Sierra Leone owes its name to the 15th century

• A. British
• B. France
• C. Portuguese
• D. Spanish

_______ who was the minister of defence staff of the republic of Biafra, formally renounced the existence of the state in 1970.

• A. Major Chukwuma Chukwudi
• B. Chief Emmanuel Okonkwo
• C. Major General Philip Effiong
• D. Chief Odumegwe Ojukwu

Which of the following served as a commander of the ECOMOG?

• A. Bashir Magashi
• B. Victor Malu
• C. Ishaya Bamaiyi
• D. Sam Tella.

Nigeria practised the Westminster system of government between

• A. 1959 and 1983
• B. 1959 and 1966
• C. 1960 and 1966
• D. 1963 and 1966

A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the

• A. absence of conflict in the area
• B. concentration of Europeans in the area
• C. fertile nature of the soil in the area
• D. high centralization of authority in the area.

The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it

• A. enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
• B. paved way for the emergence of the National African Company
• C. served as a means of economic development and investment in Nigeria
• D. encouraged the adoption of the Indirect Rule Policy

The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was

• A. Oba Akintoye
• B. Oba Dosumu
• C. Oba Kosoko
• D. Oba Adele

French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to

• A. demographic reasons
• B. insufficient officials
• C. the people
• D. fear of British reaction.

Which of the following political parties formed an alliance in the Second Republic?

• A. UPN and NPN.
• B. PRP and NPP.
• C. NPN and NPP.
• D. PRP and UPN.

One of the following is not a gearing factor towards the great trek.

• A. Freedom from British domination
• B. Bringing back to normal the economic, cultural and political independence
• C. The panic that emigration might decline civilization
• D. The fear of conflict on the eastern frontier of South Africa