Onyani Banaam

Female18 September 1920–8 January 1985

Brief Life History of Onyani

When Onyani Banaam was born on 18 September 1920, in Rivers, Nigeria, her father, Banaam Unu, was 219 and her mother, Ibeni Arugu, was 101. She married Lawson Okokoriko about 1960, in Rivers, Nigeria. She died on 8 January 1985, in her hometown, at the age of 64, and was buried in Rivers, Nigeria.

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Family Time Line

Lawson Okokoriko
1903–1991
Onyani Banaam
1920–1985
Marriage: about 1960

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1960Rivers, Nigeria
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (3)

    1965

    Age 45

    Charges of voting irregularities and riots followed elections.

    1967

    Age 47

    Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking bloody civil war.

    1979

    Age 59

    Nigeria briefly returns to civilian government rule. The military takes over again in 1983.

    Name Meaning

    Filipino: ornamental name from Tagalog banaag ‘glimmer, soft rays, faint light’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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