mama awolowo

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, yesterday eulogised Mama HID Awolowo for convincing her husband, Chief Obafemi Awolowo to join his government between 1967 and 1970.According to Gowon, Awolowo who was the founder of the…

Mama HID Awolowo who died last Saturday at the age of 99 may be given a state burial according to President Muhammadu Buhari.He said this on Sunday through a delegation he sent to the Ikenne country home of the Awolowos led by the…

The wife of the foremost politician and first Premier of Old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo died after a brief meeting with family members, after praying with them for five minutes.The Yeye…