Remi Adedeji is an esteemed Nigerian children’s writer, and associate editor for Bookbird in Nigeria. She started writing story books for African children when she discovered that the only books available to Af…

The author is a committed Christian, a member of the Chapel of the Resurrection in Nigeria. He was born into a pagan home, his parents worshipping the gods of ogun and osanyin. His grandmother was a priestess o…

Aigboje Higo enjoys a reputation as Nigeria’s most eminent and highly respected publisher. Founder of the Nigerian Publishers Association, his long association was with Heinemann in Nigeria. Initially the publi…

The author is a highly respected scholar, currently director of the Strategic Studies Programme at the University of Ibadan. His study is an analysis of the growing power and influence of retired top military o…

Seven Africanist scholars from the African Strategic and Peace Research Group in Nigeria here address the threat of terrorism in the context of the global strategic climate. The study is against the background …

Defence and national security in Africa are relatively neglected areas of study, especially by Nigerian scholars, although research in these areas appears to be on the increase in some Nigerian universities. Th…

A lyrical and panoramic body of poems from the prize-winning poet, informed by a revolutionary vision about the earth, our home. 13,95$ 6,95£ format : 203 x 127 mm

One of Africa’s most highly acclaimed poets, whose garlands include the 1986 Commonwealth Poetry Prize and the 1991 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, this volume of poetry is part declarative, part confessio…

This is the sequel to Tortoise Goes to Town – more exploits of Tortoise as folk hero. Here he returns to the woods after his adventures in the town, and introduces some aspects of town life to the animals. They…

The third in a series, Tortoise and his wife Anum have been exiled by the animals. They are all alone in a vast uninhabited land. But like the hero he is, Tortoise decides to make the best of his situation. He …

The Kpim refers to the quintessence of a given reality, hence in this context, the central ethical questions that govern human life. With reference to the particular African context and drawing on African philo…

The origins and development of Pidgin in Nigeria are exhaustively examined. The study’s perspectives are historical, theoretical, ontological and sociological. Nigerian Pidgin is identified as a language in its…

Ernest Emenyonu is the distinguished literary scholar and critic, and the editor of the Calabar conference papers on Children and Literature in Africa. Here he turns his hand to writing for children. Uzo is a s…

Set in the rural life of the people of Rivers State, Nigeria, this adventure tale from a major African writer follows two young people on Juju Island. There they discover the hideous activities of Indian hemp s…

A collection of short stories adapted from episodes of a drama series shown on the Nigerian Television Authority, the largest television network for the whole of Africa. The stories are inspired by the folklore…

A story from one of Africa’s best known writers for adults and children. A poor man, Abdul, owes a rich man a debt. But when the rich man goes to collect it, he finds that Abdul has gone to Mecca! The story des…

Whilst there is existing literature on Yorubaland in the nineteenth century, it has not taken a global, comprehensive look at the causes, course and consequences of the wars. Nor has it considered the changes -…

This volume is a collection of fifteen lectures and seminar papers delivered between 1979 and 2002 by a leading historian and educationist. It addresses inter-group relations in the context of the importance of…

An eye-witness account of the Nigerian military intervention in the Sierra Leone crisis, with a focus on the activities of the Nigeria forces, and cost of the operation to Nigeria. The author is a military stra…

Filling a gap, this study presents a comprehensive history of Nigeria’s diverse peoples. The first two chapters provide a geographical and archaeological background. The main body of the work is divided into th…