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This is an enthralling tale intimately told with courage and candour. The author engages the reader in an epic of learning, struggle, pain and growth. His story comments boldly with insight on contemporary political and social issues...

This book is a narrative of the life and times of one of the most profound and unarguably, one of the most original Yoruba musicians of post-colonial Nigeria. Murdered in a barroom brawl in Abeokuta, Ogun State 1980, Ayinla Omowura, forty years after his untimely passage, has refused to die, both in the consciousness of the people of South West Nigeria, even elsewhere, as well as in the h..

Abebe Bikila was the first African to win an Olympic gold medal, running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and again - wearing shoes this time - in Tokyo four years later. His story has never been told. Born in an Ethiopian village, Bikila joined the Imperial Guard of Emperor Haile Selassie, where his running career began. Following his spectacular victory at the 1960 Olympics , however, Bikila's life took..

Here’s a fascinating account of highlights of Olusegun Osoba’s life story. From his boyish pranks in the railway town of Osogbo, to the inner city of Lagos, where he attended secondary school and began his career as a journalist, to his sojourn in Ilorin and Ibadan, it is a journey driven by vision and enterprise.  ..

Shehu Shagari: Beckoned to Serve is the life story of Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, first democratically elected Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The book documents Shehu Shagari’s experience from early childhood until he rose to become the Executive President of Africa’s most populous democratic nation between 1979 and 1983. ..

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she de..

In this major biography of Bill Clinton, Nigel Hamilton, author of Whitbread Award winning MONTY and JFK, tells the amazing story of one of the most charismatic, brilliant and powerful men of our time. ..

Boris Johnson's critics dismissed him as a clown and the Tory leadership tried to keep him down, yet over a million Londoners voted to make him their major. How did a man whose early life was full of gaffes turn himself into a serious and successful contender for high office? In this age of cautious and unmemorable politicians, Boris shows that cracking jokes and taking risks can pay off. This bri..

IN 2011, THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BROKERED A $1.3 BILLION DEAL BETWEEN ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, EN1 S.P.A. OF ITALY AND MALABU OIL & GAS LTD OF NIGERIA FOR ONE OF AFRICA'S RICHEST OIL FIELDS ("OPL 245"). TIIE TRANSACTION — FINALISED AFTER 13 YEARS OF MUTUAL SUSPICION, BITTER LITIGATION, EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL AND DIRTY INTRIGUES — HAS CAUGHT GLOBAL ATTENTION AND ATTRACTED CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. THE MIDDL..

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A provocative and revealing account of Chanel that explores her dalliances with bisexuality, drugs and an affair with a Nazi spy. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women,..