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Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by DatzTreydo(m): 12:19pm On May 01, 2021 |
HAPPY NEW MONTH LADS.. Can't biliv this is where the calligrapher behind our national anthem stays...na DiS same anthem dem wan flog me for children's day celebration... We respect wat we recite yet we don't give an eye capturing shelter to the man..God dey.... Let's not stop praying for this country please |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Barryseal: 12:30pm On May 01, 2021 |
KGREAT:OH please cut that crap. The American flag conveys a message yet maintaining a minimalistic design . I can sight further examples like Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Britain, Spain and Germany. The message behind the color pallette Green and white is as mundane as they come. How does peace and soil fertility represent a unique trait of Nigeria and Nigerians? If anyone should be celebrated, it should be the guy who designed the coat of arm. And please shut it if you don't have eyes to critique a piece of art. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by seunlayi(m): 12:34pm On May 01, 2021 |
hardam003:the pics service is around 8 yrs old. The op and the Instagram poster are high on kunnu. The man is better now |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Fastlinkpro: 12:34pm On May 01, 2021 |
Nonsense color , nonsense country, prices of stuff increasing daily, idiot post. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Qudus08(m): 12:34pm On May 01, 2021 |
Juliusmalema: Your father or possibly grandfather was alive then but couldn’t contribute and mind you that’s what represents you every where in this world wether you like it or not.. If it’s too plain you can send your design with the concept, it’s not too bad if you contribute. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by seunlayi(m): 12:34pm On May 01, 2021 |
DatzTreydo: That is an old pics |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by oluwaahmed: 12:36pm On May 01, 2021 |
bolaayenimo: What happened to his children and grand children or relations? What is the design in a tastless rhodesia/British flag. What most of you don't know is that the Nigerian flag is a symbol of white supremacy. It was the British flag of Rhodesia(current zimbabwe) and still the British flag of Nigeria. No intellect in the flag design. Below is flag of Rhodesia. Mind you Rhodes was a British racist to the core and a slaver 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Invitationn: 1:05pm On May 01, 2021 |
AbaganaMiracle:Come on! You're here forming woke. You forgot the German flag is Black, red and gold. The Italian flag is Green, white and red. It's not about the colors but the meaning and the simplicity. You probably expect a bogus design with the name of your ancestors on it huh? 1 Like |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by chriscrosss(m): 1:16pm On May 01, 2021 |
How do you expect govt to see this.. Anyways this is bad.. Tanks for letting it out but don't blame govt always. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by OyinO: 1:24pm On May 01, 2021 |
He should've redesigned his own life. I'm glad because from the comments, even the dumb Christians who used to pray for one Nigeria in church are now fed up with Nigeria. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Invitationn: 1:24pm On May 01, 2021 |
oluwaahmed: Oga flags look alike because the whole world is choosing from the same colors putting in consideration what's unique about their countries. Look at the Union Jack, the New Zealand and the Australian flag? Both were British colonies and their flags are obviously inspired by the Union Jack. This is not an admission that the Nigerian flag was inspired by the British because it doesn't in anyway. However, does it matter if it was?? The Italian flag is green white red. They probably copied the Rhodesian flag too 1 Like |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by freemanq(m): 1:28pm On May 01, 2021 |
who Nigeria send? They don't care about anybody, so u are on your own. The earlier with understand this the better for us |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Nobody: 2:00pm On May 01, 2021 |
SouthEastFacts:Take it easy!! US flag, Uk flag, etc.... Whedon o. Continue. 1 Like |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by udocity2: 2:06pm On May 01, 2021 |
mytime24:Who send him? Let him go and collect that nonsense flag |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Ruggman: 2:10pm On May 01, 2021 |
How many times and for how long will you people continue to promote sentiments above reason and responsibility? , This man has been settled over and over, if he is mis managing the funds that is his business after all there is nothing special in the design of simple green white green. People designed the coat of arms, currencies we are using, aso rock, and several other national monuments of note. Must we go about settling them every now and then?. Have you ever had of America , Britain , Germany etc raising this kind issue? Please let us face important issues and forget these irrelevant selfish propagandas meant to defraud the people. It is simple fraudulent packing like the deformed pure water lady of recent. 2 Likes |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by ZooOga: 2:55pm On May 01, 2021 |
babtoundey: May God continue to Bless you with good brain function and memory! I remember the day … I designed the Nigerian flag In 1959, a year before Nigeria’s independence, a 23-year-old student helped colour the country’s identity. Sixty-two years after a British journalist first suggested the name “Nigeria”, a 23-year-old Ibadan-born student gave the new country its national flag. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi was studying engineering at Norwood Technical College in London when he saw a newspaper advert calling on people to enter a competition to design the Nigerian flag. He mailed his submission to Lagos a short time later, and in October of the following year received a letter inviting him to the London office of the Commissioner for Nigeria in the United Kingdom, where he was told that his green and white design had been selected. He had won 100 pounds ($281 in 1959) as well as a place in Nigeria’s history books. It was October 1959, exactly a year before Nigeria’s independence. https://www.aljazeera.com/program/my-nigeria/2015/9/3/i-remember-the-day-i-designed-the-nigerian By A. Igoni Barrett 3 Sep 2015 Akinkunmi is now a retired civil servant who resides in one of the poorer areas of Ibadan, in a green and white house that can only be reached on foot. Separated from his wife for about two decades, his only live-in companion is his 28-year-old son. He does not have a phone and last owned a car in the early 1990s. But he enjoys walking through the neighbourhood and further afield to visit two friends from his school days. These excursions add colour to his days. The furthest he recently travelled was a visit to Abuja in 2014, where he received a national honour from then-president Goodluck Jonathan. He was also given a lifetime’s salary of a presidential special assistant – around 800,000 naira (roughly $4,000) is now paid into his account every month. Akinkunmi is effusive as he remembers that day, but he cannot recall what Jonathan said to him. He also has trouble remembering the names of his two oldest friends. Then, in 2008, Olaniran was contacted through his blog by a representative of the Nigerian edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, asking to be put in touch with Akinkunmi . For his appearance on a special edition of the TV show, Akinkunmi was given a cheque for two million naira (around $10,000). This was the money his son says was used to complete the green and white building they now live in. Jonathan places Nigerian flag designer, Pa. Akinkunmi on a ‘life salary’ SEPTEMBER 29, 20144:51 PM IN NEWS Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/jonathan-places-nigerian-flag-designer-pa-akinkunmi-life-salary/
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Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by yemmit90: 2:59pm On May 01, 2021 |
Ruggman: God bless you sir, this same man have been settled more than 2 times. There was a time they even renovated his house and gave him alot of money. Dont even know what else he really wants for designing a flag he probably got paid. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by sylve11: 3:06pm On May 01, 2021 |
Juliusmalema: Easy na... |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by divineappo(m): 3:16pm On May 01, 2021 |
Ghen Ghen Action film Somebody is already planning to setup a GoFundMe account for this baba, dem go soon open office on top the baba head Nigerians will donate #40m naira, the person will give the baba 15million and go home with #25m What am I saying self? Lol I feel like drinking chilled Hollandia Yoghurt this hot afternoon abeg |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by divineappo(m): 3:19pm On May 01, 2021 |
yemmit90:Lol I tire oo He designed flag, and got paid most definitely Even if they didn't pay him, he has been settled with some money once or twice They should stop bringing up his matter abeg Besides, what's so special about someone who designed GREEN - WHITE - GREEN ?? 1 Like |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by bjtinz: 3:24pm On May 01, 2021 |
Not to sound insensitive but doesn't this man has children? |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Ken4Christ: 3:28pm On May 01, 2021 |
Our flag is a reflection of the mental laziness of our leaders. The laziness didn't start today. And they don't want the intelligent ones to get to the seat of power. Design ko, design ni. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by uunwanaobong3: 4:16pm On May 01, 2021 |
THE MAN'S LIFE IS AS USELESS AND SCATTERED AS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF NIGERIA |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by mytime24(f): 4:16pm On May 01, 2021 |
robosky02:joining 2 colours together, is that a design why not something like this
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Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Petersamuel8(m): 4:18pm On May 01, 2021 |
Barryseal:oga don't be a fool, is it only Nigeria that has plain colour? check France, Ireland etc |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by rbgenquirer: 4:45pm On May 01, 2021 |
I hope the man is doing well. |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Holluwhakemmy(f): 4:59pm On May 01, 2021 |
lebron7:I thought as much |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by grandstar(m): 5:13pm On May 01, 2021 |
He looks like someone suffering from dementia |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Titusolufemi(m): 5:23pm On May 01, 2021 |
Rubbish, was he not paid for his job then Why make it look like it is the responsibility of the govt to take care of him. Mtcheeeeeeew |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Richthekid: 5:47pm On May 01, 2021 |
Hmmmm |
Re: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's House: Where Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag Lives by Zimazee(m): 6:45pm On May 01, 2021 |
Itz more like "The Man who painted nigeria Flag" cox dat.... Dat ain't a design. |
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