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In this engaging and entertaining book, Splinter, a puppy, arrives at her new home and discovers she's not the only pet living there. Hilarious adventures ensue when young Splinter introduces herself to Sully the cat and a mysterious floating creature.
Udonne Mbana returns to his local community after meritorious retirement from civil service. His sense of justice is jerked into action after discovering the oil company in his village is paying millions that a desperate duo of local chieftains is cornering on behalf of the hapless community. Despite intimidating threats and attacks, Udonne leads the fight against the diabolical injustice happening directly to the temple of the law. His landmark case pits good against evil in a heart-stopping manner that makes Mission of the Dusk a page-turning thriller. “Mission of the Dusk by Inyang E. Ekwo is a stark rendition of the drive for justice by Udonne Mbana, who is perforce turned into an activist and human rights crusader at about age seventy, after a laudable retirement from the civil service. He undertakes a life-or-death battle with corrupt local overlords and comes up trumps. Inyang E. Ekwo tells truth to power without any embellishment in Mission of the Dusk. This book deserves commanding attention now that Nigeria is in dire need of a moral direction.” – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, author of God of Poetry
The Fall of Silence is the story of an exceptionally patriotic man resolute on helping his community. Upon retiring from a meritorious career in public service, Udonne relocated home, but the wrongs he saw troubled him. Everything around him faced extinction unless something was done. He became a protagonist for an environment damaged by oil exploration. He also wanted restitution for the ravaged lives and devastated ecosystem. Unknown to him, Udonne was stepping on the toes of profiteers of the status quo. The profiteers turned out to be brazen and ruthless detractors. The stark reality that Udonne faced was that he endangered not just his own life, but others as well. It was a difficult ch...
Storm in the Will represents the signature of a master storyteller. The book is an award-winning classic with immeasurable freshness on each page. Inyang E. Ekwo electrifies his novel with puzzling lucidity and crafty suspense. His witty writing turns the read into a sizzling adventure. The scope and style of the tale places every reader in the shoes of the book’s major character, Namno, a young college graduate who puts his life on hold to learn everything he can about his late father’s mysterious heritage. The venture takes him throughout Nigeria, completing a journey of discovery that shakes his foundation, and uncovers skeletons better left buried. At each turn, Namno is confronted with a reality he never imagined.
Divided into geographic regions and representing every African nation, this comprehensive collection of case studies explores how successful business enterprises of varying size, along with community projects, help to create jobs in Africa. A valuable guide to conducting business anywhere on the continent, this account also offers information on finding business opportunities and handling oft-encountered problems.
Who are the entrepreneurs who have achieved success, wealth, and recognition in their African homelands, and how did they do it? Entrepreneur Dave Fick interviewed several hundred women and men who were willing to assume risks, often spectacular ones, for personal economic gain—but who did it legally, ethically, and who are now giving back to their nations and societies at least as much as they received. They speak openly of their hardships and failures, what they did right and what they did wrong, and their accounts are remarkable. We gain insight into the way business must be done under harsh political and economic circumstances, but we also learn unusual techniques and strategies that o...
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Comparing church laws within ten Christian traditions worldwide, Christianity emerges as a religion of law as well as of faith.