In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the
Decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
Exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
The population figures of the national census
Exclusion of women in the national census
Correct answer is C
The result of the census had shown that the population of the North was larger than the addition of the figures of both the East and the West.
Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by
Religion and ethnicity
Religion and regionalism
Ethnicity and regionalism
Regionalism and despotism
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Anti-colonial movements Nigeria before the World War II involved
Attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
Collaboration with the British authority
Peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
The establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers
Correct answer is C
Those protests were mainly against the marginalization of the educated elite from participating in the colonial government.
The Native Authority system in Northern Nigerian was established to
Assist in the collection of taxes and general administration
Regulate the number of European District Officers
Streamline electoral laws in the area
Support the spread of Christian missionary activities
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about
Decolonization
Independence
A strong central government
Regional politics
Correct answer is D
It created three regions – the West, East and North.