SS 2 Government (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

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… Read More »The Nigerian Civil War

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… Read More »MAJOR POLITICAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA III

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… Read More »MAJOR POLITICAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA

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,… Read More »POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE SECOND REPUBLIC

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… Read More »MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES

THE NORTHERN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (NPC) The Northern People’s Congress (NPC) emerged from a socio-cultural group in Northern Nigeria. The party was formed in 1951 under the leadership of Sir Ahmadu… Read More »THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA II

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… Read More »Nigerian Federalism

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND General Murtala Mohammed came to power in 1975 and he promised to return the country to a civil rule after long years of military rule that started on… Read More »THE SECOND REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1979

FEATURES OF THE REPUBLIC AN CONSTITUTION OF 1963 Nigeria obtained a Republican Constitution of 1963 and some changes were introduced by the constitution. It enthroned a Republican Constitution in Nigeria.… Read More »THE FIRST REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1963

MAIN FEATURES AND PROVISIONS OF THE INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960 The constitution retained the federal structure initially adopted by Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954. Governors-General became Ceremonial Head of State for… Read More »INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960

LONDON CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE This conference was convened to discuss issues surrounding the 1954 Lyttleton’s constitution. The outcome of the Constitutional Conference of 1957 includes the following; The Eastern and Western… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FEATURES OF LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION The resultant defects of MacPherson’s constitution gave rise to two constitutional conferences in 1953 and 1954, the first in London and the other in Lagos. Far… Read More »LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION OF 1954

THE MCPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 The weakness of Richard’s Constitution and the imperial powers due to anti-colonial activities, and the de-mystification of white superiority lead to the introduction of a… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FEATURES OF CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION Secretary of State for Colonies: This was a Cabinet minister in Britain and the Secretary of State for Colonies. All the colonial Governors report him. Head… Read More »THE CLIFFORD’S CONSTITUTION OF 1922

THE NIGERIA COUNCIL OF 1914 The Council was created in 1914 after the amalgamation by Lord Luggard. It consisted of 24 official and 12 unofficial member of which were Europeans… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE AND GROWTH OF NATIONALIST MOVEMENT EXTERNAL FACTORS The Atlantic Charter: The publication at the end of the 2nd World war, declared the right of… Read More »NATIONALISM IN WEST AFRICA II