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Nigeria celebrated the hundredth year of the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria resulting in the country now known by that name. Within that period, Nigerians of all persuasions and across divides have repeatedly clamoured for the dismemberment of the country. They argue that the country is a piece of unworkable contraption put together by the British for the promotion of British intere..

Nigeria: The Challenge of Biafra is a view from the inside of the effect that secession had upon the peoples and leaders of Biafra. The author describes how the early enthusiasm and self-sacrifice gave way to disillusionment, demoralization, and selfishness; but he also suggests how, at times, the brilliant improvisation and sense of purpose could be used in strengthening and developing the whole ..

Nigerian Federalism: Continuing Quest for Stability and Nation-Building explores the nature of and the debate over a number of recurrent issues, such as the "origins of Nigerian federalism, the number of state units in the federal system, fiscal issues, political parties, distributional issues, and intergovernmental relations" in Nigerian federalism since the establishment of protofederalism under..

From beginning to the end, Nigerian Public Discourse is a poignant insider's dissection of Nigeria's hydra-headed socio-political situation. Through courageous and radical intellectual analyses, the author questions the collective dissemination of myth garnished as facts in the discourse of national enterprise, a misadventure that has negatively impacted national development. Thus, the author aims..

From one of the world's most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of US government. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Rice overcame racism to become a brilliant academic and expert on foreign affairs. She distinguished herself in George W Bush's 2000 presidential campaign and d..

Robin Harris, for many years Thatcher's speechwriter, trusted adviser and the draftsman of two volumes of her autobiography, has written the defining book about this indomitable woman. He tells her full, extraordinary life story, from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, her early days as one of the first women in Westminster and then on to her groundbreaking career as P..

Was he a genuine revolutionary? A hero or villain? What would he have thought of the country in its current state? The answers to these questions will perhaps remain as elusive and controversial as the man who inspired them. The Man ? Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. His actions on 15 January 1966 permanently altered the course of our nation. Supported with personal letters and pictures, Olusegun Obasanjo..

Was Goodluck Jonathan weak and clueless as his traducers have claimed? Or - as his supporters have alleged - was he just a victim of vicious conspiracies by an entitled cabal that would stop at nothing to bring down this "intruder" to power? From an unknown lecturer, Goodluck Jonathan rose to become President of Africa's largest democracy in less than a decade. And most astonishingly, without winn..

The first title which came to my mind for this book was: "Why I Ran". But then, it had a ring of finality to it which I found inappropriate, especially given the fact that I was still running! The race has not yet ended.  A complete and definitive documentation of my engagement and active participation in Nigerian politics would be premature at this point; however, I felt that it was importan..

This book is a comprehensive appraisal of the political history of Nigeria since colonization, with emphasis on political parties. It is a panoramic nugget book for students in Political Science and History. 'One of the best books I have read on Nigerian politics' - Anthony Kirk-Greene, University of Oxford...

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