Combining secularist thinking with compassion, warm prose with contagious passion, deep knowledge and rich insights with wisdom, Professor Remi Sonaiya speaks for all honest Nigerians in cataloguing shameful living conditions, and posing the question: what is wrong with us? In rich comparative experiences with other countries, she sets the differences clearly between the remarkable succes..

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 Meeting Fela: Benjay recalls in a recent interview: "Fela and I met sometime in 1963 shortly after his studies in the U.K. even though his famous mother, Mrs Funmilayo Ransome - Kuti had previously told me about him when she brought me Fela's initial, recorded highlife music singles - for air play - in 1962. On arrival, Fela himself came to meet me in the studio while I was presenting NBC Ja..

Egba palimpsest is the story of the Egba people, a subunit of the Yoruba people , who came out of the cataclysm that defined life in this part of the world just before the arrival of the British missionaries and the evolution of systematic governance in this part of the world. It was written from the viewpoint of an historical geographer and not that of a conventional historian. It is the story of..

Emeka is the dramatic, powerful and moving life-story of CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU. It is the story of a rebel, general, head of state, governor, philosopher and Igbo leader. A story never told before about Emeka's youth, his army training, the civil war, his exile of more than twelve years and his return home on 18 June 1982. The writing was authorised by Ojukwu and writ-ten by his close friend..

The Yoruba people today number more than 30 million strong, with significant numbers in the United States, Nigeria, Europe and Brazil. This landmark reference work emphasises yoruba history, geography and demography, language and linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion and art.  The 285 entries include biographies of prominent yoruba figures, artists and authors, the histories and polit..

Seventy per cent of Nigerians were born after the civil war and have no memory of it. Why then are Nigeria's politics and public debate still marked by the sectarian rancour and tribal animosity of the generation that saw the war? Why does that generation continue to shape our sense of Nigeria and her prospects? Is the world's biggest black nation only "a mere geographical expression" or is it som..

Told largely in his own outspoken words, Fela: This Bitch of a Life is the amazing story of Fela's tumultuous existence. For the first time in print, his wives also speak out. This unique biography is a moving journey into the soul of a brave pan-africanist who confronted multiple forces of oppression with the force of an imperishable music. ..

Features some of the finest ideas and beliefs from a cross section of Nigerians who have lived exemplary lives dedicated to one of the leading figures in Nigerian journalism, the founder of The Vanguard Newspaper. Mr. Sam Amuka. In this collection. Jimi Disu establishes his skills as a conversationalist and pays homage to the roots of his journalism style. whilst prompting his subjects to rev..

With an ever increasing number of young Africans diving into the unknown each year, in search of a better life abroad, Segun Adeniyi's From Frying Pan to Fire could not have come at a better time. Through their often heart rendering tales of woe, Adeniyi weaves a powerful and compelling narrative , made all the more intense by the poignant, personal account of one of these dream seekers, the autho..

Guided by His Hand, is a gripping testimony of God's love, faithfulness and benevolence, a story of the life of foremost Nigerian politician and statesman, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, as personally recounted by him. Using himself as a reference point, Senator Durojaiye shows in a very vivid way, how the fate of each individual in this terrestrial globe is determined in the spiritual by God, through..

Vice-Chancellor Years at U.I. "In addition, what may be described as municipal matters—especially the supply of water c7.-7.C.' electricity— regularly caused or aggravated the problems with the unions. Indeed, at a meeting of the council of the university, I suggested that the post of vice-chancellor should be re-designated 'Mayor and Chief Security Officer' because most of my work was devoted to ..