Attempts made by nations to establish international organization were not sufficient enough to see them through. Besides,...
GOVERNMENT
The commonwealth is defined as a free association of the former territories or colonies of the British...
THE KANO RIOT OF 1953 Causes: In march 1953, a member of Action Group (AG) in the...
INTER ETHNIC RIVALRY AND ISSUES OF SECESSION Ethnicity has been one of the regular feature of the...
BASIC CONCEPTS OF IDEALISM The following are some of the major concepts of idealism: The mind is...
MEANING OF LEADERSHIP Leaders are people who do the right thing . They are interested in direction,...
E-Government is defined as the employment of the internet and the world wide web for delivering government...
A political party is defined as an organised group of citizens, who act together as a political...
A citizen is defined as a legal member of a state with full constitutional or legal rights...
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a sovereign country located in West Africa. The 1999 constitution of...
General Ibrahim Babangida came to power through a military coup (popularly known as a palace coup) on...
Historical Background: The military government of Lt. General Olusegun Obasanjo established a Constitution Drafting Committee in September,...
The prime minister and regional premiers met in May, 1963 in order to discuss and settle constitutional...
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960 Parliamentary system: The constitution provided for a democratic parliamentary...
THE ORIGIN The origin of federalism in Nigeria could be traced to the division of the country...
Oyo was a vast empire or territory divided into different provinces. It happened to be the most...
The Igbo political system may be seen as a fragmented political system. Many institutions were in place...
Historical background: The Fulani took over the political leadership of the Habe (Hausa) states in the early...
Macpherson Constitution was revised through constitutional conferences, e.g. 1953 London and 1954 Lagos Constitutional conferences. The product...
Sir John Macpherson, became the new Governor of Nigeria after Richards and he made adequate arrangement not...
The Governor of Nigeria at the outbreak of the Second World War (1939-45) was Sir Bourdillon. He...
MAIN FEATURES: Secretary of state for colonies: This was a cabinet minister in Britain and the secretary...
British colonial rule in West Africa started towards the end of 1898. Lagos was annexed and made...
The advocates of Pan-Africanism propounded the need for racial harmony, mutual existence coupled with absolute equality and...
The nationalist movements played significant role in influencing Nigerians and propelling them towards the struggle for self-rule....
Nationalism may be defined as a certain form of unity which grows out of historical experience. It...
Colonialism is defined as an imposition of a more developed culture over a less developed one, backed...
Pressure group is defined as organised groups, which influence government decisions socially or economically, without necessarily entering...
The rule of law is defined as the supremacy of law over everybody in a political system....
It is the totality of means of communication within a society, state, etc ., such as television,...
Public opinion may be defined as the belief, values and attitudes, which are commonly held and expressed...
An electoral system may be defined as a process or method through which the people of a...
Franchise may be defined as the political rights of qualified adult (male and female) citizens of a...
Elections are defined as the act of electing candidates to represent the people of a given country...
The judiciary constitutes the arm of government that interprets the law of the state and applies the...
The executive arm of government is the organ responsible for policy making and implementation of policies and...
The major function of the legislature as one of the organs of government is law making. It...
POWER Power is the capacity to affect another’s behaviour by the threat of sanction. The sanctions may...
Oligarchy is a form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people....
Nazism may be defined as a form of government in which the state has a total control...
Totalitarianism is defined as a form of government in which the state has absolute control of everything,...
Feudalism can be defined as the identification of landed property with sovereignty – sovereignty over a parcel...
Communism may be defined as a political and economic system in which the community through the common...
Socialism can be defined as a social, political and economic system in which the state owns and...
Capitalism can be defined as an economic system in which the means of production, exchange and distribution...
Government as an institution of the state may be defined as a machinery established by the state...
