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An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was
A Theodore II
B Menelik
C Johannes IV
D Haile Selassie.
In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by
A a Muslim group
B Baganda Christians
C Arab slave merchants
D Egyptian mercenaries.
After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in
A Zanzibar
B Pemba
C Mombasa
D Kilwa.
Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because
A the Islamic leaders in the area did not live up to the expectations of the people
B he came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers
C the national army was not strong enough to defend the country
D he was highly educated in the tenants of the Islamic religion.
Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of
A Morocco
B Libya
C Tunisia
D Algeria.
Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the
A huge investment in the Suez-canal
B rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
C great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
D strategic importance of the country.
The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in
A establishing trading companies
B stopping the slave trade
C the emergence of educated elite
D the production of cash crop.
A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that
A they were executed at the same time
B the participants were of the same origin
C they had a common objective
D they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.
Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he
A was a great military tactician
B learned a great deal from Napoleon
C employed similar tactics as Napoleon
D had a well trained army.
A major contribution of Nigeria to
A diplomacy
B funding
C military support
D provision of education.
The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to
A foster stability in West Africa
B solve boundary disputes among member states
C provide security for the whole of Africa
D tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the
A Great Nigeria Peoples Party
B Nigeria Peoples Party
C Unity Party of Nigeria
D National Party of Nigeria.
Which of the following political parties
A UPN and NPN.
B PRP and NPP.
C NPN and NPP.
D PRP and UPN.
The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
A General Babangida was Head of State
B between 1979 and 1983
C General Obasanjo was Head of State
D the period between 1960 and 1966
Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?
A Guinea Bissau and Namibia
B Angola and Zimbabwe
C Sierra Leone and Equitorial Guinea.
D The Gambia and Tanzania
The immediate cause of the January 1966 coup d’etat was
A the breakdown of law and order in the West
B the desire of the military to seize power
C the failure of the 1963 census
D interferance by foreign powers
The creation of Mid-Western region in 1963 was through
A balloting
B referendum
C declaration
D voting.
The political parties that formed the opposition during the First Republic in Nigeria were the
A NCNC and AG
B AG and UMBC
C NCNC and NEPU
D UMBC and NEPU.
The 1922 Clifford Constitution restricted the franchise to
A Calabar and Benin
B Lagos and Calabar
C Lagos and Warri
D Warri and Lokoja
The Yaba Higher College did not meet the aspirations of the nationalists because
A all its staff were Europeans
B it was meant to train assistants to Europeans
C only Europeans were qualified for admission
D it was affiliated to a polytechnic in Europe.
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