Photos: The Wedding Of Nnamdi Azikiwe with Miss Flora Ogoegbunam in 1936

Nnamdi Azikiwe i the first President of Nigeria and remains a legend till tomorrow. Here is a picture of his wedding to his sweetheart and one-time First Lady of Nigeria, then Miss Flora Ogoegbunam in 1936. The wedding was held in James Town, Accra, Ghana. Hear what foremost historian, Max Siollun has to say about the late Zik of Africa: If Zik had killed himself, there would have been no Nigeria today – period. He more than anyone else (with the exception of Gowon) is responsible for the continued unity of Nigeria.


The wife died in 1983 and Zik himself later died in 1996. Actually, there was a time the great Zik wanted to commit suicide. In the words of Bimbola Babarinde, an expert on Nigerian history, Zik’s early years in America were so difficult and at one point he attempted suicide by lying across train tracks and waiting for an oncoming train to crush him. A good Samaritan saved his life by pulling him off the track with the train only a few yards from him. Life in America then for a lonely young African man was terrible, especially with all the discrimination, segregation and economic depression. -
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Posted: at 9-10-2013 04:28 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

I see.

Posted: at 9-10-2013 05:32 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Life in America then is what we are experiencing in the Nigeria of today - discrimination (rich/poor), segregation (tribalism) and economic depression.

Zik will be dissapointed if he were to return to Nigeria today!!!

Posted: at 9-10-2013 06:07 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

wetin bring this news na?

Posted: at 9-10-2013 07:09 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

Dat small girl wey sit down 4 ground so go don be granny now

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Posted: at 9-10-2013 07:19 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

See as love the be that time, u no see as two of them the look their selves with passion

Posted: at 9-10-2013 07:47 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

nice one

Posted: at 9-10-2013 07:52 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

A great man indeed. He is a legend.

Posted: at 9-10-2013 09:15 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Posted: at 9-10-2013 10:38 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

OK

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Posted: at 9-10-2013 10:54 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero