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POL221
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In forming a _union, geographical contiguity by the independent states is one of the prerequisites
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Sir Henry Willink was appointed the head of a Commission of Inquiry to look into the _problems in Nigeria
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The political slogan ‘one north, one people’, belonged to the
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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 Lagos Youth Movement got the name changed in 1937 to give it a national outlook to_________________
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The practice, whereby all cabinet Ministers are liable for the action or inaction of any of the Ministers is called
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According to Okafor (1981), Lagos was not officially pronounced “a British Colony” until__
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The Latin phrase ‘primus inter pares’, associated to Parliamentary system of government means
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One of the bones of contention against the 1922 Nigeria’s colonial constitution was the use of traditional rulers to the exclusion of the elites
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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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The West African Student Union was created to fight__
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The President of a federal Republic can have direct control of any State under under
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The Northern Element Progressive Elements (NEPU) was led by__
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By the provision of 1954 constitution, Lagos Colony was excised from the Western Region to become a Federal
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The doctrine that provides for different people in both the Executive and the Legislative organs of government is called
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The 1966 mililitary coup in Nigeria was regarded as because no political leader from the East was a victim
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The Nigerian Council created in 1922 was composed of officials and _members
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The Operation 'we tie' in the Western Region was a riot to protest the massive
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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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‘Nigeria is not a nation but a mere geographical expression.’ This statement is credited to__________
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Chief Dauda Shoroye Adegbenro was elected as in the Western Region during the Action Group crisis
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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 1951 Nigeria’s constitution provided for bi-cameral Legislature each for the Western and Regions
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African territories that surrendered to the British by the traditional authorities through Treaties were regarded
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To protect the minority rights in Nigeria, the Nigerian constitutions have always been_____________since 1954
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The first demonstration by Nigerian students took place in 1961 against Anglo-Nigerian
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That Nigeria was a ‘mere geographical expression’ was an opinion of
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The practice whereby all cabinet ministers are liable for actions or inactions of one of them is called collective
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The first Nigerian newspaper established to champion the cause of nationalist struggle was_____________
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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 Indirect Rule policy was difficult to implement in the Eastern part of Nigeria because of_______________
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Durin the Western House of Assembly fracas, the symbol of authority of the House called _, was broken
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The military Governor killed in the 1966 counter coup because he refused to surrender his Commander-in-Chief, Gen. AguiyiIronsi to the coupist was
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Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh was the Minister of in the 1959-1966 government
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For the first time in the colonial history Nigeria, leaders from the northern part of the country were allowed to attend the central Legislature in______________
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The 1951 constitution provided for Bi-cameral _only for Northern and Western Nigeria
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The name of the political party formed by Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola in 1964 against Action Group was the
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The followings except one, were the major objectives of the nationalist movements in Africa______________
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The Nigerian Council created by Lord Lugard derived its source from_____________
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Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria in as a prelude to independence
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Geographical contiguity is one of the important conditions to be considered by independent states while forming _Union
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Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was a __President in Nigeria’s First Republic
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The 1960 independence constitution provided for a _as the Head of government
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The British__was lowered for the Nigeria’s Green/White/Green Flag on 1st October, 1960 to mark her independence
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Elements of__were first noticed in Nigeria in the 1951 constitution
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The London constitutional conference of__was organized mainly to discuss Nigeria’s independence
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One of the functions of the regional assemblies created by the 1946 Nigeria’s colonial constitution, was to elect members from the regions to the Legislature
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On the eve of the Nigerian civil war, Nigerian state structure was changed from three regions to states by Col. Yakubu Gowon
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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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Prior to the 1963 constitution, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was Nigeria’s indigenous
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