The Oyo Empire reached its peak during the reign of which Alaafin?
Oba Ewuare
Oduduwa
Shango
Abiodun
Correct answer is D
The Oyo Empire reached its peak during the reign of Alaafin Abiodun. He was a ruler who expanded the empire to its greatest size and the empire enjoyed a period of peace and prosperity during his reign.
The Efik Kingdom had a highly developed system of writing known as
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Ajami
Nsibidi
Correct answer is D
The Efik Kingdom had a highly developed system of writing known as Nsibidi. Nsibidi is a system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria that is apparently an ideographic script, though there have been suggestions that it includes logographic elements.
Muhammadu Buhari served as Nigeria's military head of state during which period?
1976-1979
2007-2010
1993-1998
1983-1985
Correct answer is D
Muhammadu Buhari served as Nigeria's military head of state from December 31, 1983, to August 27, 1985. This period is covered by the option '1983-1985'.
Who was the leader of the opposition in Nigeria during the Second Republic?
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Shehu Shagari
Obafemi Awolowo
Ahmadu Bello
Correct answer is C
During the Second Republic of Nigeria (1979-1983), the leader of the opposition was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. He was the leader of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), which was one of the major opposition parties at the time.
During The Great Trek, the Boers clashed with which indigenous African groups?
Maasai and Kikuyu
Zulu and Xhosa
San and Khoikhoi
Berber and Tuareg
Correct answer is B
During The Great Trek, the Boers, Dutch settlers in South Africa, clashed with the Zulu and Xhosa indigenous African groups. The Great Trek was a migration of Dutch-speaking colonists inland in South Africa in the 1830s.