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..

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..

Fallout dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Sovie..

It's Messi vs Ronaldo. It's Catalonia vs Castilla. It's the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco's fascists. It's the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's Barcelona vs Real Madrid.  Only its not that simple, from the wounds left by the civil war to the teams recent global domination, historian and expert on Spa..

The Nigerian federal character principle was first introduced in the 1979 Constitution (and retained in the 1999 Constitution) as practical solution of Nigeria's perennial ethnic conflict. Unfortunately, the good intentions of the makers of the 1979 Constitution regarding the provision of federal character were misunderstood, abused and thwarted over the years by military regimes and largely also ..

This book is a compendium of some of the articles written by the Author. It consists of articles about Leaders & Leadership, Politics and Politicking, Nation & Nationhood, Democracy & Development, Economy & Economics as well as some of his most popular articles. ..

In 41: A portrait of my father, George W Bush, the forty third president takes us through the life and leadership of his father, George H.W Bush, the forty first president and one of the most significant American politicians of the twentieth century. Intimate, heartfelt and illuminating, 41 tells George Bush's story in a book only a son and a President could write. ..

Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill: India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime Minister. Born five years and seven thousand miles apart, they became embodiments of the nations they led. Both became living icons, idolised and admired around the world. Today, they remain enduring models of leadership in a democratic society. Yet the truth was Churchill and Gandhi were bitter ene..

Given the centrality of Ojukwu in the history of Nigeria, General of the People's Army is at once the story of a courageous soldier, a record of the African Continent's bloodiest attempt at secession and a statement on the texture of relations between former Biafrans and the rest of their countrymen and women. No one intent on understanding Nigeria and its multifarious challenges can afford to ign..

The Most Important Nigerian Songs Since 1999 is The Jide Taiwo's debut book. It explores the themes, context, backstories and impact of twenty-one songs that have been released in Nigeria since the advent of this modern era in 1999 and analyses why each one is the most important of its year. For a generation that has been self-driven, self-motivated and mostly self-funded, the current wave of..

This book accomplishes the vision of the Tiv forefathers who cared about Tiv History. Therefore, you my tiv brothers of this new generation that can read, read the history and tell it to others who cannot, of the things of our ancestors so that whether they are literate or not, at least they will be able to know something about our forbears who have gone on before us.  Further, do you, howeve..

Features a giant, lavishly illustrated timeline that plots our journey through history and brings the past to life, from the earliest tool maker to digital technology .Includes more than 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps and graphics. The ultimate guide to the history of the World, Century by Century, Year by Year..