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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...



171 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awwww cute

ST. KIZITO BOUTIQUE IG: @stkizitoboutique said...

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

Unknown said...

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

BONARIO NNAGS said...

awwww! this is epic.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Anonymous said...

his wife is pretty.....

Honey Child

Anonymous said...

Memory lane

Anonymous said...

She's beautiful

Amarachi said...

RIP to both of them

ary said...

Awwww!!!

Anonymous said...

Na wa ooooooo.Thank God 4 civilization.

Sslope said...

So wie'd u pul dis outof linlin?

Me said...

Hey dad! I see you! Mwah!

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Wow so cute. Beta leaders.

Anonymous said...

She was soo beautiful






Mide

Unknown said...

D woman is a catch

Anonymous said...

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...

Anonymous said...

Fyn woman, cute pix.

Vivian Love said...

Wow!!

Ferguson said...

Super Cute :)

yourstrulyblogposts.blogspot.com said...

She was a very beautiful woman

Unknown said...

alsome

Unknown said...

alsome

Unknown said...

alsome

Anonymous said...

Wow! Look how young they were. Them try sha

Dana said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Unknown said...

Fine lady

bbm pin 23491053 said...

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

Anonymous said...

Adorable

Anonymous said...

Great Zik wii his beautiful wife

Anonymous said...

Lovely pic

Soul said...

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

jbankzE said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Lovely!

Unknown said...

Beautiful woman

Unknown said...

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

baby oku said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

When the goin was gud!

★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...

Lovely memories!

Anonymous said...

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!

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Oldies!
Good one linlin.

Murch.

ike gift ifunanya said...

Cute sha. .

olosho chaser said...

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

Anonymous said...

Cute

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Lovely.

I am A.L.E said...

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 !

Anonymous said...

His wife was really fyn

Anonymous said...

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

TWITS said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

D cutest eva...

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Very Nice! Pretty wife!

tesc said...

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

fikky said...

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






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

chyko said...

Pretty Flora

Anonymous said...

Nice

Julit said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

treasure said...

Flora was really beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Zik had eye for fine woman.

Tunie said...

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

Makeover by T.E.J.U said...

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

Anonymous said...

cute,marriage made in heaven.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Wow, cute wedding pics.

Unknown said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmmmm! Dats kul

rejoice said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

vintage!!!

Unknown said...

Very cute indeed

Anonymous said...

rest in peace u LEGEND

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

such a pretty woman of blessed memory juleta juju says so

Unknown said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Solid pple of old times.maims

Anonymous said...

An irreplicable man with an Incredible Histories.

Anonymous said...

Shez cute

Anonymous said...

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

sandy reses said...

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

Anonymous said...

Shes pweeety

Anonymous said...

aawww soo cute..

BelLaBomba said...

The wife was a beauty

Anonymous said...

Thanks for remembering urs such a great memory!!

HATERS-SLAYER said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Black and white!!!

Unknown said...

beautiful woman

Unknown said...

beautiful woman

Anonymous said...

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.

Unknown said...

Madam flore so pretty

mirian said...

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

Anonymous said...

The woman is very beautiful

Anonymous said...

Lovly couples

Big OG said...

Lovely,hmm...

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Unknown said...

Lovely memories.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Unknown said...

Lovely memories.

Unknown said...

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

omalicha said so! said...

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

Mr.brain said...

lol! Very funny and local..

Anonymous said...

D wife was beautiful

@EDDYSYFAR said...

Linda. Ψн̣̣̣̇̇̇ε̲̣̣̣я̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣ did U̶̲̥̅̊ get D̶̲̥̅̊ pix.

Anonymous said...

Good.

Unknown said...

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

temmi said...

EPIC MEN!! eyah and his wife is cute o

Anonymous said...

Legend of our time. Speaks volume.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Beautiful woman

Anonymous said...

Lovely. Good work Linda.

Anonymous said...

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

james Afe said...

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

roseline said...

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

Unknown said...

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

Unknown said...

Beautiful woman

Anonymous said...

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

Mekus

Anonymous said...

Legend!

Unknown said...

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

Anonymous said...

Very nice

Anonymous said...

wooow wat a cute pics.

Anonymous said...

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

David Iyke said...

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

adaora said...

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

Unknown said...

Cute

Janelicious said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Cute couple. Rip

Anonymous said...

Fine woman.


Mimi

Anonymous said...

awwwww adorable!!!

Anonymous said...

Very beautiful woman

Anonymous said...

So cute

Edwin Akwudolu said...

Old skul, time flies what more can we say.
wonderful technologies

Jerome Alex Ugwuoji said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Ehya. Cute!

msm said...

What's cute here?

Anonymous said...

Pretty wife.

Anonymous said...

pretty wife'remembering those days

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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 -_-

Anonymous said...

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.#

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Was actually wondering how the b came about.

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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.

MY TURN said...

Nnamdi Azikiwe and Awolowo look alike. Cute photos

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

TWITS said...

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.

Anonymous said...

800 pounds is same as 80k pounds now

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