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Friday 23 January 2015

Meet the Nigerian woman who killed her white lover for cheating in 1953

Ada Esther Johnson, popularly known back in the 50s as Ada Ocha Ntu pictured above with her lover, Mark Hall, whom she murdered in 1953 after she found out he'd used the 400pounds she loaned him for business, to go to England and marry an English bride. According to history, Mark used part of Ada's money to buy his new bride a car which she would use to start a transport business in the UK.

He returned to Nigeria and told Ada what he'd done with her money and a very furious Ada used a pair of scissor to stab Mark. Mark eventually died from injuries sustained from the attack.

Ada was tried and convicted in 1956 and was placed on death row at Broad Street Prison in Lagos. She was however pardoned by former head of state Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, who changed her death sentence to life imprisonment in 1961.
at 1/23/2015 04:46:00 pm

134 comments:

  1. AbokiDaWarriBoy23 January 2015 at 16:47

    Na wa o..dis woman tuff sha.smh.

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    1. GCN( LADY G )23 January 2015 at 16:53

      Linda still show us her recent pix nah... Abi she don die Ni?

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    2. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:59

      How is he supposed to find a recent pic??? Na wa oh

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    3. AbokiDaWarriBoy23 January 2015 at 16:59

      Madam Gladys,Na under my comment u wan ask 4 linda recent pix??? Google it!

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    4. snowflix23 January 2015 at 17:03

      Lindsy bae I didn't expect the gist to end like this na, tot you wanted to give us another koko about the woman 'eyesrolloing' but the woman is really a hard woman sha #onelovefromsnow#

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    5. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:17

      I dont wanna judge buh i wont say he didnt deserve it.So Linda,she still dey alive???

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    6. Juleslouis23 January 2015 at 19:12

      The fear of a furious woman is d beginning of wisdom

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    7. Unknown23 January 2015 at 20:51

      Dis babe try oo

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    8. stella O23 January 2015 at 21:19

      There is nothing tuff nor hard about her it was just a crime of passion.

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    9. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 21:30

      Na white pple start yahoo yahoo sef! Dem scam our pple go dey fleX we money wit dem hoes!!! Hope EFCC read diz story, cuz dey need to free those yahoo guys dey've been arresting of late

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    10. Unknown23 January 2015 at 23:53

      Azik mumu ooo..wah difference does it make..death row and life imprisonment

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    11. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 08:45

      Maxwell Akalonu, i hope you achieve 1% of DR NNAMDI AZIKIWE's achievement, as the wise one. And for your question, death row involves physical, emotional, psychology torture with the prison having death at the back of their mind but for life imprisonment, the thought of death by torture is excluded. And moreover in 1961, barely one yr after independence, your mumu Azik wouldn't have acted wisely to revoke already condemned criminal who kill a British man (our colonial masters)

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  2. AbokiDaWarriBoy23 January 2015 at 16:47

    Na wa o..dis woman tuff sha.smh.

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    1. Cynhams Cakes and Events, Abuja. pin 7991b2f8, 0703479494723 January 2015 at 16:56

      Wow! She was obviously angry now and wasn't thinking straight.
      Too bad for both of them.

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    2. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:24

      The story is interesting but neva ended nau linda. Is she still living??

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    3. Funky Lolo23 January 2015 at 21:14

       In 1961, on the first anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe pardoned Esther Johnson "in the name of the Queen." The press celebrated the decision, and Johnson was released from jail.

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    4. Unknown23 January 2015 at 22:24

      Linda u just dey do like this local Niger movie, they don't know how to end a good story

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    5. Unknown23 January 2015 at 23:46

      Na wah oo

      #Abbytohxoft

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    6. Davido's driver24 January 2015 at 17:30

      Is she deadd?

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  3. AbokiDaWarriBoy23 January 2015 at 16:47

    Na wa o..dis woman tuff sha.smh.

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    1. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:53

      U find who u go dupe na igbo woman,oga onye ocha she did well
      No dey play with igbo with money
      Imagine 400pounds na big money then.

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  4. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:48

    He he he, i can't laff o

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  5. BLAQ23 January 2015 at 16:48

    Hmmm

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    1. ChincoBee24 January 2015 at 07:39

      Too bad....she could have controlled her anger. The guy sef no try,how could he have done such?

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  6. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:48

    Seen.

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    1. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:15

      Is she still alive? Linda complete the gist biko

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  7. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:49

    Too bad!
    $.
    $.
    @Mr Endowed via Lumia phone

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  8. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:49

    Wow! She was lucky to have been pardoned for something like that!

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  9. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:49

    Chai!!! Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!!
    She had no mercy!!!

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  10. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:49

    i love her ruggedity

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  11. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:49

    So interesting...

    God b blessed.
    I wonder wht she was thinking of.

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  12. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:49

    She did well,i will do same if am in her shoes.

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  13. BONARIO NNAGS23 January 2015 at 16:50

    Wawuu! Talk of Zero chill.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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    1. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:03

      As in....

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    2. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 23:33

      *wawuu??? Chai, am embarrassed for you Bona. The exclamation is 'wow'.

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  14. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:50

    SO WHAT? THIS IS 2015 IF YOU ARE SHORT OF GIST...JUST KEEP QUIET.

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  15. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:50

    hia!


    #GodblNessnigeria

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  16. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:50

    Ahahahaha...... wetin the Oyinbo they think? he think say she go sob, wimp and let it go? 400 pounds then?! Haba!

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  17. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:50

    But she is dead now abi? Or is she still in prison.
    But that man no try at all. What gave him d guts to do all dat and still came to rub it in her face?
    Well these days the reverse has become the case as our Nigerian brothers now collect pounds frm white women and comes back to marry a Nigerian wife.

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  18. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:50

    But that man didn't do well oo. He broke her heart. But she should have done something else than stabbing him

    $.
    $.
    @Mr Endowed via Lumia phone

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    1. D!D!23 January 2015 at 18:30

      Like what? Kiss him and make him dinner? Nna one bad turn deserves...

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  19. Cute G23 January 2015 at 16:50

    Thanks for the update in history. We need throw backs histories like this from time to time.

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  20. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:51

    after reading,she did wrong.

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  21. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:51

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
    .
    Serious matter......
    .
    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  22. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:51

    She treats his muttherfucker right......

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  23. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:51

    word..?? good one from the late Azikiwe... imagine killing one of our own because a fucking snow flake..

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  24. blaq23 January 2015 at 16:52

    Anger......

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  25. GALORE23 January 2015 at 16:53

    @Ada Ada....no be today women begin wicked...... Lol...

    @Ada go be like...u ds oyinbo man...u carry my money marry new wife?....Oyaa...come waka go see ur ancestors.... Lol.



    "Heaven on earth!!!! Wonders without end,that's my new realm"




    @Galore

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  26. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:53

    This woman dey vex.

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  27. Temmy23 January 2015 at 16:54

    HOPE SHE'S STILL IN THE PRISON?

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  28. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:54

    Shit happen way back



    #Commenting thru Glo 4G LTE

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  29. flave23 January 2015 at 16:54

    Eyah! So Sad...d woman cldnt just take it

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  30. win23 January 2015 at 16:55

    She should have left the guy for nemesis to drill. Temper things.

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  31. Bonita Bislam23 January 2015 at 16:55

    Linda is the woman still alive?

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  32. Mz Naija23 January 2015 at 16:55

    Hehehe....super story..ok o, dasalright...next pls

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  33. ary23 January 2015 at 16:56

    Thanks for the history lesson once again Linda. This would make a great biopic

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  34. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 16:56

    Na oyinbo teach the blacks fraud. imaging what this white man do in 50s now blacks are on revenge mission

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  35. ary23 January 2015 at 16:56

    Thanks for the history lesson once again Linda. This would make a great biopic

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  36. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:56

    Linda she still dey alive. Nawooooooooo.

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  37. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:58

    Good for the white ass mofo.he should have been quiet about it instead of rubbing it on her face.no woman likes to be spited or scorned cos no hell can stand that fury

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  38. Unknown23 January 2015 at 16:58

    Although I doubt if I can kill but I don't blame the woman,how can the white man play with Ada ocha's head in her fatherland? Rip onye-ocha

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  39. Daralohi23 January 2015 at 16:59

    Na wa oh,anger issues nr be here.

    Miss indomie says so.

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  40. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:03

    Meanwhile her nickname 'ada ocha ntu' translates to 'ada whose fair complexion comes from ash(bleaching agent)'

    That woman was badass oo

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  41. Subomi23 January 2015 at 17:07

    Interesting

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  42. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:11

    wonderful..dis emotional scam didnt start today ooo..I dont blame her.................................#KingOfKings #6God

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  43. Zeus23 January 2015 at 17:12

    She's a Badass Ada.....

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  44. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:14

    I thought it was a movie didn't knw its real life story


    ¤¤¤QUEENMAYA¤¤¤

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  45. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:15

    na dos money we dey collect back from oyimbos as magas...chai our grand parents money..interesting now

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  46. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:15

    Na whao!!! Story 4 d gods oo

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  47. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:22

    Hell has no fury than a woman scorned..........





    *oparoescalade*

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  48. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:22

    Hell has no fury than a woman scorned..........





    *oparoescalade*

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  49. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:22

    Hell has no fury than a woman scorned..........





    *oparoescalade*

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  50. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:23

    Hell has no fury than a woman scorned..........





    *oparoescalade*

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  51. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 17:25

    U did not give credit from where u took this story from u shld do that someone did the research

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  52. yawanow23 January 2015 at 17:25

    don't blame her for her actions.

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  53. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:26

    EyyAaa......cheating tinz and killing tinz

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  54. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 17:27

    Come linda what's ur problem? My comments never shows

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  55. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 17:31

    Someone do a movie. ..... Nollywood come knocking

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  56. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 17:41

    It's called provocation, it probably happened in the heat of the moment. Imagine what 400quid must have been worth back then. I was even expecting to hear that she cut off his member. Idiot that he is!

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  57. shollymama23 January 2015 at 17:46

    See weytin the oyinbo man guts cause am,I dnt blame ada she wouldn't blv it wil result toh dealth 4him.wish we could knw more abt the woman

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  58. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:54

    Instant judgment na im b dis one. Linda take note!

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  59. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:55

    Instant judgment na im b dis one. Linda take note!

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  60. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:56

    Instant judgment na im b dis one. Linda take note!

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  61. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:57

    Linda is she still alive?

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  62. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:04

    What now happened

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  63. Tina Collins23 January 2015 at 18:09

    history

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  64. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:10

    If we all kill guys for cheating, who will remain. ....... harsh bt understanding

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  65. Onyx's Girlfriend (he isn't gay pls)23 January 2015 at 18:13

    Nice meeting you. #lindagiveawayonmymind

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  66. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 18:18

    What's the point

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  67. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:18

    Is she till alive? Abeg gist us make we know. This is a good history.

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    1. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 01:19

      In 1961, on the first anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe pardoned Esther Johnson "in the name of the Queen." The press celebrated the decision, and Johnson was released from jail.

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  68. Unknown23 January 2015 at 18:24

    Na wa o!

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  69. Blythe Nwosu23 January 2015 at 18:46

    OK so what's new with her?

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  70. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 18:50

    That serves him right... If na white lady, she will do more...





    twenty4yu@yahoo.com

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  71. DaBabe23 January 2015 at 18:52

    What are we supposed to do with this gist?

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  72. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 19:00

    Dey wil soon act de film. I trust our nollywood industry. #oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#

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  73. Unknown23 January 2015 at 19:01

    Is she unfair?was the man fair?was life fair?



    Fortunedexcel

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  74. Unknown23 January 2015 at 19:07

    Dis one na old story bt tank God na ibo pesin kill d white man

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  75. elovi23 January 2015 at 19:21

    Diss kind story wey no end well sef

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    1. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 01:18

      It ended well.
      In 1961, on the first anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe pardoned Esther Johnson "in the name of the Queen." The press celebrated the decision, and Johnson was released from jail.

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  76. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 19:42

    The prison on broad street has been converted to a recreational center;freedom park.
    Thank me later
    Bolateethole.blogspot.com

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  77. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 19:45

    Linda good journalistic work. Esther Johnson was later granted state pardon and released from prison.

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  78. tope23 January 2015 at 21:02

    so where is ada today

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  79. Unknown23 January 2015 at 21:07

    The picture reminds me of a movie.."a million ways to die in the west"

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  80. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 21:11

    Rosie Is Asking........What is the end to this true life story? Did she die in prison or what?......End it!!!!!

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    1. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 01:18

      In 1961, on the first anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe pardoned Esther Johnson "in the name of the Queen." The press celebrated the decision, and Johnson was released from jail.

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  81. SWILL MARTIN23 January 2015 at 21:41

    She too much jooor,buh if na me I 4 go Ghana or something,buh that's sme crazy ass shit tho.

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  82. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 21:55

    See the man coming out. Trouser and shirt na bed sheet. Belt na rope. The woman finish work for dressing.

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  83. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 21:59

    Nwa onyeocha u wicked oooooo. Why nau

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  84. Unknown23 January 2015 at 22:10

    Eeya!!!

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  85. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 22:27

    He broke her heart. Imagine how pained she must have been. That amount of money in those days must be like 4 million now. How could he do it then go and rub her face with the insult and betrayal. Crime of passion. Thats what it was. She looked cute and fashionable. Sorry that he was killed but he played a major role in contributing to his death. The story is sad. Azikiwe did well. I wonder what ever happened to her eventually. She would have an interesting story to tell. Nollywood, do some research. Over to you.

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  86. GR8BABE 23 January 2015 at 22:50

    that same 1961 hmmm

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  87. ebonyz...23 January 2015 at 22:51

    Na wa oh

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  88. Benjamin temidayo23 January 2015 at 23:52

    D white man na fool sha..RIP mark..u go don reach where u dey go even if u dey crawl..lol

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  89. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 01:17

    In 1961, on the first anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe pardoned Esther Johnson "in the name of the Queen." The press celebrated the decision, and Johnson was released from jail.

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  90. Sisi Vales24 January 2015 at 01:37

    Lol, Nwoke che na Ada Ocha Ntu bu ewu, O fugo nu nwa igbo.

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  91. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 03:37

    ......and where did you find this? Nigeria nostalgia on facebook? or where else?credits?

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  92. Omoba News Media24 January 2015 at 07:16

    so na oyinbo even first start yahoo yahoo self

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  93. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 08:39

    Linda pls confirm if she is still alive and which prison facility is she kept.

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  94. Unknown24 January 2015 at 11:05

    @benjamin temidayo lol your funny

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  95. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 11:54

    So there you go white people always playing like they are saints. Marriage Scam No Be today.

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  96. sodablog24 January 2015 at 13:16

    I think I deserve that if I should ever act like that Man

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  97. Unknown24 January 2015 at 14:50

    Interesting story

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  98. Unknown24 January 2015 at 15:33

    Serve him right, i guess.
    Anyways, RIP

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  99. Anonymous24 January 2015 at 19:03

    Right now I wish I could do that to my husband the man is a hibitual liar cheating bastard....

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  100. Anonymous25 January 2015 at 18:01

    i sometimes wonder which one is better die immediately or stay in prison locked up suffering for a long time before dying... Very sad. she shouldnt have killed him.

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  101. Deedee26 January 2015 at 15:25

    WHATS D DIFF? LOL, DEM 4 JUST SAVE HER 4RM MISERY & KILL HER NA, SHE STILL DEY ALIVE 4 PRISON???FIND OUT PLS TAFIA LINDA.

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  102. Unknown3 February 2015 at 15:53

    Oga gan oooo

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