Largely forgotten today, Biafra was a break-away province of Nigeria and the scene of a bloody civil war in the 1960s. Biafra’s population largely consisted of the minority Ibo people, who were in revolt against Nigeria’s majority Hausa and Fulani people. While the world community today looks with more favor on secessionist regimes, in the 1960s, both East and West united against Biafra, with only France providing assistance to the rebels.
The Wretched of the Earth is a brilliant analysis of the psychology of the colonized and their path to liberation. Bearing singular insight into the rage and frustration of colonized peoples, and the role of violence in effecting historical change, the book incisively attacks the twin perils of post-independence colonial politics: the disenfranchisement of the masses by the elites on the one hand, and intertribal and interfaith animosities on the other.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time.
In five active decades of tireless and committed social engagement, no subject matter has been too controversial or taboo for Wole Soyinka, which makes his essays and articles among the most widely read.
Accessing Grants for Startups by Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti is a book that shows the opportunities available locally and internationally for entrepreneurs in Africa such as Grants, Fellowships, Business Accelerators and Incubators that can help take your business to the next level. It provides entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to fill out applications for opportunities in a more professional manner to increase your chances of submitting a successful application.
Emeka and the Kidnappers is a sequel to The Secret Place, a young adult novel, which was one of the twenty children’s books that made the long list by the 2015 Nigerian LNG Prize for Literature.
Democracy involves the process of changing custodians of power from time to time in order to maintain a useful equilibrium of performance and accountability. But the post-colonial narrative in most African countries has been one of strongmen and power brokers entrenching
Tunji Olaopa holds a doctorate degree in public administration, a culmination of two earlier degrees in political science and political theory from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. From this intellectual background and management consulting practice, Dr. Olaopa joined the civil service as Chief Research Officer in the office of the President of Nigeria in 1988.
‘Are you not a Nigerian?’ is a collection of non-fiction essays on the Nigerian condition, some of them satirical. These essays x-ray the Nigerian condition and highlight the many problems we face as a people.