An Igbo chief and head wife 1915

In 1982 taslim OLAWALE becomes the first African to be the president of international Court of Justice haquehague

The action group (AG) was the first Nigerian party to write and present an election manifesto 1962

Hannah awolowo was the first to import lace materials and other textiles to Nigeria in the year 1950

Flag of lagos colony, 1862-1906 in 1872 over 60,000 people lived in Lagos

J.J Ransome kuti fela grandfather Nigeria 1st gospel muscian he composed "kole baje o kole baje oo ise oluwa"

Nigerians in Lagos celebrate the end of the civil war on Jan 12 1970

Mary Nzimiro one of the 1st Igbo female millionaires, bank rolled her husband successful mayoral bid in 1951

Boy with a gorrila killed in asaba 1906

Ironsi with governors, (L-R) North u kastina, West Fajuyi, East Ojukwu, and Midwest ejoor 1966

Janet mokelumokelu and M.ekpo are the 1st female in Nigeria to be elected into a regional parliament eastern assembly 1961

Priscilla Nzimiro 1st woman doctor to work in the Igbo region sadly she died in 1951 a year after qualifying as a doctor

Ado bayero emir of kano 1963-2014


RabizRabih Az- zubayar warlord and slave trade who established a powerful
Empire west of lake Chad for seven years as rabih was sheu of bornu empire

Sultan schedule sanda of bornu bodyguard dikwa, kanem empire

Playing xylophone in Igbo land 1920

Old currencies

Alafin oyo 1900

Fela anikulapo performing berkley,California 14 Nov 1986, the mayor of Berkeley California name Nov 14 as fela day.

Wives of king jaja of opobo ( present rivers) 1870

Madam efunroye tinubu, arms and salt trade Baron and female aristocrat 1800 tinubu square was named after her

Wife of the Nigerian ambassador to the US Mrs udochi, tafawa balewa and john f kenedy in Washington 1961

Walter Egerton (far right) GOV of southern Nigeria with wife and other Westerners in Lagos 1910

A cross section of readers at kano market in 1960

Oba ovonramwen of Benin the incumbent during the 1897 British invasioninvasion, an initial invasion attempts was voiled in 1896

M.K.O in 1994 arriving on his first appearance in court he was charged with treason.

Sir kashem Ibrahim the northern governor of Nigeria pictured here leaving London airport 1962

Inside a palmoil factory in calabar 1800

Adesina remigio herraria from credited as the founding father of ifa in Cuba, was enslaved and taken to Cuba as a youngman 1830s

Pope Paul john ll on his way to mass in Onitsha 1982, cardinal Francis arinze then archbishop of Onitsha to his left.

UK museums hold 1027 prices of Benin bronzes, Germany museum hold 1118 pcs and US holds 263 1893 expedition loots

During WWll the columbites mines in Nigeria contributed the mineral to the Construction of aircrafts

Sir Winston Churchill British prime minister from 1951-1955 meets with the Ooni of ife June 8 1953

Nigerian leaders as always be travelling with large entourage see tafawa balewa leaving for Commonwealth forum London

Points of no return, most the slaves who were exported through the slave coast are Yoruba tribe

Cc Lalasticlala, seun, explorer let's fellow nairalanders learn one or two from this. Thanks
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Still have about 145 pictures I wish to upload but they are with no caption, I wasn't born yet to know name, events and dates of the pictures.

Cc olawalebabs, fynestboi,

Nice one oP

More dropping soon.

Fynestboi:
Nice one oP

LEOSIRSIR:
More dropping soon.

Expecting.

Eeeyo Masquerade

Sir shina Peters with Clarion chukwu.

Maj Gen Ojukwu

Obasanjo with his children

Nigerian Airways

Nigerian Military Personnel

Argugun River Festival


Public phone booth.

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Lalasticlala

Fynestboi

Seun

Explorer

Introvert
Saw you on n the thread the other time

Sorry I couldn't get all the descriptions of the pictures but am sure this will do a great work.

Fela Anikulapo

Interesting and Educating!

Fynestboi are you still on vacation?

LEOSIRSIR:
Fynestboi are you still on vacation?

Yes sir. Will resume soon.

do something

Fynestboi:



Yes sir. Will resume soon.