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The flag of Nigeria was designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi and was officially adopted to represent Nigeria at midnight on 1 October 1960, the day the country gained independence. The flag was chosen as part of a nationwide open contest held by the government, with Akinkunmi's design being selected as the winner of a field of over three ...
National flag: Flag of Nigeria: National flag of Nigeria: 1 October 1960 The national flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, a 23-year-old student, following a nationwide competition. [3] The flag was officially adopted on 1 October 1960, the day Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule.
The flag of Nigeria between 1914 and 1960 was a British Blue Ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, [1] surrounding a Tudor Crown (changed to St Edward's Crown in 1953) [2] with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc.
Due to the tradition of the Nde Abiriba, the rule is that the descendants of the founder of Abiriba would rule over the kingdom. This is due to the fact that the succession to the throne of the Enachioken is by hereditary which is made up of the three royal compounds, that is, the ruling houses in the Abiriba Kingdom.
A red background with a man with a sword cutting someone’s head off. 1804–1903: Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate: 1887–1888: Flag of the Royal Niger Company: 1888–1899: Flag of the Royal Niger Company: 1870–1888: Flag of the British West African Settlements: 1888–1906: Flag of the Lagos Colony: 1884–1893: Flag of the Oil Rivers ...
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
Progress Pride Flag. In 2018, artist Daniel Quasar debuted this flag, which added pink and blue stripes to represent the trans community and included the black and brown stripes to represent ...
Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 ...