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POL221
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The outcomes of the 1953 constitutional conference was reflected in the Oliver Lyttleton constitution of the year
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The fears expressed by the Northern leaders for objection to Anthony Enahoro’s ‘self-rule immediately’ motion of 1953 was over______________
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The first demonstration by Nigerian students took place in 1961 against Anglo-Nigerian
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On 26th May, 1967, the gave Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu the mandate to declare the Eastern Nigeria an independent state by the name Republic of Biafra
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African territories that surrendered to the British by the traditional authorities through Treaties were regarded
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Sir _Willinck was appointed to head a Commission of Inquiry to look into the minority agitation in Nigeria
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The London constitutional conference of__was organized mainly to discuss Nigeria’s independence
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The President of a federal Republic can have direct control of any State under under
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The association of independent nations of former British colonies is called
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The major difference between the British and French colonial policy was that while the British adopted the principle of ‘association’, the French’s was based____________ on______________
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Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was a __President in Nigeria’s First Republic
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The 1946 Richard’s constitution was said to have had serious impact on the Nigerian structure because it_________________
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The war time Military Governor of the Mid-West Region was
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Dual Headship is a characteristic feature of the system of government
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The Nigeria’s independence constitution provided for a true federal structure because it settled the contentious issues of regional police and_________in favour of the regions
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The Nigerian Council created by Lord Lugard derived its source from_____________
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In order to implement the policy of Indirect Rule in the Eastern part of Nigeria, the colonial government had to create__________in lieu of any recognized central authority in the area
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was the leader of the Talakawas’ party, the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)
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The mistake of 1914 is rearing its ugly head.’ This statement is credited to__
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Sir Hugh Clifford abolished the Nigerian Council on the excuse that it was a__
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The followings except one, were the major objectives of the nationalist movements in Africa______________
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In a federation, autonomy was granted to the federating units with the only exception of the right to__________
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The 1922 constitution was also a landmark in Nigeria’s political development because it led to the formation of_______________
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The political symbol or emblem used by the NCNC in Nigeria’s First Republic was a
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The Indirect Rule was first introduced in Northern Nigeria by__
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In Nigeria’s First Republic, the official Opposition Leader was___________
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The ‘Dual Headship’ which was a feature of the Nigerian constitutions of 1960 and that 1963, meant that_____________led the government
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The monarch who ceded the territory of Lagos to the British was_______________
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The 1959 government was formed by a coalition of the Northern People’s Party (NPC) and_________________
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The educated elite regarded the Nigerian Council of 1914 as a ‘toothless bulldog’ because it was________________
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Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria in as a prelude to independence
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The system of government introduced by the 1960 independence constitution was____________
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The colonial Governor-General that succeeded Governor Richard was___________
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Although the 1922 elective principle was hailed by Africans, it was also criticized because the franchise granted was_______________
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Apart from his nationalist struggle, Chief Anthony Enahoro was a popular figure in the House of Representatives in the First Republic because he moved the motion for in 1953
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‘Nigeria is not a nation but a mere geographical expression.’ This statement is credited to__________
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In the two colonial policies while the French regarded Africans as__,Africans in the British colonies were regarded as subjects
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The British Settlement Act of 1843 enabled her to establish a Crown colony system in
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The second legislative chambers created in the North and West by Richard’s constitution was called House of
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The Nigerian civil war lasted for months
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In Nigeria’s Second Republic, the power of the government was vested the__
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Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon released Chief Obafemi Awolowo from prison and made him the of the Federal Executive Council
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The Nigerian Youth Movement started as Youth Movement
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There was a stalemate after the general election of__as Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was constitutionally unable to invite any of the political parties to form the government because none of the political parties won the mandatory majority
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_were the territories surrendered to the British by the traditional authorities through Treaties
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The 1957 constitutional conference granted self-government to Western and Eastern Nigeria while the North attained the status in the year
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Since 1861, the colonial masters ruled the territories, which were amalgamated in 1914 as different countries until the central Legislative Council created Sir Arthur Richards in the year______________
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The acknowledged father of the Nigerian nationalism was
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Which of the following regions attained the status of selfgovernment in 1957_____________
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The 1922 Legislative Council legislated on for the Southern Protectorates while the Northern Protectorate was ruled____________
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