She served as the first First Lady of Nigeria from 1 October 1963 to 16 January 1966.

[1][2][3] Flora Ogbenyeanu Ogoegbunam was born in Onitsha, a city in present-day Anambra State to Chief Ogoegbunam, the Adazia of Onitsha (Ndichie Chief) from Ogboli Agbor Onitsha.

She met Nnamdi Azikiwe there in 1934, and the two were married on 4 April 1936.

Their wedding was held at Wesley Church James Town, Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) where her husband was working as the editor of African Morning Post at the time.

[4][5] Azikiwe was a member of the Eastern Working Committee of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC).