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History, PoliticsA FATHERLESS PEOPLE
Nigeria is a country of which much is heard and about little is understood. The product of an ambitious amalgamation, in 1914, of three hundred & seventy one ethnic groups in the area of River Niger, with as many languages to form the most populous state in British-Africa (estimated at 170 million people).
The book seeks to make sense of the events in this country of many paradoxes: a land of extreme poverty alongside stupendous wealth; a country where, in the North, Islamists proclaim Western Education to be sin even while elsewhere in the country, the return of and agitation for Biafra secession by a new generation of Igbos in the south east.
A Fatherless People: The Secret Story of How the Nigerians missed the road to the promised land tells the story of Nigeria from its early conceptualization by British colonialists in the aftermath of the abolition of the slave trade, up to the present day.
History, Non-FictionHUBRIS
The Nigerian Army is an institution that has played a pivotal role in the affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. For more than half of the 57 years since Independence, Nigeria was directly ruled by a Military Government, largely composed of army officers, and always headed by one.
Biography, Novels, PoliticsBRING BACK OUR GIRLS
Bring Back Our Girls is an urgent and engrossing work of investigative journalism that unfolds across four continents, from the remote forests of northern Nigeria to the White House; from Khartoum safe houses to gilded hotel lobbies in the Swiss Alps. It plumbs the promise and peril of an era whose politics are fuelled by the power of hashtag advocacy – and at its centre stand some exceptionally courageous and resourceful young women.
Fiction, PoliticsTHE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN
The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born is a novel set during the last days of the Nkrumah government in Ghana. The novel tells the story of a railway traffic control clerk in Ghana, who is disenchanted with life and the course of events in his country. It’s about a man resisting corruption, quixotically in the view of most of those around him. A satire very intense and intensely written.
Non-Fiction, Politics, Religion BooksFAITH AND GOVERNANCE: POLITICS AND SPIRITUALITY IN NATION-BUILDING
Faith and Governance: Politics and Spirituality in Nation-Building is a collection of published articles on the twin subject of faith and governance. The book is divided into three parts. The first part under the heading, Cultivating Spiritual Intelligence contains articles on some dangerous doctrinal positions in the Church and the need for spiritual awareness in this season. The second part, under the title, Christianity and Nation-Building is made up articles that speak to Christianity in Nigeria and the role the Church is meant to play in nation-building. The third part, Governance et’al, contains thoughts on a number of governance issues in Nigeria and across the globe such as corruption, global migration, brexit etc.
Motivational books, PoliticsGIRLS JUST WANT TO RUN
In Girls Just Want to Run, the author expresses the importance of an increase in female participation in the political activities of Nigeria. Drawing from female representation and political movements throughout history, the author buttresses the importance and possibilities of young women standing together to achieve political change. She describes why she journeyed into politics and her early steps to understand, as well as, contribute to the Nigerian political scene. Furthermore, she explains the importance of the youth in initiating change, with regards to politics.
History, PoliticsWHY NATIONS FAIL: THE ORIGINS OF POWER, PROSPERITY, AND POVERTY
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
PoliticsPEOPLE, POLITICS AND POLITICIANS OF NIGERIA (1940–1979)
This is Bola Ige’s account of political events and development from the years just after the 1939-1945 war, through the period of decolonisation, to independence; through thirteen years of military rule and on to 1979 when civilian rule was ushered in once more, with Bola Ige himself as on of the main actors.
PoliticsLOVE DOES NOT WIN ELECTIONS
In 2014 Ayisha answers a call from within to contest the primaries for a seat in the National Assembly on the platform of Nigeria’s ruling party – the Peoples Democratic Party. She is dissatisfied with the quality of representation – both from the men and women in office and after years advising on and working to get more women into leadership positions, she is curious about what it would take to contest and win.
Can and does she do all that is required of her as an aspirant or does she pick and choose and what impact did her choices have on the results? Was there ever a chance that she could have won? Go through the journey of midnight meetings, envelopes full of money, prayers for sale, tracking the First Lady and trying to get President Jonathan to realize the damage that was being done to the party with the automatic ticket policy and find out what it takes to win (or lose) the primaries of a major political party in Nigeria.
PoliticsWOKE: A GUIDE TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
In Woke, Titania McGrath demonstrates how everybody can play their part in the pursuit of social justice. As a millennial icon on the forefront of online activism, Titania is uniquely placed to guide her readers through the often bewildering array of terminology and concepts that constitute twenty-first-century ‘woke-ness’. These new ideas often leave the general public bemused, particularly if they don’t read the Guardian.
Being woke is actually much easier than people think. As Titania demonstrates, anyone can be an activist. By simply adding a rainbow flag to your Facebook profile, or calling out an elderly person who doesn’t understand what ‘non-binary’ means, you can change the world for the better. Indeed, social media has now made it possible to show how virtuous you are without having to do anything at all.
Memoir, Non-FictionA PROMISED LAND
A Promised Land is a compelling expository on Barack Obama’s journey, from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.
contemporary, PoliticsCLIMATE OF FEAR: THE QUEST FOR DIGNITY IN A DEHUMANIZED WORLD
In this seminal work, Soyinka explores the implications of this climate of fear: the conflict between power and freedom, the motives behind unthinkable acts of violence, and the meaning of human dignity. Fascinating and disturbing, Climate of Fear is a brilliant and defining work for our age.
PoliticsEMERGING AFRICA – HOW THE GLOBAL ECONOMY’S ‘LAST FRONTIER’ CAN PROSPER AND MATTER
In this thoughtful and elegantly written book, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu explodes the myths and conventional wisdoms about Africa’s quest for economic growth in a globalised world with a paradigm-shift perspective on the continent’s future.
PoliticsSTAKEHOLDERS AT WAR IN NIGERIA VOLUME 2
This reader-friendly book is a valuable reference-source on complex issues of governance, politic development and wider dimensions of contemporary Nigerian history with an inter-disciplinary complexion. Readers would also find its array of analytical tools quite impressive and very helpful.
PoliticsSTAKEHOLDERS AT WAR IN NIGERIA VOLUME 1
This reader-friendly book is a valuable reference-source on complex issues of governance, politic development and wider dimensions of contemporary Nigerian history with an inter-disciplinary complexion. Readers would also find its array of analytical tools quite impressive and very helpful.
PoliticsOIL WARS IN THE NIGER DELTA 1849-2009
Oil Wars in the Niger Delta: 1849 -2009 focuses on the perennial Niger Delta Question over justice, equity, equality, development, quality of life, peace and more, in a common fatherland or motherland. It did not find quick and widely agreed answers in what eventually became the Nigerian polity of ethnic pluralism and cultural diversity. But in this competently researched, analytical and authoritative study, it has received the attention it deserved since the era of Consular Jurisdiction in 1849. The searchlight has focused, appropriately and adequately, on the germane issues of micro-nationalism and macro-nationalism.
PoliticsREAL ENEMIES OF NIGER DELTA
The Real Enemies of the Niger Delta is the first-hand account of a Nigerian born and bred in the oil-rich but depraved Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Traversing his journey from childhood to his experience as a professional, the author sheds light on his .,• biggest influences, gives a no-holds-barred account of his service in the private sector and shares an honest account of his experience in the public sector. Where he is currently a Director at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
PoliticsFIGHTING CORRUPTION IS DANGEROUS
A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
In Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has written a primer for those working to root out corruption and disrupt vested interests. Drawing on her experience as Nigeria’s finance minister and that of her team, she describes dangers, pitfalls, and successes in fighting corruption. She provides practical lessons learned and tells how anti-corruption advocates need to equip themselves. Okonjo-Iweala details the numerous ways in which corruption can divert resources away from development, rewarding the unscrupulous and depriving poor people of services.
Okonjo-Iweala discovered just how dangerous fighting corruption could be when her 83-year-old mother was kidnapped in 2012 by forces who objected to some of the government’s efforts at reforms led by Okonjo-Iweala—in particular a crackdown on fraudulent claims for oil subsidy payments, a huge drain on the country’s finances. The kidnappers’ first demand was that Okonjo-Iweala resign from her position on live television and leave the country. Okonjo-Iweala did not resign, her mother escaped, and the program of economic reforms continued. “Telling my story is risky,” Okonjo-Iweala writes. “But not telling it is also dangerous.” Her book ultimately leaves us with hope, showing that victories are possible in the fight against corruption.