List of current 36 Governors In Nigeria 2015

State	Current Governor	Party	Elected/Took office
Abia	Victor Ikpeazu	PDP	2015
Adamawa	Jibrilla Jindow	APC	2015
Akwa Ibom	Emmanuel Udom	PDP	2015
Anambra	Willie Obiano	APGA	2010
Bauchi	Barrister Mohammed Abubakar	APC	2015
Bayelsa	Seriake Dickson	PDP	2011
Benue	Samuel Ortom	APC	2015
Borno	Kashim Shettima	APC	2011
Cross River	Prof. Ben Ayade	PDP	2015
Delta	Ifeanyi Okowa	PDP	2015
Ebonyi	Dave Umahi	PDP	2015
Edo	Adams Oshiomhole	APC	2008
Ekiti	Ayo Fayose	PDP	2014
Enugu	Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi	PDP	2015
Gombe	Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo	PDP	2011
Imo	Owelle Rochas Okorocha	APC	2011
Jigawa	Badaru Abubakar	APC	2015
Kaduna	Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai	APC	2015
Kano	Abdullahi Umar Ganduje	APC	2015
Katsina	Aminu Bello Masarii	APC	2015
Kebbi	Atiku Bagudu	APC	2015
Kogi	Ibrahim Idris	PDP	2003
Kwara	Abdulfatah Ahmed	APC	2011
Lagos	Akinwunmi Ambode	APC	2015
Nasarawa	Umaru Tanko Al-Makura	APC	2011
Niger	Abubakar Sani Bello	APC	2015
Ogun	Ibikunle Oyelaja Amosun	APC	2011
Ondo	Olusegun Mimiko	PDP ^[1]	2009
Osun	Rauf Aregbesola	APC	2010
Oyo	Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi	APC	2011
Plateau	Simon Lalong	APC	2015
Rivers	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike	PDP	2015
Sokoto	Aminu Waziri Tambuwal	APC	2015
Taraba	Mr. Darius Ishaku	PDP	2015
Yobe	Ibrahim Geidam	APC	2011
Zamfara	Abdul-Aziz Yari Abubakar	APC	2011
Territory	Current Minister	Party	Took office
Abuja F.C.T.	Bala A. Muhammed	...	2010

ORGANS OR ARMS OF GOVERNMENT

These are (a) Executive, (b) Legislature and (c) Judiciary

THE EXECUTIVE
It is in two forms (a) Parliamentary Executive and (b) Presidential Executive

FUNCTIONS OF EXECUTIVE
i. implementation of laws
ii. maintenance of law and order through police
iii. making of law through its power of delegated legislation
iv. it prepares budget
v. it oversees day to day running of the administration
vi. the chief executive signs bills into law
vii. it initiates bills into parliament

THE LEGISTLATURE
It is also known as parliament. Every country has its name for it, for example in Nigeria, it is known as National Assembly

FUNCTIONS
i. its main function is law making
ii. it approves annual budget
iii. it give approval to nominees of chief executive
iv. ratification of treaty negotiated by the executive
v. it performs semi-judicial function in some countries
vi. it can carry out investigation on issue of public interest
vii. it performs enlightenment campaigns through its activities like debates

TYPE OF LEGISLATURE
(a) Bicameral Legislature
(b) Unicameral Legislature

BICAMERAL LEGISTLATURE
This refers to the legislature with two legislature chambers or houses e.g. Nigeria, U.S.A, and Britain etc.

REASONS/ ADVANTAGES
i. To check, delay and reverse any hasty legislation that would have been passed by a single house.
ii. Distinguished citizens can be nominated where possible for their wisdom and resources to be sapped.
iii. To prevent emergence of dictatorial government.
iv. In a nominated seconds house, the house can be non-partisan
v. It allows for efficiency as a result of sharing of works between the two houses
vi. In a federal system of government, the second house can be used to provide for sequel representation among states e.g. Nigeria senate.

PROBLEMS/ DISADVANTAGES
i. there May be rivalry between the two houses because of problem of power distribution
ii. it is a waste of resources and manpower
iii. the second house may be two conservative e.g Britain
iv. in a nominated second house, it may be seen to be undemocratic
v. it may bring delay in law making
vi. it is too expensive to run smoothly

UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE
This refers to a legislature with a single legislative house e.g. Israel

ADVANTAGES
i. Quick law making process
ii. Absence of rivalry
iii. Less expensive to run
iv. Ideal for a unitary state.

DISADVANTAGES
i. Bills can be hastily passed
ii. It may not be appropriate for a federal system
iii. Legislature can easy dominate executive
iv. Doctorial regime can easily emerge
v. It make it easy for the dominant party to dominate the legislative

THE JUDICIARY
It is the arm of government that is responsible for interpretation of law and settlement of disputes.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JUDICIARY
i. it interprets laws
ii. it settles conflicts in the society
iii. it protect the right of individuals
iv. it protects the constitution from both executive and legislature

FEATURES OF THE JUDICIARY
i. Independent of both executive and legislature
ii. Professionalism – they are legal experts
iii. Stable tenure of office
iv. Judicial immunity in the course of performing their official duties
v. It operates based on laid down procedure
vi. It has laid down code of conduct

INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY
It means judiciary should be free from the excessive control of the other two arms of government when carrying out its official duties

NIGERIA LEADERS FROM 1960 TILL DATE

SIR ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA

The Prime Minister of the First Republic between October 1st 1960 - January 15th, 1966.

He was born in the year 1912 and died in the year 1966.

DR. NNAMDI AZIKIWE

The First President between October 1st 1960 - January 15th 1966.

He was born in the year 1904 and died On May 11, 1996.

GENERAL J.TU. AGUYI-IRONSI

The First Military Head of State between January 15th 1966 - July 29th 1966.

GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON

The Second Military Head of State between 1966 - 1975.

He was born in the year 1934.

GENERAL MURTALA MOHAMMED

The Third Military Head of State between 29th July 1975 - February 13, 1976.

He was born in the year 1938 and died in February 13, 1976.

GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBANSANJO

The Fourth Military Head of State between 1976 - 1979.

He was born in the year 1937.

ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI

The First Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

between 1st Oct. 1979 - 3rd December 1983.

He was born in the year 1925.

GENERAL MUHAMMEDU BUHARI

Head of State between 1983 - 1985.

He was born on Dec. 17, 1942.

GENERAL IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA

The Nigeria Military President between 27 Aug., 1985 - 26 Aug., 1993.

He was born in the year 1941.

CHIEF ERNEST SHONEKAN

The Head State between 26th August, 1993 - 17th Nov., 1993.

GENERAL SANI ABACHA

The Head of State between 19th November, 1993 - 8th June, 1998.

He was born in the year 1943 and died on June 8, 1998.

GENERAL ABDULSALAM ABUBAKAR

The Head of State as from June 8, 1998 - May 29, 1999.

He was born in the year 1942.

CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO

The National President of Nigeria between May 29,1999 - May 29, 2007.

ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADU

The National President from May 29, 2007 till May 5, 2010. He died in office at the of 59.

GOODLUCK JONATHAN

The National president from May 6, 2010 till date He was the Vice President and became

the Acting President. He later became the President after the death of Yar'adua, and afterwards

Contested and won the 2011 Presidential elections. Left office may 29^th 2015.

Muhammadu Buhari

29 May 2015 to date

SENATE PRESIDENTS OF NIGERIA (PAST AND PRESIDENT)

Senate	Term	Party
Nnamdi Azikiwe	1960-1960	NCNC
Nwafor Orizu	1960-1966	NCNC
Joseph Wayas	1979-1983	NPN
Iyocha Ayu	1992-1993	SDP
Ameh Ebute	1993-1993	SDP
Evan Enwerem	1993-1999	SDP
Chuba Okadigbo	1999-2000	PDP
Pius Anyim	2000-2003	PDP
Adolphus Wabar	2003-2005	PDP
Ken Nnamani	2005-2007	PDP
David Mark	2007-2015	PDP
Bukola Saraki	2015 – Till date	APC

SPEAKER	DATE	PARTY
Jaja Wachukwu	1950-1960	NCNC
Edwin Ezeoke	1979-1983	NPN
Salisu Buhari	1999-2000	PDP
Ghali Na’Abba	2000-2003	PDP
Aminu B. Masari	2003-2007	PDP
Patricia Etteh	2007-2007	PDP
Oladimeji Bankole	2007-2011	PDP
Aminu W Tanbuwal	2011-2015	PDP
Yakubu Dogara	2015 – Till date	APC

FORMER SPEARKERS(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)

LIST OF NIGERIAN STATE AND SLOGANS

State	Nickname
Abia State	God's Own State
Adamawa State	Land of Beauty
Akwa Ibom State	Land of Promise
Anambra State	Light of the Nation
Bauchi State	Pearl of Tourism
Bayelsa State	Glory of all Lands
Benue State	Food Basket of the Nation
Borno State	Home of Peace
Cross River State	The People's Paradise
Delta State	The Finger of God (formerly The Big Heart)
Ebonyi State	Salt of the Nation
Edo State	Heart Beat of Nigeria
Ekiti State	Fountain of Knowledge
Enugu State	Coal City State (Jewel of the East)
Gombe State	Jewel in the Savannah
Imo State	Eastern heartland (formerly Land of Hope)
Jigawa State	The New World
Kaduna State	Centre of Education (formerly Liberal State)
Kano State	Centre of Commerce
Katsina State	Home of Hospitality
Kebbi State	Land of Equity
Kogi State	The Confluence State
Kwara State	State of Harmony
Lagos State	Centre of Excellence
Nasarawa State	Home of Solid Minerals
Niger State	The Power State
Ogun State	Gateway State
Ondo State	Sunshine State
Osun State	Land of Virtue (formerly State of the Living Spring)
Oyo State	Pace Setter State
Plateau State	Home of Peace and Tourism
Rivers State	Treasure Base of the Nation
Sokoto State	Seat of the Caliphate
Taraba State	Nature's Gift to the Nation
Yobe State	Pride of the Sahel
Zamfara State	Farming is Our Pride
Abuja Federal Capital Territory	Centre of Unity