Lord Lugard
Flora Shaw
Lingard Luna
Oliver Florence
Correct answer is B
Flora Shaw who was a journalist, and later became the wife of the first governor - general of Nigeria, gave the name to Nigeria due to the Niger river that pass across the land.
The 1959 general election was between three political parties which at the time were
NCNC, NPC, NNDP
AG, NCNC, NNDP
SDP, LP, NPC
AG, NCNC, NPC
Correct answer is D
The three (3) main political parties that participated in the 1959 election were AG, NCNC and NPC, there was no clear winner, making NCNC form coalition government with NPC leaving AG as watchdog.
The first capital of Kanem-Bornu was located at ________
Njimi
Kotangora
Kanuri
Sokoto
Correct answer is A
Kanem-Bornu was probably founded around the mid-9th century, and it's first capital was at Njimi, northern-east of the lake.
The establishment of _________ by ______ help fast track the activity of nationalist in Nigeria
Lagos daily news/ Herbert Macaulay
Daily times/ Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nigeria pilot / Nnamdi Azikiwe
Weekly review/ Herbert Macaulay
Correct answer is A
Herbert Macaulay Olayinka Samuel was a Nigerian politician and generally referred to as father of Nigeria nationalism, he established the first newspaper in Nigeria in 1923 called Lagos daily news.
One main factor that led to depopulation of Nigerians around 1715 to 1789 was
Sacrificing humans to appease gods
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
Trading with neighboring community
The trans-Sahara trade
Correct answer is B
Depopulation is the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants from their land. The Trans-Atlantic slave trade brought depopulation to numbers of Nigeria inhabitants in 18th century.