The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died.

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died. Instead Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who ...

Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who created Nigeria's flag in the late 1950s, passed away in August 2023. Due to government delays in arranging a state funeral, the Oyo state government funded his burial ...

Instead, Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who died a year ago aged 87, is going to be buried this week in Oyo state, where he lived. Akinkunmi, known by many as “Mr Flag Man” and whose house was ...