Taiwo Akinkunmi, Man Who Designed Nigeria Flag, Is Dead

Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of Nigerian flag, is dead.

One of his children, Akinkunmi Akinwumi,  announced the death in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

“Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man has gone,” he wrote.

Akinkunmi is reported to have died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness.