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Meet:
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Imagine winning a national contest you never even applied for. That’s how the first Miss Nigeria was crowned in 1957: by accident.
On this episode of Previously in Nigeria...
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Every day for the rest of May, we’re revisiting the issues Nigerians debated in newspapers and magazines this month over 50 years ago.
Today, we revisit a 1966 debate over why some Nigerian men living abroad were marrying white women.
"Joyce Obong: fashion's high priestess" — TRUST, 1974
"Joyce Obong's enviable flair for creating stunning fashion trends places her right at the top of Nigeria's fashion mountain and makes her one of Africa's most original designers.
"But there is one problem on the mind of Joyce Obong. She feels strongly about the cold attitude of Nigerians towards fashion designs made from homemade material. She strongly considers that this kind of attitude only makes our own culture decay."
Every day for the rest of May, we’re sharing the issues Nigerians were debating in public this month over 50 years ago.
Today, we revisit Odunayo Okusanya’s 1966 hot take about education in Nigeria.
She moved from preacher to theatre practitioner and a political activist.
Though not liked by many, she rallied workers to fight against colonial oppression. Here is why Adunni Oluwole is important to Nigeria’s political history.
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In 1975, TRUST magazine asked Nigerians what they thought was destroying modern marriages. Their answers ranged from materialism to infidelity, class ambition, and changing social values.
Over 50 years later, what is destroying marriages today?
“Nigerians now live in a state of terror in spite of the government’s claim to uphold the principle of human rights since the courts no more have jurisdiction to entertain any issue that borders on the government’s violation of their fundamental human rights.” — Newbreed, 1989
"Sometime in 1989, an Argentine army general, Pierre Bilardo (not his real name), needed to buy arms from the black market and was introduced to a group of Nigerians he was told were top members of the Nigerian military who were well-connected.
"After preliminary discussions in Argentina, he was invited to Lagos to meet with representatives of the Nigerian government. From the time that he touched down in Lagos, and throughout his four-day stay in the country, General Bilardo was given what looked like diplomatic treatment. He was received at the Murtala Muhammed Airport by three men who were dressed in the uniform of the Nigerian Army, and a battery of aides. Two of the men wore the rank of brigadier, while one presented himself as a major-general.
"By the time the Argentine got back home, he was convinced that he had had a fruitful visit to Nigeria. And in a few days, remitted $10 million, which was to be part payment for the arms, to Lagos. The arms never arrived in Argentina. And enquiries by Bilardo yielded no reply from Nigeria. Even when he decided, out of frustration, to return to personally meet his “partners,” he could not trace any of them. The distraught army general returned home with one question ringing in his mind - did he deal with fakes or true representatives of the Nigerian government?
"The likes of General Bilardo abound in different parts of the world today - people who have fallen victim to the new game of swindling that, in recent times, appears to have caught many Nigerians like a fever. They include unsuspecting and genuine businessmen who were tricked into parting with large sums of money, and those who themselves are tricksters, but who were out-tricked by smarter conmen, because they wanted to reap where they did not sow.
"The code name for the game is 419."
Source: Newbreed, 1992
At Salon ’78, Nigerian models showcased hairstyles from different parts of the country while dancing to Nigerian music, and Franca Afegbua won the top prize “in recognition of a fantastic performance in hairstyling.”
Which look is your favourite?
Source: TRUST magazine
