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Oil, Politics and Violence
An insider traces the details of hope and ambition gone wrong in the ?Giant of Africa, ? Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. When it gained independence from Britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in Africa, Nigeria would become Africa's first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the region.
NIGERIA: TRAGEDY OF A DEMOCRACY
In "Nigeria: Tragedy of a Democracy," readers are taken on a captivating exploration of the tumultuous journey of Nigerian democracy. The book delves deep into the challenges that have hindered its progress, providing valuable insights into potential avenues for improvement and the realization of a stronger, fairer, and more equitable democratic system. With meticulous research and analysis, the author shines a light on the intricate web of obstacles that have plagued Nigerian democracy. From systemic corruption and flawed electoral processes to the persistent presence of insecurity and violence, the book uncovers the multifaceted challenges that have hindered the country's democratic develo...
Toward Understanding The Nigeria-Biafra War and Lingering Questions
Toward Understanding the Nigeria-Biafra War and Lingering Questions is a well-researched account of the British engagement with the peoples of the lower Niger river basin which resulted in the fabrication of a Nigerian state under insincere and contrived premises. The myriad ethnic groups shared nothing cherishable and never managed to find commonality of purpose or civic principle, no small thanks to colonial policies predicated on divide et impera. As a result, the indigenous political class was bequeathed a toxic legacy of interethnic suspicion, incoherence, and disharmony at independence in 1960. Crisis followed crisis, until the armed forces intervened and the First Republic collapsed i...
Crippled Giant
Shows the maps of the original four regions in Nigeria, 1963, through the phases of creation of the federal states, up to 1996, with Nigeria ending up with 36 states. Follows the history from the 1959 elections and various regimes to the Abacha regime, 1993-1996.
How to Become a Big Man in Africa
Can subalterns transform themselves into members of the elite, and what does it take to do so? And how do those efforts reveal the nature of ethnic politics in postcolonial Africa? How to Become a Big Man in Africa: Subalternity, Elites, and Ethnic Politics in Contemporary Nigeria examines these questions by revealing how, through ethno-regional conflict, violence and cultural activities, an artisan, Gani Adams, transformed himself into the holder of the most prestigious chieftaincy title among the Yoruba. Addressing persistent gaps in anthropological studies of the subaltern and of "big men" in politics through in-depth biography and rich social history, Wale Adebanwi follows Adams and othe...
ASIWAJU: The Biography of Bolanle Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu
Asiwaju Tinubu, national leader, APC, engineered the first takeover of power by the opposition in Nigeria in 2015. He was the only politician standing as governor of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. This was a period the political blitzkrieg unleashed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) under former President Olusegun Obasanjo swept the southwest like a tsunami and all opposition governors lost their seats. Tinubu retained his seat and administered Lagos state for eight progressive years without a cent/kobo from the PDP-controlled Federal Government Who is Bolanle Tinubu? Where was he born and how did he grow up? What was his parentage like in the 1950s? What does Tinubu want in Nigeria? This is the first comprehensively researched biography of Jagaban.
Humor, Silence, and Civil Society in Nigeria
This work is an important contribution to the civil society debate in Africa and to the global literature on dissent.
Brothers At War
Chronicles Of Muguland II - Brothers At War This book II in the Chronicles of Muguland factional series recounts in vivid detail the drama, the horrors and the cost of the fratricidal civil war between the tribes of Muguland when the military rulers, who had seized power by force of arms, finally fell out among themselves. The tribal generals declared war on each other with the lives of millions of citizens of Muguland in the balance This short historical novel is a work of FACTION that incorporated fiction and non-fiction narratives in a sprawling tale of betrayals, ego, ambition and dashed hopes in an fictional african nation blessed with so much natural and human resources, but which continuously failed to live up to its potential for greatness. This may be a work of faction but it is indeed the true story of most african countries in a continent blessed with so much but with so little to show for their blessings
Frank Kokori: The Struggle for June 12
Kokori: The Struggle for June 12 is the candid account of Chief Frank Kokori, former General Secretary of The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). It details the roles he and other individuals played in the quest to re-validate the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was annulled by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. The book details, in depth, the events before, during and after the election, up until the incarceration of Chief Kokori as well as the political fall-out which followed.
