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| General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by HisaacPlus(op): 9:11pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
Aerial view of Christ Church Cathedral, Marina Lagos Island, on the day of the wedding of Major General Yakubu Gowon, April 19th, 1969. Please check out the Outer Marina landfill had not taken place by then. 25 Likes 5 Shares
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| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by math2001: 10:19pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
When Nigeria was a united nation without tribalism 71 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Okoroawusa: 10:48pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
Lagos has really improved infrastructurally since then 28 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by nothingspoil70: 11:16pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
math2001:When IPOB miscreants were still in their enclave, and lagos was not yet encroached 70 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Mrfeel: 11:16pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
math2001:Nigeria was united in 1969? 52 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Sheuns(m): 11:18pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
They actually Sandfilled these areas? 13 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Ocbooking: 11:33pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
I sense Co-ordination in the crowd positioning here unlike now 5 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Ocbooking: 11:34pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
I sense Co.ordination in the crowd positioning here unlike now 9 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by math2001: 12:01am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Okoroawusa:. |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by AlphaTaikun: 1:28am On Dec 15, 2025 |
HisaacPlus:The Inner Marina was still hugging the Lagos Lagoon waters as of 1969... Beautiful aerial scenes in black and white. 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by IJAYA001(m): 1:38am On Dec 15, 2025*. Modified: 1:02pm On Dec 17, 2025 |
math2001:Who tells you that , that was when the civil War was at its peak that consumed almost 3000000 Nigerians. That is when Tribalism started against Igbo people. 13 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Mirasteel: 3:52am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Back then was far better. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by LegendHero(m): 4:03am On Dec 15, 2025 |
IJAYA001:That was when we are dealing with Ibo people for mudding our leaders in a coup and attempting secession. 28 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by nairalanda1(m): 4:40am On Dec 15, 2025 |
math2001:Lol. Tribalism was present then,that's what caused a lot of issues in the first republic and the then ongoing civil war at the time. Tribalism that caused the pogroms of 1966? Oh yes. Tribalism even helped mess up Biafra self. Nigeria has always had a tribalism problem. EVEN under colonial rule. It still does today 11 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Wickedtruths: 4:48am On Dec 15, 2025 |
IJAYA001:Against Igbo people? C'mon man. What happened in January 1966? 11 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Wickedtruths: 4:50am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Sheuns:Same question next generation will ask about Eko Atlantic. 12 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Wickedtruths: 4:53am On Dec 15, 2025 |
nairalanda1:Even within Biafra, there was and is a tribalism issue. Go to any thread talking about Anioma or Ebonyi people and find out. 17 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by nairalanda1(m): 5:04am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Wickedtruths:And that is supposedly within people from the same tribe ( Though historically there was no unity among the tribes in Nigeria. Hausas were divided into several nations for example that fought with each other, and sometimes came under domination from empires like the Songhay and later the Fulani caliphate. Yourbas used to refer to subjects of the Alaafin who came from different tribes , and then igbo land was not a united polity It was colonial rule that forced many tribes to unite within in common ground against the colonial rulers and this led to unity among different tribes nationally. Even then 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Rexymania(m): 5:13am On Dec 15, 2025 |
math2001:Who told you? What led to the civil war? 3 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Racoon(m): 5:59am On Dec 15, 2025 |
The outer Marina was a land gained by sand filling. What an amazing transformation of the area. 2 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by madridguy(m): 6:52am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Your forefathers brought the tribalism into Nigeria system. math2001: 3 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by madridguy(m): 6:53am On Dec 15, 2025 |
What a beautiful picture. 2 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by chinex11(m): 8:27am On Dec 15, 2025 |
In 1969 the biafra war was actively been fought, Nigeria wasn't in unity math2001: |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by happney65: 8:34am On Dec 15, 2025 |
math2001:When Civil War was going is when Nigeria was United? As in when were you born sef?  9 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by atobs4real(m): 9:30am On Dec 15, 2025 |
When the Colonia outlook is still beautiful. 1 Like |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by atobs4real(m): 9:31am On Dec 15, 2025 |
When the Colonia outlook is still beautiful. Not this present black race maltreatment 1 Like |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by epainos: 9:33am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Interesting days in the past.. |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Ipisi(m): 9:33am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Good old days Man is now very old He should do the right thing The Civil war ended in 1970 that means Gowon married during the war, the wife get mind ooo. Gowon used the proceeds from loot of the war to do Owamnbe 4 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Gbadugbakun(m): 9:33am On Dec 15, 2025 |
So he got married during the war. This man get mind o. 3 Likes |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Kingpele(m): 9:33am On Dec 15, 2025 |
We should fry beans? Or what ,the problem of This Country is that we celebrate wicked and corrupt politicians..someone that failed to unite the country doesn't deserve celebration ....one day in future tinubu who's presenting destroying Nigeria economy which have made crimes and insecurity to be on the rise will be celebrated as a hero 1 Like |
| Re: General Gowon's Wedding In April 19,1969: Aerial View Of CMS Marina Church by Ipisi(m): 9:34am On Dec 15, 2025 |
Gowon should be arrested for war crimes against Biafra!!! Outer Marina landfill had not taken place by then ooo But where did all the water im seeing in this picture go? Omo the entire Island use to be water ooo Very scary 3 Likes |
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