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1/16/1966-Dorking, England- Nigerian President Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe tells the press here on January 16 that he will return to his troubled country as soon as arrangements can be made. Dr. Azikiwe, convalescing in this country following an illness, said that on his return he would appeal for law and order to be restored in Nigeria, which has been the scene of a revolt against the government of Prime Minister Balewa January 15.

Before Kongi became kongi

awww

Nursing Home Kaduna in the mid 60's. Many a kids of that era were born here or had to visit for a jab or two. It is now Ibrahim Sani Abacha Children's Hospital,

Prime Minister of Nigeria Abubakar Tafawa Balewa with U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower - October 1960

THE IBADAN OF THE 60'S

Edward Iduorobo Ogedegbe being honoured by the Sir James Robertson (The last British Governor General of Nigeria) for his research on Oil Palm -- Jan 01, 1960

7th July 1964, Sir Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, centre, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, arrives in London for the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference.

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Edward Iduorobo Ogedegbe being honoured by the Sir James Robertson (The last British Governor General of Nigeria) for his research on Oil Palm -- Jan 01, 1960

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Proudly 'garbing' Geoffrey Onuoha of Spencer street Yaba, Lagos (a P&T worker and Teacher) who left Nigeria to go to (the then ‘hot’) Tennessee, US for further education. Picture taken approx 1952/53.

Just imagine. Not only a black AA, but an African in America during the 1960s.

1st October 1958: The first Nigerian prime minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912 - 1966), greets air stewardess Miss Christina Twsela, after the inaugural flight of the WAAC (West African Airline Company). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

1959: Prime Minister Alhaji the Hon. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa C.B.E., Lagos, Nigeria, Elisofon, Eliot Photographer

Margaret Ekpo

Going home after church (Cathedral Church of Christ) on Odunlami St.

Louis Armstrong meets Ahmadu Bello

A play by the students of the Yaba College of Technology 1967

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And of course the awesome Kingsway building, Lagos Marina, early 70's shot, hmmm.

Oba Adenji Adele ll (a Yoruba chiefdom) and his wife are welcome by the Duke of Devonshire at the Commonwealth Relations Office.

Nigeria Breweries HQ (by Eric Moore/ Costain, near the National Theatre)-- 1971

, kai only God go punish the people wey keep this country like this,
these pictures act as a reminder of what a nation is supposed to be, apparently weve all forgotten,

Alhaji Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto and the premier of Northern Nigeria) being interviewed on TV prior to his departure on pilgrimage to Mecca.

The once famous Bristol Hotel, directly off Broad street Lagos (Early 70s)--

ILEKE-IDI stop reposting pictures.  

Nigerian soldiers leaving Kaduna for a second tour of service with the United Nations in Congo.