Author: Abraham Inosezilo Obode
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490743189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Nigeria Under Siege is a story about a greedy business mogul, Alhaji Abudu, who wants more money and more power. Though being counted among the richest men in Africa, he wants more, so he teams up with Lawani, an ex-military general, and hatches a plot to create chaos in Nigeria so as to sell arms and make more money. But he made the mistake of stepping on wrong toes in the middle of his plot. The greatest threat to his plot was Bisi, who was hell bent on unraveling the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of her fiance, Ayo. But that was to be the least of his nightmares. As the suspicions and intrigues unfold, Alhaji Abudu discovered that he would need more than the secret organizations he relied on to create havoc in Nigeria and its people.
Nigeria Under Siege
Author: Abraham Inosezilo Obode
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490743189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Nigeria Under Siege is a story about a greedy business mogul, Alhaji Abudu, who wants more money and more power. Though being counted among the richest men in Africa, he wants more, so he teams up with Lawani, an ex-military general, and hatches a plot to create chaos in Nigeria so as to sell arms and make more money. But he made the mistake of stepping on wrong toes in the middle of his plot. The greatest threat to his plot was Bisi, who was hell bent on unraveling the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of her fiance, Ayo. But that was to be the least of his nightmares. As the suspicions and intrigues unfold, Alhaji Abudu discovered that he would need more than the secret organizations he relied on to create havoc in Nigeria and its people.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490743189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Nigeria Under Siege is a story about a greedy business mogul, Alhaji Abudu, who wants more money and more power. Though being counted among the richest men in Africa, he wants more, so he teams up with Lawani, an ex-military general, and hatches a plot to create chaos in Nigeria so as to sell arms and make more money. But he made the mistake of stepping on wrong toes in the middle of his plot. The greatest threat to his plot was Bisi, who was hell bent on unraveling the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of her fiance, Ayo. But that was to be the least of his nightmares. As the suspicions and intrigues unfold, Alhaji Abudu discovered that he would need more than the secret organizations he relied on to create havoc in Nigeria and its people.
Nigeria, a Country under Siege
Author: Dele Babalola
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527512185
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the problem of conflict and its methods of management in Nigeria’s contemporary democracy. It represents a compendium of resourceful studies provided by experts on conflict studies from various disciplines across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Such studies are very useful at this crucial point in Nigeria’s history as there are currently various national and international efforts to address the scourge of violent conflicts that have caused huge numbers of deaths and displacement of persons. The book will be of particular interest and use to conflict researchers, students, practitioners and government officials.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527512185
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the problem of conflict and its methods of management in Nigeria’s contemporary democracy. It represents a compendium of resourceful studies provided by experts on conflict studies from various disciplines across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Such studies are very useful at this crucial point in Nigeria’s history as there are currently various national and international efforts to address the scourge of violent conflicts that have caused huge numbers of deaths and displacement of persons. The book will be of particular interest and use to conflict researchers, students, practitioners and government officials.
Under Siege
Author: Rashid Khalidi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231535953
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Under Siege is Rashid Khalidi's firsthand account of the 1982 Lebanon War and the complex negotiations for the evacuation of the P.L.O. from Beirut. Utilizing unconventional sources and interviews with key officials and diplomats, Khalidi paints a detailed portrait of the siege and ensuing massacres, providing insight into the military pressure experienced by the P.L.O., the war's impact on Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, and diplomatic efforts by the United States. A new preface by Khalidi considers developments across the Middle East in the thirty years since the conflict. The preface also cites recently declassified Israeli documents to offer surprising new revelations about the roles and responsibilities of both Israeli leaders and American diplomats in the tragic coda to the war, the Sabra and Shatila massacres.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231535953
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Under Siege is Rashid Khalidi's firsthand account of the 1982 Lebanon War and the complex negotiations for the evacuation of the P.L.O. from Beirut. Utilizing unconventional sources and interviews with key officials and diplomats, Khalidi paints a detailed portrait of the siege and ensuing massacres, providing insight into the military pressure experienced by the P.L.O., the war's impact on Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, and diplomatic efforts by the United States. A new preface by Khalidi considers developments across the Middle East in the thirty years since the conflict. The preface also cites recently declassified Israeli documents to offer surprising new revelations about the roles and responsibilities of both Israeli leaders and American diplomats in the tragic coda to the war, the Sabra and Shatila massacres.
Writers Under Siege
Author: Lucy Popescu
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814767427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Collected here are fifty contributions by writers who have paid dearly for the privilege of writing. Some have been tortured; some have been killed.. .[t]he contributors come from more than twenty-five countries; many are well-known in the English-speaking world ... other contributors are less famous ... In prose and poetry, in fiction and non-fiction, the pieces, grouped into four sections ... reveal the personal consequences of war, conflict, terrorism, and authoritarianism."--Cover.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814767427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Collected here are fifty contributions by writers who have paid dearly for the privilege of writing. Some have been tortured; some have been killed.. .[t]he contributors come from more than twenty-five countries; many are well-known in the English-speaking world ... other contributors are less famous ... In prose and poetry, in fiction and non-fiction, the pieces, grouped into four sections ... reveal the personal consequences of war, conflict, terrorism, and authoritarianism."--Cover.
Nature Under Siege
Author: INIODU GEORGE-UKPONG
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477259910
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Expressions such as Environmental terrorism or eco-anarchy may sum up the state of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, in a bid to explain the indiscriminate cutting of pristine forests, terminal scare of wildlife and extinction of biodiversity, loss of soil fertility and fecundity of rivers, acidified atmosphere, corroded roofs, disease, conflicts, militarization, extra-judicial killing, inflation and collapse of traditional economy, poverty, prostitution, rape, death.... But embedded in the clatter of this semantic analysis are the realities of an abused environment, where uncertainty looms in daylight and grief rules the night; for well over five decades that the region has come under intense ravaging by the oil industry, the effect is evident in the physical, biological and socio-economic environments. Against the background of rich but fragile ecosystems where nature experiments with its components at will; and the picture of a consciously raped ecology, this book examines the lingering environmental crises in Nigerias oil-rich region. With appropriate use of case studies based on practical field experience, and explicit discourse on remedial measures, the book is fashioned to meet the interest of all classes of persons including students of environmental management, policy makers and stakeholders in the Niger Delta environment.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477259910
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Expressions such as Environmental terrorism or eco-anarchy may sum up the state of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, in a bid to explain the indiscriminate cutting of pristine forests, terminal scare of wildlife and extinction of biodiversity, loss of soil fertility and fecundity of rivers, acidified atmosphere, corroded roofs, disease, conflicts, militarization, extra-judicial killing, inflation and collapse of traditional economy, poverty, prostitution, rape, death.... But embedded in the clatter of this semantic analysis are the realities of an abused environment, where uncertainty looms in daylight and grief rules the night; for well over five decades that the region has come under intense ravaging by the oil industry, the effect is evident in the physical, biological and socio-economic environments. Against the background of rich but fragile ecosystems where nature experiments with its components at will; and the picture of a consciously raped ecology, this book examines the lingering environmental crises in Nigerias oil-rich region. With appropriate use of case studies based on practical field experience, and explicit discourse on remedial measures, the book is fashioned to meet the interest of all classes of persons including students of environmental management, policy makers and stakeholders in the Niger Delta environment.
Faith Under Siege
Author: Anatole Browde
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440111634
Category : Unitarian churches
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Unknown to most Americans, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Franklin were Unitarians. Today their beliefs have been called heretic or Christian, godless or liberal, argumentative or religious, or all of the above. Anatole Browde, an active Unitarian since 1948, uses history and theology to place these conflicting qualities into a unified liberal Judeo-Christian context. Browde is convinced that faith is besieged because Unitarian church goers have diverse belief systems. The power of the original Unitarian idea that God is one is too close to a creed and is therefore often devalued. Using sermons and essays by ministers and philosophers, Browde shows how Unitarianism beliefs dating from the sixteenth century overcame the restrictions of Calvinist predestination and sin, to become a worldwide free religion. Unitarians are free to believe in God, be humanists, have faith in an unknown, or in Christ as a prophet. His narrative provides an insight to the controversies that plagued believers throughout Unitarian history and demonstrates that the concepts of God and faith can make every service a celebration of joy and love.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440111634
Category : Unitarian churches
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Unknown to most Americans, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Franklin were Unitarians. Today their beliefs have been called heretic or Christian, godless or liberal, argumentative or religious, or all of the above. Anatole Browde, an active Unitarian since 1948, uses history and theology to place these conflicting qualities into a unified liberal Judeo-Christian context. Browde is convinced that faith is besieged because Unitarian church goers have diverse belief systems. The power of the original Unitarian idea that God is one is too close to a creed and is therefore often devalued. Using sermons and essays by ministers and philosophers, Browde shows how Unitarianism beliefs dating from the sixteenth century overcame the restrictions of Calvinist predestination and sin, to become a worldwide free religion. Unitarians are free to believe in God, be humanists, have faith in an unknown, or in Christ as a prophet. His narrative provides an insight to the controversies that plagued believers throughout Unitarian history and demonstrates that the concepts of God and faith can make every service a celebration of joy and love.
Under the Udala Trees
Author: Chinelo Okparanta
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544003446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Inspired by her mother's stories of war and Nigeria's folktale traditions, Under the Udala Trees is Chinelo Okparanta's deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544003446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Inspired by her mother's stories of war and Nigeria's folktale traditions, Under the Udala Trees is Chinelo Okparanta's deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly
Socio-Cultural and Religious Conflicts and the Future of Nigeria
Author: Lotanna Olisaemeka
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643907567
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
With the prevailing violent conflict situation of our world, perpetuated sometimes even in the name of religion, humanity today faces extinction. To reverse this ugly trend, humanity has no choice than to build a society where every tribe and tongue can coexist in peace. This work analyzed the violent conflicts from anthropological, behavioral, politico-philosophical, and theological perspectives, and makes a demand on humanity to save herself through proper education and dialogue with all men and religions.
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643907567
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
With the prevailing violent conflict situation of our world, perpetuated sometimes even in the name of religion, humanity today faces extinction. To reverse this ugly trend, humanity has no choice than to build a society where every tribe and tongue can coexist in peace. This work analyzed the violent conflicts from anthropological, behavioral, politico-philosophical, and theological perspectives, and makes a demand on humanity to save herself through proper education and dialogue with all men and religions.
The Federal Republic of Nigerian Army
Author: Mohammed Chris Alli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A former general in the Nigerian army, defence attache to Zimbabwe and member of the Abacha caucus, chronicles the role played by the army in Nigerian history, from the first military coup in 1966 to Obasanjo's accession to power in 1998. He describes his own experiences in the army at home and abroad, including a section on his personal interactions with Abacha and the caucus. The author writes in anger at the domination of political hegemony and the subsequent intervention of the military into politics, the perceived dichotomy between people and state, and its implicactions for issues of development and human rights. He states: 'This book is not an indictment of the military of which I am a part. It is my perception of the conduct of my generation and the multifarious forces at work amongst and about them. It is not a verdict on society, rather it is an articulation of the ecstasy, the fears, the constrictions of a nation in turmoil, a nation pulling itself apart.'
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A former general in the Nigerian army, defence attache to Zimbabwe and member of the Abacha caucus, chronicles the role played by the army in Nigerian history, from the first military coup in 1966 to Obasanjo's accession to power in 1998. He describes his own experiences in the army at home and abroad, including a section on his personal interactions with Abacha and the caucus. The author writes in anger at the domination of political hegemony and the subsequent intervention of the military into politics, the perceived dichotomy between people and state, and its implicactions for issues of development and human rights. He states: 'This book is not an indictment of the military of which I am a part. It is my perception of the conduct of my generation and the multifarious forces at work amongst and about them. It is not a verdict on society, rather it is an articulation of the ecstasy, the fears, the constrictions of a nation in turmoil, a nation pulling itself apart.'
The Changing Forms of Identity Politics in Nigeria Under Economic Adjustment
Author: Cyril I. Obi
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171064714
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"The Niger delta region of Nigeria which is at the heart of the country's oil industry, has a long history of struggles for self-determination dating back to the early years of the 20[superscript th] century. In the 1980s and 1990s, these struggles, unfolding as they did within the context of military authoritarianism and structural adjustment, took the form of widespread agitation for greater control by local communities of the revenues accruing to the Nigerian state from exploration and extraction of oil." "This study attempts to capture the transformations in ethnic minority identity politics in the oil-producing areas of the Niger delta. In doing this, attention is simultaneously drawn to the factors informing the shift from peaceful agitation to violent protest as well as the dynamic of decay and renewal in the various ethnic minority movements that are active in the delta. It is suggested that part of the solution to the crisis in the delta will involve not only a thorough-going restructuring of the Nigerian state but also the re-orientation of the mode of operation of the giant oil multinationals in order to make them both more sensitive and accountable to the local communities."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171064714
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"The Niger delta region of Nigeria which is at the heart of the country's oil industry, has a long history of struggles for self-determination dating back to the early years of the 20[superscript th] century. In the 1980s and 1990s, these struggles, unfolding as they did within the context of military authoritarianism and structural adjustment, took the form of widespread agitation for greater control by local communities of the revenues accruing to the Nigerian state from exploration and extraction of oil." "This study attempts to capture the transformations in ethnic minority identity politics in the oil-producing areas of the Niger delta. In doing this, attention is simultaneously drawn to the factors informing the shift from peaceful agitation to violent protest as well as the dynamic of decay and renewal in the various ethnic minority movements that are active in the delta. It is suggested that part of the solution to the crisis in the delta will involve not only a thorough-going restructuring of the Nigerian state but also the re-orientation of the mode of operation of the giant oil multinationals in order to make them both more sensitive and accountable to the local communities."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved