Order of the Federal Republic
The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger.
Order of the Federal Republic
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe PC, usually referred to as Zik, was a Nigerian politician, statesman, and revolutionary leader who served as the 3rd and first black governor-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and the first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian Republic (1963–1966). He was widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism as the driving force behind the nation's independence in 1960.
Azikiwe in Storer College (1926)
Azikiwe playing American football, Storer College (1926)
Azikiwe in his Office, 1937
Nigeria Stamp of 1953