Throwback pics of IBB, Gowon taking a ride with Queen Elizabeth

Here's a throwback pic of Gen Ibrahim Babangida taking a ride with the Queen in her carriage during his visit to England in 1989. See more photos after the cut...

And here's a pic of former Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon taking a ride with the Queen Elizabeth II during a state visit to England in June 1973.


Photo credit: Getty Images/SeeMeSeeNigeria

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