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Author: Jacqueline W. Farris Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 368
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Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was a first-hand participant in some of Nigeria's most pivotal moments since independence. This book, set against the backdrop of Nigerian history, tells the inside story of Yar'Adua's life and his vision for his country. Tracing events from Yar'Adua's childhood to his unexplained death in prison during General Abacha's regime - and rich with previously unavailable informationthe book offers a unique picture of where Nigeria has been, and perhaps a blueprint of where it is heading. Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was commissioned by the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation and edited by Jacqueline W. Farris (formerly on the staff of Ambassador Andrew Young and now director general of the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation) and Mohammed Bomoi (former editor of the Sunday New Nigerian and general editor of Citizen magazine).
Author: Jacqueline W. Farris Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was a first-hand participant in some of Nigeria's most pivotal moments since independence. This book, set against the backdrop of Nigerian history, tells the inside story of Yar'Adua's life and his vision for his country. Tracing events from Yar'Adua's childhood to his unexplained death in prison during General Abacha's regime - and rich with previously unavailable informationthe book offers a unique picture of where Nigeria has been, and perhaps a blueprint of where it is heading. Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was commissioned by the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation and edited by Jacqueline W. Farris (formerly on the staff of Ambassador Andrew Young and now director general of the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation) and Mohammed Bomoi (former editor of the Sunday New Nigerian and general editor of Citizen magazine).
Author: Wale Adebanwi Publisher: African Books Collective ISBN: 9781532327 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 238
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Trials and Triumphs: The Story of TheNews is an engaging narrative of an era of journalistic daring and partisanship on the side of democracy, justice and equity. It chronicles and examines how the founding team of TheNews magazine, their editors and reporters and their support staff endured torture and imprisonment, harassment and abduction, seizures and closures, proscription and arson, threats of death and even death, because of their fundamental commitment to share public intelligence in a society and polity which had been hijacked by the most perverse military regimes that Nigeria ever experienced. From General Ibrahim Babangida's obstinate subversion of the national ethos to General Sani Abacha's evil reign, TheNews and its sister publications stood firmly at the barricades, hand-in-hand with other pro-democratic forces, proclaiming to the martial adventurers that the wisdom and liberty of a collective people would never be surrendered to the ambitions of puny fascists. This is not only a story of "guerrilla journalism" in Nigeria which helped to defeat martial fascsim, it is also the story of a specific conjecture in a people's history where questions of democracy and justice, equity and fair play, federalism and egalitarianism, regional divides and ethno-political domination were confronted headlong by a press that formed the pivot of the emergent civil society.
Author: Ade Osijo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 205
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In the history of Nigeria's military, and the democratic dispensation, the name of Major-General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua cannot be relegated to the bottom line. In his military career, he distinguished himself as a patriotic officer worthy of his epaulets and honor. During the botched primaries organized by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, he was disqualified along with other politicians. Rather than recline into obscurity, he rose to the challenge of the times, by condemning the excesses of the military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha. He was later imprisoned and murdered in prison. No doubt, he was a patriotic worthy of great honor - even in death! This book captures his thoughts, speeches, and his roles at various fora, in the nation's journey towards democratic evolution, he was Nigeria's greatest military strategist. May his soul rest in peace.
Author: Max Siollun Publisher: Algora Publishing ISBN: 0875867103 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 285
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An insider traces the details of hope and ambition gone wrong in the ?Giant of Africa, ? Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. When it gained independence from Britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in Africa, Nigeria would become Africa's first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the region.
Author: Godfrey Mwakikagile Publisher: Nova Publishers ISBN: 9781560729679 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 252
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This book is more than just a study of ethnic politics in Kenya and Nigeria. The two countries are a microcosm of the entire continent: the problems it faces, its successes and failures, and the hope and despair of hundreds of millions of its people whose aspirations have been frustrated by decades of corrupt leadership that has skilfully exploited one of Africa's biggest weaknesses -- tribalism. But the people themselves are also responsible for that. They have allowed tribalism to flourish and destroy the countries. And they have allowed unscrupulous politicians to use and abuse them -- without storming the Bastille. What they are not responsible for is dictatorship African leaders instituted to perpetuate themselves in office by exploiting tribalism. These despots have been so good at it, and have done it for so long since independence, that many African countries are now on the brink of collapse, with the people at war against themselves.
Author: John N. Paden Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0815797877 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 321
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The question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy may best be answered not from the classical sources or even from the cauldron of Middle East politics but from the lived experiences of Muslim communities around the world. In large and diverse countries, the varied political values of different cultures can make or break the democratic experiment. Regardless of their cultural context, transitions from military to civilian rule require attention to the grassroots civic cultures that form the foundations of democratic federalism. John Paden, a noted expert on West African and Islamic societies, uses Nigeria as a critical case study of how a diverse country with a significant Muslim population is working to make the transition to a democratic society. Although little-studied, the non-Arab Muslim communities of West Africa are an important indicator as to whether Islamic democracy in a diverse nation is possible. Nigeria's success is vital to regional and global stability. As the largest country in Africa, with a population that is about half Muslim and half Christian or traditional animist, Nigeria is also the seventh largest producer of oil in the world and has gone through a series of political traumas ranging from civil war to military rule. The current democratic government is trying to balance rule-of-law concerns at a time when many communal tensions are coming to the surface. Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria takes us inside the complex world of Nigerian politics, with a focus on the ways Muslim civic cultures deal with matters of leadership and conflict resolution. The book provides an essential context to the current international concern with issues ranging from Shari'a law and communal violence, to the broader war on terrorism. It argues that the requirement for regional political cooperation serves as a counterbalance to more extreme forms of political expression. Paden shows that if the Nigerian political model o
Author: Aremu, Issa Publisher: Malthouse Press ISBN: 9785332152 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 240
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Vice president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Issa Aremu, has been writing a column in the Daily Trust, Nigeria for several years and has been an occasional contributor to a number of other Nigerian publications. Covered in this volume Prof. Aremu recounts his personal experiences with individuals whose ideas, lives and brilliant minds have been applied to the critical examination of the human condition, the African condition: Fidel Castro; Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Wole Soyinka, Fela Kuti and others.
Author: Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri Publisher: Kraft Books ISBN: 9789182015 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 387
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Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres is a welcome addition to the growing body of works on the Nigerian cinema. It is part film history and part film theory and criticism. The history part traces the origin of the Nigerian cinema up to the present era of video productions. The work examines in detail, the contextual issues which have helped to define emergent trends within the industry.
Author: Bayode Ogunmupe Publisher: Strategic Insight Publishing ISBN: 1908064013 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 181
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A rare and insightful compendium of essays, articles, and reports spanning 40 years, written by an award-winning journalist, highlights democracy in Nigeria, and what it means to the people and the political leadership of the country.
Author: Jacqueline W. Farris
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