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THE PATHS THAT TAKE US – Aliyu Baba-Ari
The Paths That Take Us explores the root of insurgency in Nigeria and the damage it has caused society while unveiling the average Nigerian child’s struggle to make their own choices—when they cannot earn the support of their parents—in pursuit of their purpose in life.
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Africa’s gold mine: A guide to winning customers in its unstructured market by Dr. Uchenna Uzo
A timely and needed book on the quirks of African consumers. Find insights and a structured approach that help you understand markets and consumer behaviour on the continent.
“A structured approach for brands to tackle an unstructured market. Uzo manages to combine practical, down-to-earth advice with ambitious, aspirational goals for brands who want to succeed in the most promising continent in the world.” – Inigo Gallo, Marketing Professor, IESE Business School, Barcelona
“Africa’s Goldmine is a must read for everyone who wants to understand markets and consumer behavior in Africa. Uchenna Uzo brings out new insights and defies myths that are relevant for business and everyone who has a desire to really understand Africa.” -Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy & Leadership, Hertie School, Academic Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
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Beyond Loss and Grief: The Story of Kikaose Ebiye-Onyibe, a Survivor’s Manual for Coping with the Loss of a Child- by Magnus Onyibe
Mr Onyibe shares his family’s journey of grief, pain, acceptance, and eventual celebration of life. This is in the hope that this book can shed light on the path of other families who will experience loss so that they do not grope.
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I Am Because We Are: An African Mother’s Fight for the Soul of a Nation- by Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr
I Am Because We Are illuminates the role of kinship, family, and the individual’s place in society, while revealing a life of courage, how community shaped it, and the web of humanity that binds us.
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Becoming President Of Nigeria: A Citizen’s Guide- by Magnus Onyibe
The 357-page book chronicles the evolution of political leadership in Nigeria and outlines the turning points in the nation’s checkered political history. With keen eyes on the ethnic and religious sensitivities responsible for the mutual suspicion of one another by the multiple ethnic nationalities that make up the country, the author shines light on how Nigeria is practising zero-sum politics via the rotation of presidential power between the north and south, an agreement that has inadvertently been undermining the unity of the country and is responsible for the lack of real socioeconomic progress even as it is fuelling ethno-religious disharmony in Nigeria.
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Reclaim your Potential : A guide to becoming the Muslimah you’ve always wanted to be- by Umm Muhammad
As the story unfolds, the author relates Maryams plight to the present day challenges muslimahs face and gives a detailed insight into how they can overcome those challenges and ultimately reclaim their potential, in shaa Allah.
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A Person Of Heft – by Bolaji Olatunde
It is 2015. Nigeria has a new president who has promised change and prosperity for Nigerians. Tomi Makinde is a young Nigerian professional woman struggling to get a foothold in corporate Nigeria. As her marketing career grows, she finds herself catapulted fast to unexpected heights due to a chance encounter. As she climbs the corporate ladder, she contends with intense power play and betrayal. Despite her professional success, she is haunted by the memories of her parent’s failed marriage, she is afraid of letting her guard down to allow love in.
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Hang No Clothes Here – by Bolaji Olatunde
John Braimoh, an assistant superintendent of the Nigerian police, becomes involved in a seemingly noble cause corruption case—the killing of five apparently deviant youths in Abuja, a situation in which his closest friend and colleague, and four other officers are deeply embroiled.
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Sacking The Potter – by Bolaji Olatunde
Michael Owoyemi is about to close a multi-million dollar business deal on behalf of his demanding employer. On a Monday morning scheduled for the closure of the deal, Biola Owoyemi, his usually reserved wife, physically restrains him from leaving their Ibadan home, insisting that he must stay at home to protect her and their first and only child, their two-month-old son, from unnamed forces keen on snatching their child away from them.
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A PROFILE IN COURAGE – by Major General Paul Tarfa
A Profile of Courage is the memoir of Paul Chabri Tarfa, retired Major General of the Nigerian Army. In lucid prose, he recounts his upbringing in Garkida, his choice of a career in the Army, his role in frustrating the January 15th, 1966 coup at the Federal Guards, Lagos, and his active participation in the military through the Civil War, coups and counter-coups until his retirement in 1988. Revised in view of restating his truth to today’s Nigeria,
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THE TRAGEDY OF VICTORY – by Brigadier General Godwin Alabi-Isama
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.
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MY COMMAND: AN ACCOUNT OF THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR 1967-1970 – by Olusegun Obasanjo
My Command gives a detailed and vivid account of military operations on all fronts, as well as the response of the international community and the impact of the war on individual lives. Olusegun Obasanjo, in this memoir, tells of this delicate time in the life of Nigeria with honesty and humanity. This book is as relevant now as it was decades ago—one man’s record of our past and a guide for our nation’s present and future leaders and citizens.