disorders
We know the tribe that is known for cowardice in Nigeria, not ojukwu who fought against Britain and rest of the major tribes in Nigeria for three solid years.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by mightyhaze: 2:26pm On Oct 20, 2023
Bat no use reach 10 years senior am be that..
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by onuman: 2:31pm On Oct 20, 2023
Akaegwu:
Go on until Nigerian becomes very useless and uninhabitable.

What is remaining? Little before it becomes useless and unhabitable.
Nigeria is pulled apart by centrifugal forces from the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Youruba. But the average Nigerian doesn't seem to understand that nationhood can never arrive for Nigeria.
The average Nigerian doesn't understand that splitting Nigeria into many new countries will improve the life span and well being of the people in today's Nigeria. Nigeria's politicians want to rule one big country - Nigeria, don't tell them about splitting Nigeria 🇳🇬 into more manageable countries.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Jagabanarmy: 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2023
revolt:
Nigerias worst leadet...
Not true! He had done so much for Nigeria. More years,Sir!
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Kobojunkie: 2:41pm On Oct 20, 2023
Jagabanarmy:
Not true! He had done so much for Nigeria. More years,Sir!
Stop lying! undecided
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by TheKingsmann(m): 2:41pm On Oct 20, 2023
Time flies
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by SmartyPants(m): 2:42pm On Oct 20, 2023
Racoon:
The youngest Nigerian military Head of State, but he supervised the genocide of the Nigerian state against the East. Yet Gowon and TY Danjuma are not confessing their atrocities in the events of 1966 that have landed Nigeria where it is today.

Gowon
Babangida
Obasanjo

All revered as national heroes. All with a bill to settle with justice.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by grandstar(m): 2:48pm On Oct 20, 2023
Mvnster:

When your biafra soldeirs went about killing leaders of other regions except your region, you expected the northerners to path on your back for a job well done? Gowon is a big clown definitely but you should accept responsibility for the result of your actions.

It does not justify the genocide. Gowon should have ensured those guilty of those crimes punished.

Why must innocent people die in the North East for Pete sake because the wrongful killing of the Boko Haram leader. If you seek revenge or justice, let it be an eye for an eye at the most.

Anyway, the world lies in the power of the wicked one. That is why such impunity and cruelty exist.
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by complexstuffs(m): 2:51pm On Oct 20, 2023
Longinyamapucci:
I'm happy he is alive to see his people buried in mass Graves what he wanted in biafraland South South and south East combined.

May your deed hunt you to the grave.

I am more than happy Gowon destroyed Biafra
Re: Happy 89th Birthday To General Gowon. See This 50-Year Throwback Newspaper by Judolisco(m): 3:01pm On Oct 20, 2023
Wizardslayer:

Is the answer to your question the solution to the genocide and massacre ongoing in Benue and plateau state
what will his comment change? He is no longer in power but your governors are in power and a single guy is controlling them from Finland... No be mumu bdat?

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