Nigerian people and culture

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The art of ife dated back to?

12th to 15th century AD

In what year were 21 bronze heads found in wunmonije compound

1938

Where was the first notk art discovered

1943

When did Thurstan Shaw carry out excavation work in Igbo ukwu

1959-1964

When was the military intervention in nigeria

1966

When did the eastern region secede from nigeria

1967

What was the duration of the first nigerian Civil War

1967-1970

When was the second military interegnum

1983-1999

When was the next coup against the buhari regime

27th August 1985 led by Ibrahim badamasi babangida

When did buhari take over from elected politicians

31st December 1983 on the allegation that they mismanaged countrys economy

How many legislative seats did NNDP win

4, 3 for lagos and one for Calabar

From when to when is nok dated

500 BC & 200AD

When the did the last Christian stronghold in Northern Africa fall to Arabs assault

697 AD

Where is Igbo ukwu located

A small village, south east of Onitsha near Awka

Who believed huasa people have been fairly old in their location

Abdulahi Smith. He said they moved into hausa land 3000BC and lived in kauyuka

Who was killed in the countercoup

Aguiyi ironsi and lieutenant colonel adekunle fajuyi(military governor of western Nigeria)

Where was the name Christian first introduced

Antioch

Who carried out scientific excavations in Ile ife

Bernard Fagg, Kenneth Murray, professor goodwill

How were the missionaries able to preserve the local vernaculars

By the reduction of these languages into writing resulting in a linguistic homogeneity

Who did not allow lep frobenius to go with the ori olokun

Carter in 1910

Who moved the motion for independence in 1956

Chief Anthony enahoro

Who presumably won the June 12 presidential election

Chief M. K Abiola of the Social Democratic Party

Who was killed in the January 1966 coup

Chief S. L Akintola, alhaji tafawa balewa, alhaji ahmadu bello(sardauna of sokoto)

Which constitution allowed NNDP to contest for election to first legislative council

Clifford constitution of 1922

What were some achievements of the babangida regime

Directorate of food, roads and rural infrastructure(DFRRI) directed at opening up rural areas and Peoples Bank of Nigeria(PBN)

Who defined culture from a historical perspective

E. B BUkonga

Who defined culture from anthropokigal perspective

E. B TAYLOR

Which group formed the AG

Egbe omo oduduwa formed by a group of London yoruba students

What was the major achievement of his regime

Execution of the nigerian Civil War, creation of 12 states on may 27 1967 and its indeginization policy

When was general murtala assasinated

February 13 1976

Describe the centralized system of administration introduced by the hausa-fulani

Feudal and patrimonial

Why was gowons government overthrown

He was perpetuating his regime and there was gross ineptitude and corruption

What is the largest linguistic group in the cross river region and eastern Niger delta

Ibibio

What was the major point of settlement of the ibibio

Ibom in Arochukwu

Which regime established the Armed forces ruling council to replace the Supreme military council

Ibrahim babangida

Who introduced the structural adjustment program

Ibrahim babangida

What is the capital city of igala

Idah

Who did the tiv class with over land

Idoma and jukun

What are the names of the three excavated sites in Igbo ukwu

Igbo Isiah, Richard, Jonah

Where did Dr. Ekpo eyo carry out excavation

Ilare quarters at lafogido site(adjacent to wunmonije compound)

Where did Christianity begin

In Palestine

When and from where did Islam come to Nigeria

In the 8th century AD from across the Sahara desert to northern part of country

When was the Bible translated to union ibo

In the opening years of 20th century

What was the positive achievement of buhari regime

Inculcation of citizenry and the culture of discipline through war against in discipline

What is the origin of Christianity in nigeria

It came from Western Europe in the late 15th century

What is the head of the jukun system of government

It is a theocratic system of government headed by the aku

How is the Geography of the Benue Valley

It is a transitional area between the wet forest area of the south and dry open savanna to the north making it possible for cultivation of forest and savannah crops and it is fertile due to its alluvial deposits from river Benue

What was the aim of the SAP

It was a Precondition given by multinational financial institutions in order to access loans from the body

What was the first newspaper publication in nigeria

Iwe irohin written by Rev. Townsend in 1864

When did the first military coup occur in nigeria

January 15th 1966

Who said the roots of Christianity Can be traced to the time of the Apostles

John Baur

Who are the people of the Benue Valley

Jukun, tiv, idoma, igala, the Chamba

When was the counter coup in nigeria

July 1966

When was yakubu gowons government overthrown

July 29,1975

Where have nok type terracotta been found

Kagara in Niger state to Katsina Ala in Benue state

Who discovered ori olokun

Leo frobenius in 1910 in a town called olokun Grove

What were some popular programmes of obasanjo regime

Local government Reforms, operation feed the nation, universal primary education, constitution drafting committee, and constituent assembly to prepare grounds for handover to civilian government

Who was the first military head of state

Major general Johnson Thomas umunnakwe aguiyi ironsi

Who masterminded the first military coup

Major kaduna nzeogwu

Where do the chambas live

Middle Benue

What was a faultline of the babangida regime

Mismanagement of the gulf oil windfall, the annulment of the June 12 1993 presidential election

Whose administration succeeded yakubu gowons

Murtala Mohammed and general obasanjoband started July 29 1975

What was the initial and new meaning of NCNC

National congress of nigeria and Cameroon changed to National congress of nigerian citizens (an offshoot of unions like pan Igbo federal union)

What is NEPU

National elements progressive union

What was the first political party

Nigerian National Democratic Party founded by Herbert Macauley

What is NYM

Nigerian youth movement and took off from the debris of the NNDP, it restricted its activities to coastal cities and rid with ethnic rivalries

Who led the NCNC ​

Nnamdi azikiwe

Is Christianity a byproduct of Christianity

No

Where is nok village located

North Central nigeria

Which areas did the igbirra occupy

North and East of the Niger Benue confluence

Who headed the AG

Obafemi Awolowo

During whose regime was the period a colourful Era in nigeria

Obasanjo die to arrest of political and moral decadence

When was the handover to civilian government

October 1 1979

In what year was NPC (Nigeria people's congress) formed.

October 1951 at the zaria convention

Who excavated Igbo obameri

Oliver mieres (lecturer in archeology at OAU) in 1969

What was the committee set up to investigate the mismanagement of the gulf oil windfall

Pius okigbo commission

Which group of people introduced Christianity to Sub-Saharan Africa

Portuguese missionaries

Who translated the Bible into yoruba

Rev. Samuel Ajayi Crowther in the later half of the 19th century

Which constitution divided nigeria into 3 regions

Richard constitution

Who opposed the motion for independence

Sardauna of sokoto, ahmadu bello

Who was the first executive president of nigeria

Shehu shagari

How many years before the birth of Islam did Christianity flourish on the northern shore if Africa

Six hundred years before the birth of Islam with theologians like Atanasius and St. Augustine as pillars of the church

Who were those that led to the eventual formation of the NPC

Tafawa Balewa, Saad zungur, aminu kano

The principle medium of the art of the Nok is?

Terracotta

What are the factors that caused slow spread of Christianity in SubSaharan countries

Terrain of the area, Poor technology to cope with long sea journeys involved in approaching Western Africa from Southern coast line

Where were the idoma people said to have migrated from

The Wukari area in the 15th century

When did the evangelistic work of Christianity begin

The day of Pentecost, 50 days after the death of Christ

Who is claimed to have colonized the igbirra

The igala of idah

Where the tiv people migrate from

The south eastern part of the country

Whta are the phases of development of the igala kingdom

The yoruba, the Benin and the jukun leadership

How did Christianity grow

Through the missionary journies carried out by Apostle Paul

Why was NEPU formed

To oppose conservative ideology of the NPC

Whyw as UMBC formed

To oppose the north and seek self determination for the middlw belt people

The tiv in precolonial times were high decentralized and loosely organized. True /false

True

What is UMBC

United middle belt congress led by Joseph tarka

Where did the core of ibibio people migrate from

Usak edet now in republic of Cameroon where they were known as afaha

What was the fundamental reason for the military intervention

Weak state of internal cohesion. Other reasons include nepotism, corruption and maladministration of the civil service

Who emerged the head of state after the counter coup

Yakunu gowon

What is the origin of the igala people

Yoruba/nupe origin

What are the 3 sources of the first king 'ata' of jukun kingdom

Yorubaland, benin and the jukun kingdom


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