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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Pics of the day: Late head of state Nnamdi Azikiwe's wedding photo

Nnamdi Azikiwe married his fisrt wife Flora Ogboegbunam in 1936. They had four children together - three sons and one daughter. Above is a pic from their wedding day which held in Accra, Ghana while Nnamdi Azikiwe was working as the editor of  African Morning Post, in the country.

Flora died in 1983 while Nnamdi died in 1996. Another pic of the couple after the cut...



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    1. Back then it was actually a crime to smile in photos, jail time was guaranteed.






      (if u b'liv that, u r a coconut)

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    2. Cute as in? We Nigerians sha, do you even know the context that the word "cute" is applicable. SMHFU!

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  2. Chai. See fine flora ooo..........she was my mum's elder sister oooo. RIP Zik of africa

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  3. She's beautiful!r u seein dat virgin hair?lol

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  4. awwww! this is epic.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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  5. his wife is pretty.....

    Honey Child

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  6. She's beautiful

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  7. Na wa ooooooo.Thank God 4 civilization.

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  8. So wie'd u pul dis outof linlin?

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  9. Hey dad! I see you! Mwah!

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  10. See decent weddn dress naa,not d rags we hav dis days

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  11. Wow so cute. Beta leaders.

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  12. She was soo beautiful






    Mide

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  13. Beautiful Woman....He now ended up wiv his very wicked young wife,who wold use her police escorts to torment students living opposite their house in Nsukka...

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  14. Fyn woman, cute pix.

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  15. Wow! Look how young they were. Them try sha

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  16. And y'all tell me our grannies didn't know about family planning?? Cool pictures though.. May they continue to RIP..

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  17. Hausa of igbo land wasted knowledge fool at young and old rubbish man

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  18. Timeless.......em lin lin....na when u go put your own wedding picture make we see. U don dey turn to old cargo ooooo!!!!

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  19. bbm pin 2349105310 October 2013 at 01:01

    Awesome picture. God bless our leaders. Cheers. Engr Emy

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  20. Great Zik wii his beautiful wife

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  21. Linda Ikeji, it's Ogoegbunam. Please, remove the b. Thank you.

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    1. Was actually wondering how the b came about.

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  22. Eya bt dose daiz weddin dress shaa funny.RIP 2d both

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  23. classic materpiece!!! my grandparents married in 1945...this reminds me of their wedding photo.

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  24. I remember that day he died I was study in CIC enugu I say ambulance brought him to the hospital close to my school thou I don't remember the name lol years fly this 17yrs I am talking about RIP

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  25. Wow d zik of africa. he is my grandfathers vry gud frnd.

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  26. Lovely. Linda pls I wanna my post oo...lol

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  27. When the goin was gud!

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  28. Great ZIK of Africa! He belonged to the likes of Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello etc who had great visions for Nigeria and gave a lot to the country. One of them recently said that as a minister, he earned 800 pounds a year! But what do we have today? Visionless, treasury looters who have caused untold hardships to millions of Nigerians. God help us!

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    1. 800 pounds is same as 80k pounds now

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  29. Old day shaaa. I love u joor !! mrs Okokiti, kiss kiss

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  30. Oldies!
    Good one linlin.

    Murch.

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  31. I so much idolize their success story in those dayz. Not now that all they do is cheat all the way to the top and crash all the way to the bottom

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  32. The maid of honour doesn't look like she was having fun.

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  33. The Great Zik !!! Zik of Africa, I salute you !!! You were a handsome, tall and very intelligent Man ! An Orator ! Keep resting in perfect peace, great Zik of Africa !

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  34. His wife was really fyn

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  35. I was at the wedding.:) where the fuck is me in the picture? lol

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  36. ZIK OF AFRICA!!! My hero! An architect of a Nigeria devoid of petty tribalism dat lunatics-cum-addicts propagate today like they r sowing seeds of opium and odium. Continue to RIP; ur name is too secured in the annals of African, world and human history as a foremost Pan-Africanist- as u treaded and transcended where ur contemporaries couldn't, cos they were focused on thr immediate regions...I saw the Official List of Africa's Greatest of the 20th Century, and except for ZIK, Awo and Bello weren't there...WHY? LESSON: Be just, be fair, be kind, be broadminded, eschew tribalism, nepotism, hate, jealousy/envy, wickedness, backbiting, etc. Long live d good men...may they live as long as The Great Zik did!! AMEN.

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  37. wow, such a wondfl couple, Flora is very prety n natural. LIB's dis is called PRETY. May their souls rest n perfect peace. Linda pls postamoooooooo.

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  38. D cutest eva...

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  39. Linda na from where u go dig dis ancient pix from?

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  40. Very Nice! Pretty wife!

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  41. Pwetty lady...history sef...dat pikin wey sidon 4 ground go don old by nw...

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  42. Nigerias first president! Owelle of Onitsha! Zik of Africa. Great man.

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  43. Good pix, d mama was so beautiful in her days.

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  44. Zik had eye for fine woman.

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  45. Legendary Pics...pictures tell our stories even after we are no more.

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  46. Classic...still we sing: the Labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain...

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  47. cute,marriage made in heaven.

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  48. Wow...... Dats luvly, his wife is so beautiful.

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  49. Wow, cute wedding pics.

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  50. Yea Linda, buh the only wife they recognise now in every part of the world is Uche, my Godmother. She has three sons for him, and lived with them till his death.

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  51. Hmmmmmmmm! Dats kul

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  52. Lol,,,,wen £ove was not bas€d on brazilian hair.....cute coupl€

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  53. The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,always in our hrt Zik of AFRICA

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  54. rest in peace u LEGEND

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  55. I understand this man was one very randy man. He fathered children with married woman whose husbands wanted favours from him.

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  56. A real statesman without any false airs around him. People like this are needed in Nigeria of today and not false prophets like Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi

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  57. The good old days surely miss those moments. *CUTE*

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  58. such a pretty woman of blessed memory juleta juju says so

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  59. This Azikiwe came from a rich n elightened Family o. When some people were using palm frond to cover their unclothedness, he was already wearing a 3-piece suit.

    Firm, Flatten and Correct your Posture in a snap click here

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  60. Pictures like dis make me sad! They remind me of my grand parents! And how someday my parents will be no more and how we too will be gone some day! Hmmmmm life.
    Btw nice pics.

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  61. Solid pple of old times.maims

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  62. An irreplicable man with an Incredible Histories.

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  63. Wow, they are such a beautiful and inspirationaland couple. Why did you decide to post the pictures???? Just wondering!!!!!

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  64. Lovely pictures, but why did you decide to post them????

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  65. aawww soo cute..

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  66. The wife was a beauty

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  67. Thanks for remembering urs such a great memory!!

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  68. Woah! Dat means dey married out of wed luCk seeing their kids present on dat day.so such thing even exist back then. Nice couple though.

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    1. Married out of wed luck? Check ur grammar/spellings.

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  69. You are very hansome with your pretty wife; but your little mistake those days is the cause of a great problem we have today "one nigeria" your little but worst mistake ever made in Africa, looting of fund is its fruit.we will correct it befor the resurrection morning. Hmmmmmmmmmm.. When shall it be. Rest in peace

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  70. Awwww! Sweet couple! 2nd to comment *dancin azonto*

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  71. Black and white!!!

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  72. This was how an African woman used to look like. Honestly,look at how beautiful she looked. No Brazillian hair, no fake eye lashes. Yet,an epitome of beauty. Well covered up and still beautiful. This is a reminder to all of us African women(especially Nigerian ladies). Let's cover it up and leave the rest to imagimation. Let's go back to our roots. May their souls rest in peace. Poppy.

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  73. Wat a beautiful woman. Much respect to u Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe,I hope u knw dat de Nigeria u fought for is gradually falling apart. Smh

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  74. The woman is very beautiful

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  75. Lol no holding of hands,see as everybody fold their arms.

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  76. Point of correction.......his first wife.....he had other wives and children.......

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  77. Who is Nnamdi Azikiwe? Is he related to Goodluck Azikiwe Jonathan? 1st to comment!!!!!!

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    1. And who are you? If you are Nigerian, then what did you take? Are you high on something? Furthermore, who indeed is Goodluck AZIKIWE Jonathan? *smh*@som ppl.

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  78. the father of modern Nigeria. You sacrificed your igboness for Nigeria. We love you the great Zik of Africa. Kasapreko

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  79. So? Wetin kon concern us for thr weddin??? Mtcheew

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  80. omalicha said so!10 October 2013 at 09:00

    flora is so pretty! may they continue to rest in peace Amen. Omalicha said so!

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  81. D wife was beautiful

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  82. Linda. Ψн̣̣̣̇̇̇ε̲̣̣̣я̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣ did U̶̲̥̅̊ get D̶̲̥̅̊ pix.

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  83. dat pic is a treasure...... Cuuuuutee but old sha.... Lol

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  84. EPIC MEN!! eyah and his wife is cute o

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  85. Legend of our time. Speaks volume.

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  86. They look so young in their wedding pic. Nice linda thanks for showing us part of d history of a gd leader

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  87. Beautiful woman

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  88. Lovely. Good work Linda.

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  89. When men were still men and women were still virgins!!!!!

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  90. Mi I dont no wat i did to linda ooo. She neva posts my comments...dis is proof if I dnt see It

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  91. wow the woman is beautiful the man get betal eye (hahahah....) nyc pix

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  92. Wow....so cool. There is nothing like getting ones name embedded in history.

    Mekus

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  93. nice pix the wife is beautiful the man get betal eyes (hahaha....)

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  94. wooow wat a cute pics.

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  95. Mr. President (UUA), is this story correct?-Baba9ja

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  96. Wish that fire did not gulp my own wedding pics together wit my property some time ago.A nice memory indeed.

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  97. Lol!d wedding pix looks soo sombre.not a smile on their faces.ouch!

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  98. zik was a great man,a man of peace. may their souls continue to rest in peace. amen.

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  99. Soo nice. I can totally rock her outfit including d jewellery now

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  100. 2nd pic is 9ic. Very 9ic!

    1st pic is like a clip from a scary movie.
    That's some ugly a** gown by the way.
    98BC gown!



    Eve.

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    1. I pray u live long for pple to also comment in hw old ur giwn b or suit wil b in d future. #no respect for d dead.#

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  101. Cute couple. Rip

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  102. Fine woman.


    Mimi

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  103. awwwww adorable!!!

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  104. Very beautiful woman

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  105. Wondering how the two hearts were pumping at the time of this picture. Aziki , great man!

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  106. You should post more photos like this Linda. Nigeria's fast losing her identity...this is a reminder of where we've and who we are

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  107. What made you decide to post these pictures? They were such an amazing and beautiful couple......until.....

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  108. pretty wife'remembering those days

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  109. The only thing I can see in this picture is that even way back then some people like Zik enjoyed some level of comfort when some people were living in abject poverty. He was one of the stars in his own time.

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  110. Actually both of the pictures are fabulous. Thanks linda for bringing me back to memory lane and reminding me of my beautiful heritage.

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  111. Some Of these comments are so ignorant . Why would you talk shit about what they wore in 1936? You better be a well known fashion icon where ever you come from ! Just IGNORANT -_-

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  112. I wonder how many gals could be dis beautiful on a digital camera,...dis woman was fine.

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  113. Omo dat wedding gown na die... D wife looks so lovely in d 2nd pic. Linda Linda, am praying for u, ur own husband shall come in God's time which is d best.


    FF @hiflourish on twitter

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  114. NYC-1 says: Those of you praising Zik are ignorant, and only see things from peripherial point of view. You are like the mobs during Mark-Anthony's speech in "Julius Ceasar." Zik was more concern about building his own personal empire. I used to admire Zik too, until I read facts about his one-Nigeria slogan. Charity begins at home - what did Zik do for the Igbos? Awolowo was a better leader with foresights. The true leader of the Igbos was Ojukwu - this is why Zik and Ojukwu never crossed the same pathways. So stop all these fanfare about Zik. Zik was a selfish man, and only cared for his family and immediate glory.

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  115. As far as I an concerned Flora was the only women he married in church. I am sure Uche a lovely women but she destroyed the family.

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  116. Thank you, Linda. First saw that picture in Zik's autobiography, MY ODYSSEY. How could people criticize her gown? The details don't appear in the picture. We can only tell it was white and long and had long sleeves. Thank you, again. They were both good looking and iconic.

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  117. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Awolowo look alike. Cute photos

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  118. Nice picture going down memory lane. Of course most of us nor our parents weren't born at the time of their wedding. Zik, the icon. I wish to state that while we eulogize (as accustomed with Nigerians for celebrating only the dead), it is important that we look forward to solving the challenges of the present day, take advantage of the opportunities before us, and press towards a brighter future. Its a completely different world from that Zik envisioned, thus the onus lies before us to make our time count. I believe this is what Zik would have wished for us all. God bless. O.J

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  119. No be today Igbo women begin fine! omalicha rest in peace. Zik of Africa, rest in peace too.

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