This study poses the question: how did the people of the eastern Niger Delta prepare their youth for leadership? It then presents a detailed study of the Yaa cultural tradition of the Ogoni from pre-colonial to…

A collection of six essays pertaining to the language situation in the Niger Delta region, and in particular, to the language of the Izon people. The Izon live widely dispersed along the Nigeria coastline and a…

A Tee (Tai) to English dictionary with a brief pronunciation guide. Includes tone markings and an appendix of technical terms. Tee, a Nigerian has previously been treated as a dialect of Kana. 16,95$ 9,95�…

This books represents a survey of the historical experience of women in the Niger Delta region, intending to fill the gap in information on Nigerian women. It arises from a conference on historiography and wome…

This is a comprehensive reference work, and a unique and original compendium of knowledge and analysis on Nigeria’s Rivers State from the distant past to recent times. It includes contributions from some fifty …

Modelled on a similar study of Rivers State in Nigeria, the objective of this study is to give a simple but authoritative interdisciplinary introductory history. Although written by specialists, it is directed …

The contemporary reader probably best remembers the State of Bonny for the 1967 capturing of Nigeria’s main oil port terminal from the secessionists by Federal Government forces – a local victory against milita…

The first title in a planned series of classic texts, written and published in Africa, on the history and culture of the Niger Delta. Long out of print, this book brings together oral traditional evidence and a…

The Practice of History in Africa offers a history of African historiography from an African perspective. It attempts to answer some of the questions concerning the practice of history from the civilizations of…

This handbook sets out the relevant legislation, and explains the rationale behind the policy. It presents the legal framework of the local government system, and discusses the pertaining acts of parliament. Th…

This collection of essays results from a history conference held at the University of Port Harcourt in 2005. Attended by some 40 scholars in the field, the conference was organised in honour of its professor an…

Whilst there have been earlier attempts at enumerating and characterising plant species generally in this area, they have been by European explorers. This work focuses on the Niger Delta, on which there has bee…

This book is a new contribution to existing archaeological research relevant to the cultural and anthropological history of Central Ijöland, situated in the Central Niger Delta. It draws primarily on oral trad…

This study considers the important institution of the the Okpu, from a historical perspective but always with an eye to its future, treating it as a living cultural phenomenem. The Okpu are here compared, at a …