Post-Colonial Nigeria: Power and Politics in the First Republic, 1960-66

Post-Colonial Nigeria: Power and Politics in the First Republic, 1960-66

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Nigeria as it is today came into existence in 1914, when Lord Frederick Lugard amalgamated the north and south protectorates into a single entity. In fact, the name was suggested by Flora Shaw that "the several British Protectorates on the Niger be known collectively as Nigeria" (Crowder, 19~0:11). This singular act of amalgamation brought together a people from different ethnic and...
 
Published at Understanding Government and Politics in Nigeria. In R. Ajayi and J.O. Fashagba (eds)
Pages 53-74
Published in 2014
 
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Gberevbie, D.E. and Oni, S.
Gberevbie Daniel Eseme Idowu » Prof. Daniel Eseme Idowu Gberevbie currently lectures at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. Degree (Second Class Upper Division) in Political Science and Public Administration and M.Sc. Degree in Public Administration from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, between 1992 and 1998, and... view full profile
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