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The then minister of labour Honourable chief Festus Okotie-Eboh and his wife make a grand entrance at a government reception (for Queen Elizabeth II). His outfit starting with the the feather tipped boater and ending in a 20-foot train that winds up around the neck of a small boy is a mixture of Nigerian modern and traditional.
1956

Source: Life Magazine archives

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Shagari and the Carters: After a welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn, President Shehu Shagari and President and Mrs Carter greet cheering crowds from the balcony. 1980

Source: Ebony magazine, December 1980

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Zik on a visit to the United States in the 60's

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Bonny Camp Victoria Island 13th of February 1976 Dimka Coup

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Dame Flora Louisa Shaw, Lady Lugard, DBE (born 1852, Woolwich, England, UK – died 25 January 1929, Surrey, England, UK).

The daughter of an English father, Captain (later Major General) George Shaw and a French mother, Marie Desfontaines, was a British journalist and writer. She is also known for having coined the name "Nigeria" in the letter she wrote to Times of London in January 8th 1897.

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Tunji Braithwaite and Fela Anikulapo Kuti 1977. Landmark case against Obasanjo's... military junta of the "unknown soldier" who stormed fela's home and burnt it down. Braithwaite and Fela teamed up to challenge the military regime, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court. Despite the supreme court's failure to uphold the case against the junta, thereafter this case is credited for changing the laws in the Constitution concerning fundamental human rights.

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Margery Michelmore, the girl behind the post card incidence in Nigeria 1961.

During Peace Corps training at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, Michelmore wrote a postcard to a friend back home that noted the country’s “squalor and absolutely primitive living conditions.” Before the postcard was mailed it was found by a Nigerian student who, offended by its contents, proceeded to distribute copies of it all over campus. Crowds gathered; riots ensued. Peace Corps staff, fearing for Michelmore’s safety, whisked her out of the country. But the Associated Press had already picked up the story, and it became front-page news around the world. In twenty-first-century parlance, the postcard had gone viral.

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Margery Michelmore's postcard in Nigeria, 1961. Source: LIFE Magazine, 1961

Dear Bobbo: Don’t be furious at getting a postcard. I promise a letter next time. I wanted you to see the incredible and fascinating city we were in. With all the training we had, we really were not prepared for the squalor and absolutely primitive living conditions rampant both in the city and in the bush. We had no idea what “underdeveloped” meant. It really is a revelation and after we got over the initial horrified shock, a very rewarding experience. Everyone except us lives in the streets, cooks in the streets, sells in the streets, and even goes to the bathroom in the streets. Please write. Marge. P.S. We are excessively cut off from the rest of the world.

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World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, wearing the Nigerian brown and white striped Agbada, shouts to the crowd of youngsters who met him on his arrival in Lagos, Nigeria. (June 1, 1964). Source: Sacbee

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Chairman Mao Zedong met with the then Head of State of the Military Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces, General Yakubu Gowon in Beijing (On September 10, 1974). Source: Chinese Embassy

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Hajia Ladi Kwali (c.1925-1984) was a Nigerian potter.
She was born in the village of Kwali Northern Nigeria, where pottery was a common occupation among women. She learned to make pottery as a child using the traditional method of coiling.her work became known in Europe, Britain and America. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, her work was shown to great acclaim in London at the Berkeley Galleries. She became Nigeria's best-known potter, was awarded a doctorate and was made an MBE in 1963. The Abuja Pottery Centre was renamed the after her and a major street in Abuja is called Ladi Kwali Road.

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Ladi Kwali working on a pot in Abuja pre - 70's. Source: The Nigeria Handbook 1970.

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Louis Armstrong meets Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Nigerian Region, Kaduna. (1960). Source: Louis Armstrong House Museum

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Nojim Maiyegun born in 1944 in Lagos is a retired Nigerian middleweight boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light middleweight division at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was Nigeria's first ever Olympic medalist. Another success he had was in 1966 when he won at the Commonwealth games in Jamaica. He won 25 of his 35 professional fights with decisive knock outs. He won in total 370 of his 375 fights in his career as an amateur boxer. Eventually his brilliant career was cut short by the loss of his eye sight. He currently lives in Vienna, Austria.

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Malcom X in Ibadan 1964 - Source Unknown

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The 1976 movie by veteran film-maker Ladi Ladebo starring Ossie Davis, Funsho Adeolu(Eleyinmi), Greg Morris(Mission Impossible), Elsie Olusola(Sisi Clara) & Jab Adu(Bassey Okon). Ladebo was also responsible for 1977 film 'Bisi Daughter of the River' starring Patti Boulaye.

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Cadet BS Dimka - Portsea, Australia

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Ugep New Yam Festival 1970s
the girls just discovered white bras...

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women rock... a lady farmer in Ugep with her yam title trophy. The yams behind her are from her farm.

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This image was captured during Nigeria's Smallpox Eradication Program activities, 1968.
These children had been inoculated with the smallpox vaccine during the Nigerian Smallpox Eradication Program. After receiving his vaccination, the child on the left developed a generalized vaccinia reaction evidenced by his maculopapular full-body rash.

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This 1968 photograph showed the outside of a typical refugee hospital or camp during the Nigerian-Biafran civil war.
In 1967, during the Nigerian-Biafran civil war, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) assisted in delivering food to the refugees. However, due to a lack of international help, health officials could not get enough food to everyone, so they relied on a high protein distribution effort, i.e., dried fish, dried milk, etc., that was supplemented with locally-grown carbohydrates such as yams, and cassava (manioc) melons.

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These were participants in the Smallpox Eradication Program in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria, 1968.

Jet injectors gave subcutaneous injections (injections under the skin) and delivered vaccine more efficiently than traditional methods of vaccination. The woman wearing glasses was Prof. Margaret Howard of Grigsby University.

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04 Mar 1964, Nigeria --- Cassius Clay (a.k.a Mohammed Ali) pictured in group with Nigeria Ambassador to U.N. S.O. Adebo (in Nat. Costume) the reputed bastion of the Nigerian Civil Service. Photographed at the Nigerian mission office to U.N.. --- Image by Bettmann/CORBIS

Can anyone identify any of the other Nigerian officials?

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Fashions by Shade Thomas .... "Shade's Boutique" 1960s

Shade Thomas is reputed to have kick-started the Nigerian fashion industry, using traditional African fabrics and inventing many styles. Her design store, Shade’s Boutique, was the go to place for men and women of Lagos style. Examples of her creations include the boubou which she adapted from the men’s Agbada, the hassle-free pre-fitted gele. Her twist on the iro and buba led to the zipped wrapper skirt. Her line of fashion forward ankara jump suits, aso oke dresses, beaded shoes and embroidered culottes proved she was leaps ahead of her time when she stepped onto the scene in the early 60s.

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Chinua Achebe and ?? in front of the National Museum Onikan Lagos c 1960

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Nigeria Airways Dakota (reg no. 5N-AAK), hijacked by Biafran agents on a routine flight to Benin in 1967, diverted to Enugu and pressed into service with the Biafran Air Force. This aircraft was flown by Wing Commander Godwin Ezeilo to attack the destroyer NNS Nigeria moored off Port Harcourt. It was eventually recaptured by federal troops, and repaired for use by the NAF, but was attacked and destroyed at Port Harcourt by Biafran troops before it could be used by the NAF.

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Who remember these books?

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Alawiye is from the 1960s and 1970s. I believe this is read by Primary Two students.

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MILLIE IN LAGOS (WITH KOOLA LOBITOS), 1966
Jamaican pop star Millicent Small (of "My Boy Lollipop" and "Dearest" fame) performs in Lagos in 1966, backed by Fela Ransome Kuti and his Koola Lobitos. Millie's Nigerian tour has been cited as the highpoint of the singer's career as she found there her most enthusiastic fans, and was bestowed with a chieftaincy to boot!

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Pre 1979 to 1979 inhabitants of Oja Village.
Cast of The Village Headmaster held a party at the Museum Kitchen to honour Joseph Babatunde(Jab) Adu (Dr. Bassey Okon) who was awarded Member of the Order of the Niger by Gen. Obasanjo in 1979.

Daily Times. 5 May 1979

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Fela salvages Mum's coffin.

Daily Times. 29 November 1978

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Do you know 'Sweet_Mother' was one of the biggest African hit?
By Prince Nico Mbarga's


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Oliver de Coque was a master in appearing exentric on his covers.
How do you like this 1980 version of his majesty, complete with
feather- duster and crown, shining like a new crowned king.

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Gen. Ironsi's first address to the nation. January 1966.

Sitting L-R: Lt. Col. Hassan Katsina, Lt. Col. Emeka Ojukwu, Lt. Col. David Ejoor, Commodore JEA Wey, Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon.

Standing: Air Force ADC Lt. Andrew Nwankwo
(He was with Ironsi when he was killed but escaped at the urging of Ironsi's Army ADC Lt. Sani Bello with whom he had a pact to save each other's life depending on which section of the nation conducted the next coup after the January 1966 coup)

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