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Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904 – 1996)
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe "Zik" Benjamin, a foremost nationalist and statesman was born at Zungeru in Northern part of Nigeria in 1904. At the time of his birth, Azikiwe’s father was serving as a clerk in the Nigeria Regiment at Zungeru. He attended schools at Onitsha, Lagos and Calabar before going back to Lagos in 1921 to further his education.
Herbert Macaulay (1864 – 1945)
Herbert Macaulay Samuel Heelas was born in Lagos on 14th November, 1864. He was the seventh child of Reverend Thomas Babington Macaulay and Abigail Macaulay (daughter of Bishop Ajayi Crowther). He attended St. Paul’s Anglican School, Breadfruit Street and C.M.S. Day School, Faji both in Lagos.
Obafemi Awolowo (1909 – 1987)
Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo was born at Ikenne, Ogun State on 6th March, 1909. He had his early education at Ikenne and Abeokuta before proceeding to Wesley College, Ibadan.
National Convention of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
The NCNC emerged in the early 1940s to fill the void created by the collapse of the NNDP and NYM. It was formed through one of the meetings organized by the Nigerian Union of Students, an offshoot of the West African Students Union (WASU). The party was formally inaugurated on 6th August, 1944.
Action Group (AG) | Political Party, Nigeria
The Action Group (AG) was founded in 1950 but was formally launched in April 1951. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Secretary-Generel of ‘Egbe Omo Oduduwa’ was the leader of the party, which emerged from the Yoruba cultural association.
Rise And Growth Of Nationalism After World War II
Nationalism in the African context may be defined as the struggles by Africans to free themselves from foreign rule, and to determine, after independence has been won, their own future. In the period before the Second World War, nationalism was aimed at resolving certain grievances of the elites.
National Congress Of British West Africa (NCBWA)
The first conference of the National Congress of British West Africa was held at Accra in Ghana in 1920 under the leadership of Casely Hayford, a Ghanaian lawyer. Dr. Akinwande Savage, a Nigerian, worked closely with Hayford in organizing the conference.
1958 French Constitution In West Africa
1958 French Constitution - The Fifth French Republican Constitution of 1958 made provision for a French Community. The community comprised France and all French colonial territories.
Crown Colony System | Structures & Features
The following institutions constituted the Crown Colony Government which was responsible for the administration of British colonial territories.
Success Of Indirect Rule In Northern Nigeria
Success Of Indirect Rule In Nigeria - The indirect rule system was largely a success in the Northern Protectorate because of the following reasons.
Positive and Negative Effects Of Colonial Rule In West Africa
Effects of Colonial Rule - Colonialism is an imposition of a more developed culture over a less developed one, backed up by expansionist and economic adventurism. European capitalist countries established political, economic, military...
Imperialism: Definition, Meaning & History
Imperialism maybe defined as the economic control and exploitation of foreign lands arising from the necessity to reverse the impediments to the accumulation of capital ...
Merits and Demerits of Colonialism
Colonialism | Pros and Cons of British and French Colonial Administrations In West Africa
As emphasised in our previous article, three different colonial powers had...
Differences Between Pre-colonial Political Administration In Nigeria
The three major traditional political institutions (Hausa - Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba) had certain common attributes in their systems of government. There were also some differences between them.
Hausa Fulani Pre-Colonial Political Administration
HAUSA / FULANI Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Emirates System
The dominant political group in the northern part of Nigeria before the Uthman Dan Fodio’s...
Igbo Pre-Colonial Political Administration
Igbo Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Traditional Classless System of Igboland
The Igbo live in what is now called the South East geo-political zone and...
Yoruba Pre-Colonial Political Administration
Yoruba Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Traditional Historical Society of Yorubaland
THE YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM
The Yoruba live mainly in the South - West geo-political zone...
Local Government | Definition, Functions & Features
Local governments are semi-autonomous bodies created by the central government to undertake certain local functions within their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Functions of Local Government
Functions of Local Government || Local Governments may be defined as a government established through an Act of Parliament at the local level and to deal with specific matters as it affects them.
Control of Local Government
Control of Local Governments || Two Major issues are relevant to the control of local government, namely, first, how local governments are controlled and second, the reason for their control. The control of local government may take the following forms.