Mr. Adeleke Kunle

The Nigerian Civil War started on July 6, 1967 and formally ended on January 15, 1970. Major-General Philip Effiong, the chief of staff of the Republic of Biafra, formally renounced the existence of a state called Biafra. This exercise took…

The PRP won the gubernatorial election in 1979 in Kaduna state and Alhaji Balarabe Musa its flag bearer became governor of the state on October1, 1979
PRP as a party did not have the majority seats in the state assembly.

WESTERN NIGERIA ELECTION CRISIS OF 1965 With the emergence of United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA) and the Nigeria National Alliance (NNA) as the two dominant parties through coalitions, the rivalry between them at the national level shifted base to the…

KANO RIOT OF 1953 A serious riot broke out in the ancient city of Kano in the Northern Nigeria on May 16 1953. In March 1953, a member of Action Group (AG) in the House of Representatives, Chief Anthony Enahoro,…

The Nigeria People’s Party It was Alhaji Waziri who led the group of Nigerians that formed the NPP. Other members were, ChiefAdeniranOgunsanya who later became the chairman of the party, Chief Olu Akinfosile, Chief Mathew T. Mbu, Dr Obi Wali…

UNITED MIDDLE BELT CONGRESS (UMBC) The United Middle Belt Congress was founded in 1955 under the leadership of late J.S. Tarka. The party concentrated its political activities in the middle belt and demanded for the creation of a middle belt…

Cultural diversity: Differences in culture, religion, language, custom, tradition, etc among different ethnic groups make the operation of a federal system possible.
The fear of one ethnic group dominating others necessitated the establishment of federalism in Nigeria.
To protect the interest of minority groups.

Nigerian federalism can be traced far back to 1914, when the Northern and Southern protectorates were amalgamated though with unitary form of administration. Since then, governmental powers that existed in Nigeria started to be shared between the central government headed…

NIGERIAN NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NNDP) OBJECTIVES OF THE NNDP The upgrading of Lagos to a municipality with its own absolute self-government Co-ordination of the nomination and election of the Lagos members of the Legislative council The improvement of higher education…

Nigerian federalism faces several challenges and problems. Here are some of the key issues: 1. Resource Control: One of the major problems in Nigerian federalism is the issue of resource control. The central government controls the majority of the country’s…

Nigerian federalism is characterized by several features that shape the country’s political system and governance structure. Here are some key features of Nigerian federalism: 1. Federal Structure: Nigeria operates as a federal republic, where power is shared between the central…

The constitution retained a presidential system of government as in the 1979 constitution A two-party system was entrenched in the constitution The people could withdraw any legislator who no longer enjoyed the confidence of the electorate The federal capital territory,…

FEATURES The constitution retained the federalism previously adopted by the lyttleton constitution of 1954 The governor-general was made the constitutional ceremonial head of state and a representative of the Queen of England The constitution adopted a parliamentary democratic system of…

The 1922 constitution was named after the then governor of Nigeria sir Hugh Clifford FEATURE MAIN There was an executive council for the whole country. It was established a Legislative council presided over by the governor with 26 white officials,…

K.B.C. Onwubiko has not failed to define nationalism as “the patriotic sentiment or activity on the part of groups of Africans held’s together by the bonds of common language and common historic experience to assert their right to live under…

While it is true that Africans had their own ways of educating their children, the fact that people could read and write made a significant difference in their understanding of the world The establishment of educational institutions from the primary…

Following the establishment of the Nigerian state by 1900 and subsequent Amalgamation by 1914, it would be recalled that classical Lugardian indirect rule is nothing other than economic exploitation The limited powers of obas. One of the reasons why the…

Following the Berlin Conference of 1884 – 85 under the chairmanship of Ottovon Bismarck of Germany.  Where the scramble for and the partitioning of West Africa by the European nations acted as the catalyst of the establishment of colonial administration…