This book, Nigerian Political Development, is an in-depth exploration of the Nigerian political events and issues from the pre-colonial, colonial conquest and rule, the amalgamation of the Niger areas, the colonial and post independence geo-political development; evolution and development of political parties, the military institution and its numerous interventions into the Nigerian politics; chronology of Nigeria's colonial, civilian/democratic and the military rulers, from colonial period to date; the various transition programmes in Nigeria's political history; the involvement and roles of the Nigerian military in the various transition programmes; Nigerian federalism, its evolution, development, the regional, provinces, states and local government creations, the past and current distribution of constitutional powers; the foundation, conduct and major issues in Nigeria's foreign policy; the Nigerian civil war, the Nigerian presidential system of government, the presidency and how it operates, and the Nigerian National Assembly, its establishment and law making process in Nigeria.