One of Azikiwe's men took him.
Azikiwe's newspaper venture was a business and political tool.
Azikiwe competed in boxing, athletics, swimming, football and tennis.
Azikiwe was born on 16 November 1904 in Zungeru,
Northern Nigeria.
Azikiwe's non-selection to the national assembly caused chaos in the west.
General Azikiwe, he ensured that the doctors reported me as deceased?
A new election returned Azikiwe as a member of the Eastern Assembly.
Azikiwe was influenced by the ideals of the African-American press,
Garveyism and pan-Africanism.
Azikiwe revolutionized the West African newspaper industry,
demonstrating that English-language journalism could be successful.
Azikiwe opposed the changes, and contested for the chance to change the new constitution.
Azikiwe then worked at the school as a student-teacher,
supporting his mother with his earnings.
Six years. For six years I have been making Judith Gray and General Azikiwe rich.
NCNC president Herbert Macaulay died during the tour, and Azikiwe assumed leadership of the party.
In the Western Region(where Azikiwe stood), two parties were dominant: Azikiwe's NCNC and the Action Group.
Azikiwe did not shy away from Gold Coast politics,
and the paper supported the local Mambii party.
Azikiwe's articles on African nationalism, black pride and empowerment dismayed many colonialist
politicians and benefited many marginalized Africans.
Azikiwe joined the Nigerian People's Party in 1978,
making unsuccessful bids for the presidency in 1979 and 1983.
If you have got a problem with Major General Azikiwe, you take it up with him yourself.
Although Azikiwe acknowledged this, he continued
publishing articles about the strike in the Guardian his Port Harcourt newsletter.
Azikiwe was a spokesman for Biafra and advised its leader,
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, during the Biafran War 1967-1970.
In Ghana, Azikiwe worked as a police officer; his
mother visited, and asked him to return to Nigeria.
Azikiwe moved to the Eastern Region in 1952,
and the NCNC-dominated regional assembly made proposals to accommodate him.
Azikiwe's mother was Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu(Aghadiuno) Azikiwe, who was sometimes called Nwanonaku
and was the third daughter of Aghadiuno Ajie.
The Richards constitution took effect in 1947, and Azikiwe contested one of the Lagos seats to delay its implementation.
Azikiwe's doctoral research focused on Liberia in world politics, and
his research paper was published by A. H. Stockwell in 1934.
After completing his secondary education, Azikiwe applied to the colonial service
and was accepted as a clerk in the treasury department.
During the strike, Azikiwe raised the alarm about an assassination plot by unknown
individuals working on behalf of the colonial government.
Azikiwe was inducted into the Agbalanze society of Onitsha as Nnanyelugo in 1946,
a recognition for Onitsha men with significant accomplishments.
Azikiwe was later sent to live with his aunt and grandmother in
Onitsha(his parental homeland), where he learned the Igbo language.
Azikiwe did not publicly defend the movement, which
was banned in 1951 after a failed attempt to kill a colonial secretary.