Amazing Pictures From Nigeria's Past

Young Sani Abacha and Wife

lagos in 1973

Agbonmagbe Bank. The bank failed to meet the provision of the new banking decree and it was taken over and renamed Wema Bank in 1970.

Traditional marriage of Fela and his 27wives.

Minister of Education,Ibrahim Shekarau in the 80's

Jaja of Opobo (full name: Jubo Jubogha; 1821–1891) was the first known Nigerian RICHEST MAN, nationalist, a merchant prince and the founder of Opobo city-state which now forms part of Nigeria`s River State.

Three of the women sitting in the front row wear Western (Victorian) style clothes. that is dressing like the queen of england. when most nigerias cant even wear cloths. 1888.

Ifeanyichukwu Transport Ltd. (1974)

Alake of Egba land congratulating his son Sir Adekumbo Ademola on his appointment as Chief justice of Nigeria in 1960.

Nigerian delegates,the ministry of education OkGEOkekend advisor on education F.I. Ajumogobia attend a UNESCO conference in Paris in 1960

Children playing ay Coroner School in ikoyi in 1965.

Mrs Funmilayo Ransom Kuti

"baba shege" as a young ambitiouse Soldier

Lord Lugard and other colonial masters with Emir of katsina(wearing black turban) and sarkin katsina, Mohammed Dikko in katasina 1903

Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu at Nigerian-Biafran peace talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where the Emperor Haile Selassie is chairman of the committte. Aug 5 1968