In the middle of the night on April 14, 2014, terrorist group, Boko Haram, abducted 276 girls from their secondary school's dormitory in the town of Chibok, Northeast Nigeria. Over the following days, 57 girls managed to escape. For two years, 219 girls remained missing.During the last four months of 2015, in the heat of the worst of the insurgency, Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, the CEO of the Murtala M..

The Tragedy of Victory:.On-the-Spot Account of the Nigeria-Biafra War in the Atlantic Theatre is a detailed chronological narrative of the war that lasted from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970. With about 500 photographs and maps, the book dwarfs all other previous publications on this subject matter in terms of depth of facts, coverage and accuracy. The well-organised, well-disciplined and effici..

“Indispensable…There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev“As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read...Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian“Finally, a book with the guts to challenge the accepted narrative of recent American history.” —Bill Maher“Kuznick and Stone’s Untold History is the ..

Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home., would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb are household names: redefining neighbourhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business and changing the way we travel. Their young, hungry and brilliant founders are rewriting traditiona..

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A skilled and eclectic insider view of state corruption, drugs and crime in Nigeria, from one of the most dogged journalists and Africa researchers of his generation..

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On the heels of a pogrom of Eastern Nigerians (predominantly Igbos) in the Northern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and an unsuccessful attempt at Mediation in Aburi, Ghana, the Governor of Easter Nigeria, Colonel Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, after consultation with the representatives of the peoples of the Region, declared the Region an independent nation, Biafra. The declaration of the Republic of Biafra le..

'President Jonathan left no one in doubt that his regime would not only tolerate financial infractions, it would also encourage the practice. .. To achieve those aims, Jonathan failed to declare his assets to the public; redefined the meaning of corruption contrary to Nigerian laws; victimized whistle-blowers such as CBN Governor Sanusi L. Sanusi; and sabotaged every effort made to investigate the..

 An extraordinary story narrated with clarity and devastating effect.A gripping and astonishing read..

Why We Struck tells the story of the first military intervention in Nigerian politics. The coup that took place on January 15, 1966, was conceived and planned together by Majors Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and Ademoyega. The execution of the plan had a lightning effect, and the coup provoked a reaction within the first hours of its commencement, opening the floodgate that culminated in the Civil War. ..

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