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FG Fulfills Pledge, Donates ₦30 Million to Taiwo Akinkunmi’s Family
By Olawale Asake The Federal Government of Nigeria has fulfilled its promise by donating 30 million naira to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the renowned designer of the National Flag. The gesture underscores President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to honouring Pa Akinkunmi’s legacy and his contributions to national unity. Director-General of the National Orientation Agency…
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Unfulfilled Promises: Nigeria’s Flag Designer Awaits Befitting Burial
By ‘Dayo Adu On Wednesday 30th August 2023, the news of the death of Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, OFR, the designer of Nigeria’s flag took the media space after it was announced via his son’s Facebook page. Pa Akinkunmi, who died on 29th August, 2023, designed the green-white-green flag in a competition in 1958 and…
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Akinkunmi was a National Icon says FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has mourned the death of the designer of the Nigerian national flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi who died at the age of 84, at his family home in Ibadan, after a brief illness. According to a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris on Wednesday,…
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Pa Akinkunmi left indelible marks on the sand of Nigeria’s history – Makinde
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has mourned the death of the designer of Nigeria’s national flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, OFR, describing it as the end of an era for creative national heroes and heroines of Oyo State extraction. Governor Makinde, who noted how the writer of the Nigerian national pledge, Professor Felicia…
