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Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by somegirl1: 1:15am On Jun 07, 2013
ghananotnaija: Is it just me or Yar'Adua doesn't look Nigerian but more like Indian?

just you
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by missy1010(f): 2:08am On Jun 07, 2013
See as Yar adua resemble zombie , obj been fine b4 wetin do am now i think say men dey fine pass when dem done old.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by tunwe(m): 3:33am On Jun 07, 2013
We only had one head of state from 1960-1963. And that was the prime-minister (Abubakar). The presidental position was ceremonial. Nnamdi! Azikiwe was a president without portfolio. The boss for all practical purposes wass Tafala Balewa. Is misleading to list zike among the head of
state.;
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by naptu2: 3:48am On Jun 07, 2013
tunwe: We only had one head of state from 1960-1963. And that was the prime-minister (Abubakar). The presidental position was ceremonial. Nnamdi! Azikiwe was a president without portfolio. The boss for all practical purposes wass Tafala Balewa. Is misleading to list zike among the head of
state.;

Wrong. Between 1960-1963 the Head of State was the Queen. Her representative was the Governor General (Nnamdi Azikiwe), who in fact acted as Head of State. Tafawa Balewa was Head of Government. He was never Head of State.

In the UK today, the Queen is Head of State, while the Prime Minister, David Cameron, is Head of Government. We copied the parliamentary system from the UK.

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Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 4:16am On Jun 07, 2013
Also, the Head of Government usually doubles as the commander-in-chief of a sovereign nation's armed forces.
According to the 1999 constitution (as amended), the President is both the Head of State and Head of Government.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by naptu2: 4:35am On Jun 07, 2013
CFCfan: Also, the Head of Government usually doubles as the commander-in-chief of a sovereign nation's armed forces.
According to the 1999 constitution (as amended), the President is both the Head of State and Head of Government.

No. The Head of State is Commander in Chief (although in reality the Head of Government has operational control of the armed forces). This was one of the reasons for the constitutional crisis of January 1965 when Zik did not want to recognise Balewa as Prime Minister after the elections. He ordered the armed forces to carry out his instructions (since he was the Commander in Chief) and ignore Balewa. The Service Chiefs wisely chose to stand aside.

In the UK the Prime Minister informs the Queen before deploying troops abroad because she is the Commander in Chief.

In the current system being practiced in Nigeria (executive presidency) the President is both Head of State and Head of Government.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 4:43am On Jun 07, 2013
^^The key word is 'operational'. The Queen's role as 'commander-in-chief' is merely ceremonial. To me, the Prime Minister's day to day operational control of the armed forces, effectively makes him/her the 'real' commander-in-chief.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by naptu2: 4:54am On Jun 07, 2013
CFCfan: ^^The key word is 'operational'. The Queen's role as 'commander-in-chief' is merely ceremonial. To me, the Prime Minister's day to day operational control of the armed forces, effectively makes him/her the 'real' commander-in-chief.

It's just like what I told the guy who said that Zik shouldn't be in the list because he was not head of state, since he was a ceremonial president. Zik was Head of State and Commander in Chief, while Balewa was Prime Minister and Head of Government.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 4:58am On Jun 07, 2013
naptu2:

It's just like what I told the guy who said that Zik shouldn't be in the list because he was not head of state, since he was a ceremonial president. Zik was Head of State and Commander in Chief, while Balewa was Prime Minister and Head of Government.

I agree with u on this point.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 4:59am On Jun 07, 2013
In France, the French President doubles as Head of State and operational commander-in-chief, while the PM is mostly saddled with supervision of the French cabinet.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by musiwa26: 5:07am On Jun 07, 2013
naptu2, you say i am going to be next president? hmmmm
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by lagcity(m): 5:46am On Jun 07, 2013
dayokanu: You cant get a drawing of Retardeen in his black sack cloth?

chai! dayokanu, you and this your mouth grin
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by banky222: 8:33am On Jun 07, 2013
Hope you all know that Babagida is actually from Ogbomosho? Abacha from Niger republic? Muritala from Auchi in edo state?
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Dotmax95: 8:54am On Jun 07, 2013
sheyie2007: hes a sick human being
u've got issues, he was sick agreed bt he was beta den Gej
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 10:29am On Jun 07, 2013
cyber_saurus: i can proudly acknowledge that all this thieves failed nigeria and nigerians.
these thieves NOT this thieves
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by SLIDEwaxie(m): 10:42am On Jun 07, 2013
bcomputer101: Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
President 2010 up till date.
dis animal sef dey there.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Sparkute(f): 4:02pm On Jun 07, 2013
buchito1: Make i unclad 4 nairaland if dis post no enta front page!!!!
Seconded:p
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by ceejay4real(m): 4:46pm On Jun 07, 2013
tunwe: We only had one head of state from 1960-1963. And that was the prime-minister (Abubakar). The presidental position was ceremonial. Nnamdi! Azikiwe was a president without portfolio. The boss for all practical purposes wass Tafala Balewa. Is misleading to list zike among the head of
state.;
You are a BIG FOOL! I am sure you must be a Stark illiterate. If u dont knw something, ask questions or research instead of posting Imbecilic ideas on NL OK? IDIOT!

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Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by obi4eze(m): 6:21pm On Jun 07, 2013
Some people are just too quick to rain abuses. There are better ways of correcting than insulting.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by kunle4toyeyaho: 2:40pm On Dec 25, 2013
nxanadu: plz how can i get WAEC certificate again after misplacing it. cant find my WAEC certificate any more. it it posible to get another one in WAEC office. thanks for ur responds
u're very careless bros.well,it is not possible 4 u to get another certificate,but u can get a statement of result or 'to whom it may concern' 4rm WAEC.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by ChildofChukwu(m): 1:38am On Aug 13, 2014
ghananotnaija: Is it just me or Yar'Adua doesn't look Nigerian but more like Indian?

grin grin grin
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 2:37am On Aug 26, 2014
Nnamdi Azikwe was the Head of State after 1963 when Nigeria became a Republic

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Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 2:55am On Aug 26, 2014
GenBuhari: Nnamdi Azikwe was the Head of State after 1963 when Nigeria became a Republic
And the Queen held that office from colonization till October 1963.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 3:02am On Aug 26, 2014
correct.
But after 1963 Nigerian Head of State was Nnamdi Azikwe
CFCfan:
And the Queen held that office from colonization till October 1963.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by Nobody: 3:18am On Aug 26, 2014
GenBuhari: correct.
But after 1963 Nigerian Head of State was Nnamdi Azikwe
Some scholars of Nigerian history even refer to October 1, 1963 as the 'real' date of Nigeria's attainment of independence. It was also on that date that the Privy Council in London ceased to be the highest court in Nigeria.
Re: Portraits Of Nigeria's Presidents From Independence (1960-2013) Till Date. by musiwa94: 3:31am On Aug 26, 2014


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