naptu2:
That was in 1989. Newsline (Patrick Oke and Yinka Craig) did a special on it at the time. I've forgotten who received President and Mrs Babangida at Heathrow, then they took the train to Victoria Station where the Queen was waiting for them.

Maryam Babangida curtseyed, while the President just shook hands with the Queen. There was the 21 canon salute, then they rode to Buckingham Palace in carriages (The Queen and the President in a carriage, Prince Philip and Maryam in another carriage. Babangida's ministers and other members of his delegation were in other carriages). I remember seeing the ginormous (rotund) figure of Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji in one of the carriages. There were royal salutes (God Save The Queen and Arise O Compatriots) all along the route.

Margaret Thatcher visited Lagos in 1988 and 1989. Prince Philip visited Lagos in 1989 (he laid the foundation stone of Muson Centre in Onikan) and Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Lagos in 1990 (a few weeks before the Okar Coup).

naptu2:
This video reminds me of one of the many things that I wanted to post last week (which I unfortunately could not post). It is a very short video, but it contains most of the important parts of the event.

General and Mrs Gowon arrive Victoria Station in the royal train. They are received by the Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and other senior members of the royal family. General Gowon and Prince Philip are in uniform.

General Gowon and the Queen exit Victoria Station and get in the royal carriage. We hear the second royal salute of the day as the carriage leaves Victoria Station. The anthem that is played is Nigeria's former anthem, Nigeria We Hail Thee (the anthem of the visiting head of state is usually played before the anthem of the host country).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQEZ-WGjI0

Dosmay:
Ibrahim Babangida as Head of State riding with Queen Elizabeth in her carriage in London 1989


http://www.dosmay.com.ng/2017/11/ibrahim-babangida-as-riding-with-queen.html?m=1

CLASSMAN:
THIS GUY HANDS SHA

tollytexy:
He looks corrupt then and now

hepzibahpraise:
The man himself

Blackfyre:


The Brits are hypocrisy personified, like Fela said in that song, na which kain democray be this? Teacher no teach me nonsense.

naptu2:
That was in 1989. Newsline (Patrick Oke and Yinka Craig) did a special on it at the time. I've forgotten who received President and Mrs Babangida at Heathrow, then they took the train to Victoria Station where the Queen was waiting for them.

Maryam Babangida curtseyed, while the President just shook hands with the Queen. There was the 21 canon salute, then they rode to Buckingham Palace in carriages (The Queen and the President in a carriage, Prince Philip and Maryam in another carriage. Babangida's ministers and other members of his delegation were in other carriages). I remember seeing the ginormous (rotund) figure of Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji in one of the carriages. There were royal salutes (God Save The Queen and Arise O Compatriots) all along the route.

Margaret Thatcher visited Lagos in 1988 and 1989. Prince Philip visited Lagos in 1989 (he laid the foundation stone of Muson Centre in Onikan) and Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Lagos in 1990 (a few weeks before the Okar Coup).