General Muhammadu Buhari regime was overthrown by
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
Buka Suka Dimka
Gen. Sani Abacha
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
Correct answer is A
The 1985 Nigerian coup d'état was a military coup which took place in Nigeria on 27 August 1985 when a faction of mid-level Armed Forces officers, led by the Chief of Army Staff Major-General Ibrahim Babangida, overthrew the government of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (who himself took power in the 1983 coup d'état).
Terracotta sculptures
Water painting
Fishing
Dancing
Correct answer is A
Nok culture is known for its unique terracotta sculptures and its early iron working. In Nigeria in 1943, a visitor came to archaeologist Bernard Fagg and drew his attention to some unique-looking artifacts, which Fagg and his colleagues eventually determined belonged to a then-unknown culture now known as the Nok.
What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Nigeria
Ghana
Correct answer is A
Christian evangelism first took root in Western Africa when Methodists and Anglicans settled in Sierra Leone in 1804 to evangelize freed slaves returned to that British colony.
The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.
20
18
30
28
Correct answer is C
The civil war lasted from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970 (2 years, 6 months/ 30 months).
Tapa
Idah
Tsoede
Oduduwa
Correct answer is C
The Nupe kingdom was founded by Tsoede, alias Edegi who was born in 1465. The early Nupe history recognised Tsoede and his fundamental contributions to the building of Nupe dynasty.