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POL221
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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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Elements of__were first noticed in Nigeria in the 1951 constitution
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_were the territories surrendered to the British by the traditional authorities through Treaties
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One of the resolutions of the 1953 constitutional conference was the excision of from Western Region
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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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In forming a _union, geographical contiguity by the independent states is one of the prerequisites
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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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The acknowledged father of the Nigerian nationalism was
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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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Dual Headship is one of the defects of System of government practiced in Nigeria’s First Republic
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The regional assemblies under the 1946 constitution, had the responsibility, among others, to elect members to the Legislature
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The colonial Governor-General that succeeded Governor Richard was___________
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By 1964, Nigeria was a Federal Republic made up of Northern, Western, Eastern and__ Regions
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In Nigeria’s First Republic, the official Opposition Leader was___________
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The 1960 independence constitution provided for a _as the Head of government
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Lord Lugard returned from India to become the Governor of the Northern Protectorates in the year___________
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The Northern Element Progressive Elements (NEPU) was led by__
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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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The first Nigerian newspaper established to champion the cause of nationalist struggle was_____________
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In Nigeria’s Second Republic, the power of the government was vested the__
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Prior to the 1963 constitution, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was Nigeria’s indigenous
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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 1946 constitution created bicameral Legislature in the following regions_______________
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African territories that surrendered to the British by the traditional authorities through Treaties were regarded
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The Action Group Party led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo was an offshoot of a Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group called________________
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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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The most striking feature of the 1922 constitution was that it__
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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 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 British Settlement Act of 1843, enabled the British Government to establish a Crown Colony system in
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The Nigerian Youth Movement started as Youth Movement
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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 mistake of 1914 is rearing its ugly head.’ This statement is credited to__
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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 Nigerian Second Republic collapsed on__
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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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By the provisions of the 1963 constitution__ceased to be Nigeria’s highest Court
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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 Nigeria's war time finance commissioner was
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‘Nigeria is not a nation but a mere geographical expression.’ This statement is credited to__________
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The Protectorates of the Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated by__
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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 1951 constitution provided for Bi-cameral _only for Northern and Western Nigeria
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In response to minority agitation, the British colonial government set up a commission headed by______________to look into ways of allaying their fears
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__was the Lady who first suggested the name ‘Nigeria’ for the amalgamated British colonial territory
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The system of government introduced by the 1960 independence constitution was____________
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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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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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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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