The highest decision-making body in Nigeria under the Buhari's military regime was the ________
Armed forces ruling council
Supreme military council
National council of states
Federal executive council
Correct answer is B
Buhari became the military head of state and during his regime, he established the supreme military council which consists of the various heads of region
A constitution of any country is basically___________
a mere piece of paper
a guide to how the country should be governed
a document stating what the leaders should do
a document stating how to acquire power
Correct answer is B
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established regulations according to which a state or other organization is governed
The primary function of the judiciary is to ______
interpret laws
make laws
regulate behaviour
execute laws
Correct answer is A
The judiciary is the arm of government that interprets laws for the people to understand and obey.
The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a _______
heterogeneous
Homogeneous population
well-defined territory
more organized system
Correct answer is B
A nation depicts a people with common values, common people, common history and heritage.
homogeneous population is whereby a population or group of people have the same history, language etc. in a place.
The first executive president of Nigeria was_________
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
General Yakubu Gowon
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Correct answer is D
A lot of people do not consider Nnamdi Azikiwe to be the first Executive President of Nigeria. Instead, they argue that the true president should be elected and not appointed, thus, Shehu Shagari, who took the post in 1979, should be considered the first President of Nigeria.Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was the first president of the federal republic of Nigeria between the years 1979 and 1983, a period known as the second republic, before his government was overthrown by the military.