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Question 1
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The Buhari/Idiagbo regime is popular known for his relentless advocacy of ________

AOFN
BDecree 419
CWAI
DKAI
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Question 2
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The people of Nupe mainly derive their source of livelihood from?

AFishing
BFarming
CTaping
DCrafting
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Question 3
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The colonialist officially left Nigeria so as to enable her self government in__________

A1960
B1966
C1959
D1970
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Question 4
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The Biafra civil war was between

A1967- 1968
B1967 - 1970
C
D1970 - 1975
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Question 5
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The last colonial governor general of Nigeria was_____________

AJames Robertson
BJimmy Carter
CLord Lugard
DHugh Clifford
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Question 6
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The civil war between Yakubu Gowon and Odumegwu Ojukwu was mainly as a result of __________

ADisrespect
BFavoritism
CClause of Anarchy
DCrave for power
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Question 7
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Regionalism was undisputably acknowledged and accredited to _________

AArthur Richard
BMacpherson
CClifford
DLyttleton
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Question 8
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Nigeria was then a conglomerations of _________

ANations
BPeoples
CEthnic groups
DWards
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Question 9
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Which of the following is incorrect.?

ANigeria was removed at first from Common Wealth during Abacha's regime
BNigeria was at first bombarded in 1951
CSierra Leone was never colonized
DEthiopia was never colonized
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Question 10
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Abacha regime saw to the termination of _________

AIbrahim Babangida
BErnest Shonekan
COnukah Abigail
DMurtala Muhammed
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Question 11
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ECOWAS was found under whose leadership?

AOlusegun Obasanjo
BYakubu Gowon
CAguyi Ironsi
DIbrahim Babangida
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Question 12
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The Alaafin of Oyo was remarkable assisted usually by _________

ABalogun
BBashorun
CAremo
DOyomesi
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Question 13
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At the bide of Benin, the ethnic group that occupied the interland include __________

AEdo, Yoruba, Urhobo
BItsekiri, Igbo, and Idoma
CYoruba, The jukun, The Efik
DThe Ibibio, Igbo, Tiv
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Question 14
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At Independence, which of the following national resources is the main stay of the Nigerian economy.?

ACoal
BCocoa
CCrude oil
DGroundnut
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Question 15
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Th leader of the South African's black consciousness movement (Steve Biko) died in _________

A1914
B1946
C1960
D
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Question 16
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Who among the following never created a state?

AAguyi Ironsi
BYakubu Gowon
CSaani Abcha
DMuritala Muhammed
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Question 17
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All these but one were not created in Abacha's region

AEbonyi
BGombe
CEkiti
DKatsina
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Question 18
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When the pattern of Assimilation failed, the french colonialist resolved to ________

AAssociation
BCoercion
CInfliction
DIndirect Rule
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Question 19
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The last ruler of the Oguso dynasty in the Benin Empire was

AChief Oba Eweka
BOba Owodo
COba Oromiyan
DOba Eware
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Question 20
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The Mahdiyya movement was fundamental because __________

AIt was of the people's will
BIt was voluntary reflex
CIt was inflicted on the people
DIt was acknowledged by the constitution
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