His story is unique and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of twenty one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr Universe. Within five years, he had learne..

Violence and threats of violence have continued to manifest and become an aspect of recurring political decimal in Nigeria since the First Republic.The remote and immediate causes of this violence have not been sufficiently examined to determine how violence may have affected the socio-economic and political life of this nation. Violence and Politics in Nigeria seeks to fill this vacuum from ..

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'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..

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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Women make up less than 10 per cent of national leaders, and behind this lies a pattern of unequal access to power. In conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women, 016men and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren't more women ill leadership roles. Using current research as a starting point, Cillard and Okonjo-lweala form questions and hypotheses..

“This is a book I’m delighted to read. And I believe all those who read it will even find much more pleasure, as they go through this very stimulating and detailed memoir.”Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2015-2023.“I’ve been friend and professional colleague to Femi Adesina for over 30 years. His writing is clean, lucid and sharp. And this is what I’ve found in this..

“Dazzling and instructive . . . [a] magisterial new book.” —Walter Isaacson, Time"An astute analysis that illuminates many of today's critical international issues." —Kirkus Reviews Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era—a..