Nigerian Independence Day: Incredible Archive Footage Captures Nigeria's New Beginnings (1960)

Happy Nigerian Independence Day! We're marking the occasion by sharing this historic report, broadcast days after Nigeria's independence became official. This film features towering figures in Nigerian history including the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello; the "father of Nigerian nationalism", Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe; Chief Obafemi Awolowo; and the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. ITN's cameras captured the national mood in cities such as Enugu and Ibadan as well as Lagos, and observed the full scale of the handover ceremony and the celebrations attended by Princess Alexandria on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen remained Head of State in Nigeria until its transition to a republic in 1963. #Nigeria #Nigerian #NigerianIndependenceDay #IndependenceDay #Decolonisation #Empire #Britain #Africa #Colony #Republic #1960s #Enugu #Ibadan #Lagos #LagosNigeria #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #Princess To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/videos/... To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @itnarchive   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955