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1. The book “Nigerian People and
Cultures” was co-edited by Akinjide
Osuntokun & Ayodeji Olukoju in
1997.
2. In Africa, names are given according
to the historical circumstance
surrounding the births.
3. The Nigeria’s Head of state who
organized FESTAC ’77 was Gen.
Olusegun Obasanjo.
4. Thurstan Shaw pointed out that
civilization conjures something that
contrasts with Savagery & Barbarism.
5. The king of Lagos that ceded Lagos to
the British in 1861 was Oba Dosumu.
6. Nigeria contains very large number of
ethnic groups
7. The frontline nationalist who led
Ghana to independence was Kwame
Nkrumah.
8. Nigeria was given her name by Miss
Flora Shaw (lady Lugard) in 1897.
9. The motion for Nigeria’s
independence was tabled before the
Nigeria’s legislative house in 1953 by
Chief Anthony Enahoro.
10. The seven states established by
Bayajidda sons were known as Hausa
Bakwai
11. The two prominent contestants in the
famous June12, 1993 presidential
election were Chief M.K.O Abiola &
Alhaji Bashir Tofa.
12. Notable Yoruba kingdoms are; Oyo,
Ijebu, Ekiti, Owu, etc.
13. The interaction between two or more
distinct cultural groups is known as
intergroup relations.
14. the following were forms of revolt
against European domination in
Nigeria; Attahiru revolt, Iseyin-Oke
Iho uprising, Aba women riot,
15. Culture is dynamic because it can
shed off old things and absorb new
things. It spheres are; material & non-
material. It is learned, integrative,
superior or inferior.
16. The Trans-Saharan trade was
established between West-Africa &
North Africa.
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17. Most of the languages spoken in
Nigeria are under the Nilo-Saharan
language group.
18. The Nigerian military intervened in
the Nigerian politics for the first time
on January15, 1966.
19. All peoples are ethnocentric and tend
to judge other groups according to
their own norms.
20. The third pillar of Islam is Zakat.
21. The history of the Yoruba was written
from the earliest times by Rev.
Samuel Johnson.
22. The indigenous ethnic group, the
“Shuwa Arabs” are found mainly in
Borno & Yobe states.
23. The “arm-chair” scholars who wrote
that Africa had no history wrote from
a Eurocentric point of view.
24. The West African Student Union
(WASU) was founded by Chief Ladipo
Solanke & Herbert Bankole Bright on
August7, 1925 in London.
25. The Attahiru revolt took place in the
Northern part of Nigeria in 1903.
26. The Aba women riot took place in
November 1929.
27. The National youth service scheme
was initiated to promote; unity,
Nation-building and National
integration.
28. Mungo Park of Scotland was the first
to discover the source of River Niger
in 1805.
29. The traditional poems chanted by the
bride in the Yoruba communities are
called Ekun Iyawo.
30. Among the Fulani, a young man was
not expected to marry until he passed
a manhood test called Sharo or Shadi.
31. The CMS established the first church
in Badagry in 1842.
32. The earliest form of writing developed
in Egypt is called Hieroglyphics.
33. The mixture of Islamic religion with
traditional or other religious practices
is called Syncretism.
34. The Ijaw people are concentrated
mainly in Delta & Bayelsa.
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35. The colonial powers that possessed
colonies in West Africa are; Portugual,
France & Britain.
36. General Ibrahim Babangida was
associated with programmes like;
DFFRI, MAMSER, NDE.
37. Ansar-ul-deen society is a Muslim
association that championed the
cause of western education in Nigeria.
38. The title of a Kanuri chief is Mai.
39. The Ishan people dominate the Edo
state.
40. The first newspaper in Nigeria was
published in Abeokuta.
41. Societies that have no laws guiding
them are described as Autochonous
societies.
42. The Nigerian Civil War occurred
between July6, 1967 & Jan15, 1970.
43. The two towns in eastern Nigeria that
experienced a major stage post which
Christianity spread are; Onitsha and
Calabar.
44. The confinement of a girl in the house
among The Ibibio, where she is fed
with copious food in preparation for
marriage is called Fattening
45. The Islamic legal code is called The
Shariah.
46. The major two towns where
important staging posts in Christian
evangelisation in Nigeria are; Badagry
& Abeokuta.
47. The Sokoto jihad of 1804 was led by
Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio.
48. The famous Algerian cleric, Al-Maghili
visited Kano during the reign of Sultan
Mohammadu Rumfa (1463-1499).
49. The major article of trade in both the
Trans-Saharan and Trans-Atlantic
trade was Slaves.
50. The Kanem-Bornu Empire was
established by the Kanuri people.
51. The pre-colonial economy features
majorly; Agriculture. Others include;
Trade, Leather making, Soap making,
Carving, Calabash making, Pottery,
Salt making.
52. The title of the Igala chief is Attah.
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53. The Abeokuta women union of 1946
was pioneered by Mrs Olufunmilayo
Ransome-Kuti.
54. Lord Lugard toyed with the idea of
making Kaduna the capital of Nigeria
between 1914 and 1919, because; of
the meddlesomeness of the Lagos
Press, and the criticism of the
western educated elite of Lagos.
55. The Iyalode known to have supplied
the Egba with ammunition during the
Egba/Dahomey war was Madam
Tinubu.
56. The railway line that runs from the
south to the north was developed
through; Lokoja, Jebba and
Kafanchan.
57. Orompoto carried out a successful
military campaign against The Nupe.
58. The military camp towns that
emerged in the 19th century are;
Ogbomoso, Ijaiye, Abeokuta.
59. Queen Kambasa created the Palace
Guards institution in Bonny.
60. The Islamic revolution of the 19th
century resulted in the emergence of
towns like; Sokoto, Yola, Bauchi.
61. The book “missionary impacts on
modern Nigeria” was authored by
Professor Emmanuel Ayankanmi
Ayandele.
62. The earliest formidable warrior queen
of the Hausa states was Queen Amina
of Zaria.
63. The frontline founder of the Christian
Ogboni society was Rev. T.A.J
Ogunbiyi
64. The notable woman in the oral
tradition of the evolution of the Hausa
was Queen Daurama of Daura.
65. The middle-belt of Nigeria consist of
ethnic groups like; Tiv, Langtan,
Ibibio.
66. Among the Bini, it is an abomination
to overthrow the Oba, hence the
expression; Aiwerioba.
67. The United Nations decade for
women was, 1975-1985.
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68. Monarchical form of government was

very popular among; the Yoruba, the
Kanuri & the Igala.
69. Mai Idris Alooma was prominent in
the Kanem-Bornu Empire.
70. Nigeria was divided into 36states
structure in 1996
71. Among the Amaigbo, a particular bird
was never to be killed, it is called
Okwa.
72. The Alaafin is highly prominent in the,
Oyo empire
73. Egbe Omo Oduduwa was founded in
London in the year 1945.
74. The British take-over of Yorubaland
was facilitated by the presence of The
CMS in Abeokuta.
75. The original homeland of the Bantu
had been traced to, the Cameroons
76. The Nigerian constitution that
introduced regionalism was made in
1946.
77. The Muslim pilgrimage is otherwise
known as, Hajj.
78. The original homeland of the Fulani
had been traced to, Sene-Gambia
region.
79. The Bayajidda legend was a local
tradition among, the Hausa.
80. The 4th stage of Igbo marriage system
is called, Idu Uno.
81. Chastity within and outside marriage,
is the most forgotten aspects of
Nigerian culture, very useful for the
present day generation if properly
observed.
82. The town that fell to the British after
only 90minutes of fighting was
Sokoto.

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