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Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935–25 September 1967) was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a games record and a British Empire record at the time.

awesome!

I am pleased to meet you sir.....

Hmmm.. Awesome and Handsome...

waw this guy ...

one of the participants of the First coup. I got to know more about him after reading "How we Struck" by a fellow coup plotter, Wale Ademoyega.

A dynamic man, going by what i have read about him. He even joined Biafran side during the Biafra war, where he was finally killed. By who?

Your guess is as good as mine, OJUKWU

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Nigeria is blessed!

Ahahahahahhaha I was always asking

You know people never even asked who he was.

We jus use the book learn writing.

Knowledge is good

As a kid, I always thought that pic on Olympic excercise book was that of a dead man lol

Lol, Ok.

BACK THEN IN PRIMARY ONE. I USED TO BE AFRAID OF THE MAN, COS I TOT HE IS A FLYING ANIMAL AS IT WAS IN BLACK N WHITE. THANK GOD EVERY TN IS IN COLOURED.....

I disagree with you. From the drawing we can see it is about Olympics and the trophy is well placed beside the man doing a high jump. It cannot be the man you just stated.

I think it is a drawing of any typical athlete. He is not tagged as anyone and face is not concentrated on.

If you are so sure then give a good source to back it up

Mrval20:
As a kid, I always thought that pic on Olympic excercise book was that of a dead man lol

ya...dat song abut one solomon somethng born on monday die on tuesda
y blah blah

Explain further . Merry Christmas

for sure

To know I used this book over 15yrs ago makes me feel old

Harbioollah:
one of the participants of the First coup. I got to know more about him after reading "How we Struck" by a fellow coup plotter, Wale Ademoyega.

A dynamic man, going by what i have read about him. He even joined Biafran side during the Biafra war, where he was finally killed. By who?

Your guess is as good as mine, OJUKWU

My guess aint worse as yours..
Unfortunately, ademoyega neva wrote dat buk u read..

U shud cum enrol 4 som history classes

Oh! So he's the one.

Merry Christmas Nairalanders. No misbehavior today like name checking

God bless Seun Osewa for this forum site.

I Neva knew this till this morning

twoondei:
You know people never even asked who he was.

We jus use the book learn writing.

Knowledge is good

I dey wonder who brought out the info that Ifeajuna's picture is on the exercise book.

I don't believe the picture is his!

epic!

yea

A good name is better than silver or gold

Ewooo
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Today. I make front page.

Wow. All these while, I thought this picture was just a figment of imagination.
Good to know this.

Traitor!!!!