JAMB History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 20 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 18 Decolonisation and African unity · 21 Early centres of civilisation · 19 Eastern and southern Africa · 18 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 20 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 21 Nationalism and independence · 20 Nigeria since independence · 26 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 23 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 17 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 18 The colonial economy · 19 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 19 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 20 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 19

Question 181· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria's first military head of state was
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Question 182· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to
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Question 183· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The 1962-63 census controversy contributed to
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Question 184· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Bashorun of Oyo was
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Question 185· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The trade of Old Calabar was dominated by the
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Question 186· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The trading city-states of the Niger Delta, such as Bonny and Kalabari, were organised through the
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Question 187· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Before founding Opobo, Jaja had been
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Question 188· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The ruler of Old Oyo was known as the
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Question 189· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Old Oyo's decline in the early 19th century was partly due to
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Question 190· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The military strength of the Old Oyo Empire rested largely on its
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Question 191· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Itsekiri kingdom's ruler is the
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Question 192· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Tradition links Oranmiyan with the founding of the ruling dynasties of
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Question 193· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Calabar, the Ekpe society
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Question 194· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The ruler of Benin before the Oba dynasty was the
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Question 195· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Oba Ewuare the Great of Benin is remembered for
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Question 196· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In most pre-colonial Igbo communities, political authority rested mainly on
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Question 197· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Oyo's military strength rested largely on its
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Question 198· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The council of state in Old Oyo, the Oyo Mesi, was headed by the
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Question 199· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Oyo, the Ogboni society
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Question 200· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to
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Nigeria's first military head of state was

The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to

The 1962-63 census controversy contributed to

The Bashorun of Oyo was

The trade of Old Calabar was dominated by the

The trading city-states of the Niger Delta, such as Bonny and Kalabari, were organised through the

Before founding Opobo, Jaja had been

The ruler of Old Oyo was known as the

Old Oyo's decline in the early 19th century was partly due to

The military strength of the Old Oyo Empire rested largely on its

Itsekiri kingdom's ruler is the

Tradition links Oranmiyan with the founding of the ruling dynasties of

In Old Calabar, the Ekpe society

The ruler of Benin before the Oba dynasty was the

Oba Ewuare the Great of Benin is remembered for

In most pre-colonial Igbo communities, political authority rested mainly on

Oyo's military strength rested largely on its

The council of state in Old Oyo, the Oyo Mesi, was headed by the

In Old Oyo, the Ogboni society

In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to