JAMB and WAEC History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 341· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The number of states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is
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Question 342· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria returned to civilian rule in May 1999 with the swearing-in of President
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Question 343· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria's first military head of state was
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Question 344· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to
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Question 345· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The first President of Nigeria when it became a republic was
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Question 346· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The presidential election of 12 June 1993 was annulled by
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Question 347· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The Nigerian Civil War lasted from
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Question 348· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The 1962-63 census controversy contributed to
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Question 349· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The leader of the military government that handed over power in 1979 was
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Question 350· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Ogboni society in Oyo
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Question 351· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Oba of Benin known as 'the Great', who rebuilt Benin City in the 15th century, was
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Question 352· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The British punitive expedition against Benin took place in
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Question 353· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Aro used the oracle known as Ibini Ukpabi (the Long Juju) to
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Question 354· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Bashorun of Oyo was
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Question 355· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
Among the Igbo, the Ozo title was
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Question 356· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
In Old Oyo, the Are Ona Kakanfo was the
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Question 357· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The trade of Old Calabar was dominated by the
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Question 358· 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 359· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Before founding Opobo, Jaja had been
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Question 360· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
Igbo pre-colonial political organisation was mainly
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JAMB and WAEC History questions

The number of states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is

Nigeria returned to civilian rule in May 1999 with the swearing-in of President

Nigeria's first military head of state was

The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to

The first President of Nigeria when it became a republic was

The presidential election of 12 June 1993 was annulled by

The Nigerian Civil War lasted from

The 1962-63 census controversy contributed to

The leader of the military government that handed over power in 1979 was

The Ogboni society in Oyo

The Oba of Benin known as 'the Great', who rebuilt Benin City in the 15th century, was

The British punitive expedition against Benin took place in

The Aro used the oracle known as Ibini Ukpabi (the Long Juju) to

The Bashorun of Oyo was

Among the Igbo, the Ozo title was

In Old Oyo, the Are Ona Kakanfo was the

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

Igbo pre-colonial political organisation was mainly