Nigeria has failed to arrange a state funeral for Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, designer of the national flag.

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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 ...

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A year after the man who designed the Nigerian flag died at 87, his family has decided to bury his body. The family had been waiting for the government to fulfill its promise to arranging a state ...

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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 ...