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POL221
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The Nigerian Second Republic collapsed on__
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One of the bone of contentions against the 1922 constitution was the use of traditional rulers to the exclusion of the elites
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The Indirect Rule policy was difficult to implement in the Eastern part of Nigeria because of_______________
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The Northern Element Progressive Elements (NEPU) was led by__
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The most striking feature of the 1922 constitution was that it__
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The 1951 Nigeria’s constitution provided for bi-cameral Legislature each for the Western and Regions
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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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One of the defects of the Nigeria’s colonial constitution of 1922 was the retention of the isolation policy of the Provinces
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The acknowledged father of the Nigerian nationalism was
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The 1922 Legislative Council legislated on for the Southern Protectorates while the Northern Protectorate was ruled____________
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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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One of the defects of the Clifford’s constitution was the retention of the isolation policy of the _provinces, which retarded the process of political development of the area
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The 1951 constitution led to the emergence of the following major political parties of the Nigerian First Republic____________
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Prior to the 1963 constitution, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was Nigeria’s first indigenous
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The colonial Governor-General that succeeded Governor Richard was___________
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One of the followings was not a leading member of the Lagos Youth Movement____________________
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The 1960 independence constitution provided for a _as the Head of government
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The elective principle of 1922 provided for (4) seats for Africans in Lagos and Calabar in the Legislative Council in the following ratio respectively________________
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To protect the minority rights in Nigeria, the Nigerian constitutions have always been_____________since 1954
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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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The first Nigerian newspaper established to champion the cause of nationalist struggle was_____________
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The Nigeria's war time finance commissioner was
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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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The crisis that led to the factionalization of the Nigerian Youth Movement originated between Chief Earnest Ikoli and Oba Samuel Akinsanya, over the position of the
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The 1946 constitution created bicameral Legislature in the following regions_______________
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In the First Republic, Nigeria practised __system of government
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The _and protectorate of Southern Nigeria were amalgamated and renamed in 1906 to become the Colony and protectorate of Southern Nigeria
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The 1960 independence constitution provided for a _as the Head of government and a President as ceremonial Head of State
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The President of a federal Republic can have direct control of any State under under
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The monarch who ceded the territory of Lagos to the British was_______________
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By 1964, Nigeria was a Federal Republic made up of Northern, Western, Eastern and__ Regions
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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 1922 constitution was also a landmark in Nigeria’s political development because it led to the formation of_______________
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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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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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The British Settlement Act of__ empowered the British government to establish a Crown Colony System of government
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Which of the following regions attained the status of selfgovernment in 1957_____________
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The British Settlement Act of 1843, enabled the British Government to establish a Crown Colony system in
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Sir John Macpherson’s 1951 constitution was a complete departure from all others because____________
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In what year was the Indirect Rule introduced in Nigeria___________________
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Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria in as a prelude to independence
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Elements of__were first noticed in Nigeria in the 1951 constitution
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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 Nigerian Council created in 1922 was composed of officials and _members
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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 first Nigerian traditional ruler to become a regional Governor was_____________
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Approximately, it would be correct to say that the process of British colonial administration in Nigeria started in the year____________
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The July 29, 1966 counter-coup was led by military officers mainly from the part of Nigeria
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According to Okafor (1981), Lagos was not officially pronounced “a British Colony” until__
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A state of emergency was declared in the Western Region in the year
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