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Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of Africa's Most Accomplished World Boxing Champion, originally published in 2002, is the first full length biography of the Nigerian born, three-time world boxing champion, Richard Ihetu, aka Dick Tiger (1929-1971). This New Edition of the book published two decades after the original, is an update with additional information and newly acquired photo-material. The concise biography places Dick Tiger's still unparalleled international record as a professional boxer in historical perspective. It recounts his selfless and courageous partisan role during the Nigerian-Biafran Civil War, over which he readily sacrificed much of what he had struggled for and earned from his arduous professional calling. Chronicled herein, for the first time ever in a book dedicated solely to the subject's life and times, are the fascinating facts regarding his humble origins and social background in pre-independence Eastern Nigeria, his relatively late introduction to professional boxing at age 23 and his spectacular rise to world prominence and acclaim, following professional sojourns in the UK and America, his eventual fall from grace and favor in his Nigerian homeland due to his principled stand on the civil war and finally, the circumstances surrounding his untimely death at age 41 in 1971. Details, statistics, (including rare photographs) and a fight-by-fight professional record of the subject, painstakingly assembled by the author over several years of personal research, are presented in meticulous, but straight forward and easy to read style.This book further enriches the ever-growing biographical literature on modern African sporting legends and heroes. It will make delightful reading for everyone with an interest or desire to learn more about the positive images of the continent.

WANDERING NIGHTS is a collection of short stories presenting challenging situations and scenarios which a nation not properly guided by its elite and ruling classes could be confronted with. The appeal of the stories lies in the author's simple language and unassuming style.

Femi Ojo-Ade's new poetry collection, Goree's Unwavering Songs comes a few years after his first, the honourably mentioned Exile at Home. The wait, one daresay, is worth it. This collection is poignant and thought-provoking. The poems delve into the innermost confines of Africa's soul to address myriad issues stemming from the dual tragedies of slavery and colonialism. At the basis lie the multifarious forms of black experience in Africa and the Diaspora. There is none other more qualified to explore the bitter-sweet life of the continental and the diasporic than Ojo-Ade whose birth and background, as well as personal and professional existence, are encompassed by both sites, such as Nigeria, The Gambia and Senegal, and the Americas and Brazil.The titles in the collection are proof enough of the poet's deep knowledge of the spaces explored and the intricate, inescapable linkage between the two homes of Blacks. According to the poet, the black experience is a continuum over generations and eras. Africa is nothing without the Diaspora. African poetry follows its own particular drumbeat; similar to jazz, it emanates from spontaneity. An authenticity dipped in the sweat and blood of those that have seen their midday suddenly or slowly become midnight. The rhythm of Africa's soul reverberates throughout these poems. There is embedded the syncopated percussion of much pain, and pride in a culture maligned but magnificent in its very core.';In these poems Ojo-Ade uses the metaphor of Goree Island, in its double meaning: as ';the door of no return' for millions of African slaves, and as the location that historically links Africa to its Diaspora. From this metaphorical locus, the poet poses to the reader a fundamental question: What is the actual situation of Black people, both in Africa and all over the world, in the so-called contemporary global village society? These poems/songsat moments denunciatory and harshly critical, at others tender, hopeful and proud, make evident that Black people's human aspirations remain mainly unfulfilled. Departing from this realization, in the so-called global village the poet calls/sings for an unwavering revolution of the mind and the heart that will (re)unite all Black people to finally achieve total human dignity and true freedom.'ISRAEL RUIZ, Professor of Afro-Hispanic Studies, St. Mary's College of Maryland, USAGoree's Unwavering Songs is a poignant work of remembrance that captures the beginning of the historical derailing of Black humanity. Ojo-Ade's preoccupation with the Black experience worldwide is reminiscent of the Pablo Neruda's love of his people. The songs remind us of what most people re-shaped by history want to forget but which the wise want to remake. Ojo-Ade's voice, expressed in free verse in this volume, is a voice we must not miss.ROPO SEKONI, retired Professor of English, Lincoln University, USA, and columnist, The Nation, Lagos-Nigeria

Kome Ogene-state offender, Internet hacker extraordinaire, self-proclaimed intellectual deity and federal fugitive; Barrister Korede Odunade-astute lawyer and human rights activist; Linda Ebachie-brilliant, gifted and of an exceptional breed; Agent Goke Davids-quick-witted, judicious, passionate and fearless detective; Almadin Umaru-street urchin turned heartless assassin; Egunu-sadistic and ruthless death contractor; President Bello Gurau-a leader struggling with formidable forces arrayed against him; Major Haman-"The chosen One" and grand conspirator. Operation A-Men spins a web of betrayal, violence, unconscionable brutality, and unbridled political ambition in a fictional African setting. The plot thickens by the page putting the reader through nerve-wracking heights of suspense. This is a fast-paced and cautionary tale of conspiracies in very high places. Henri Yire takes the reader into the heart of an account that is emotionally resonant as it is compelling, and he delivers a startling narrative that keeps one on edge.

At 77, Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe chronicles his footprints in nine fascinating chapters spanning his ¿rst ¿ve decades and in a formidable cluster of nine 'Connecting Dots'- an event-studded aftermath. He ends with an 'Update', a 'Family Portrait' and a few 'Named Lectures' illustrating Branding Time, Mapping the Menace of Corruption and The Wages of Curiosity. Akinkugbe's main turf is education and health, and he punctuates his rich harvest of experience with gripping anecdotes. He tells his story with unusual clarity and candour, and there cannot be many personal accounts that re¿ect achievements and challenges in such re¿ned and graceful style. His narrative demonstrates the essence of a true biography, shorn of the usual self-adulation. Yet in it, there is a lesson for every age, a common thread that runs through life's yarn-undaunted, seizing the moment, positive thinking, mentoring, focus and sustained application. The author has used his opportunities of service in various capacities in Nigeria's public life, and in the corridors of power to address seminal and critical issues in health and higher education and in¿uences them in a positive manner.The racy and engaging rendering of Akinkugbe's story attests to his facility of language and a robust intellect that combines sustained scholarship with disarming modesty. A compelling read.Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe CFR, MD, D.Phil, FRCP, FWACP, FAS, NNOM, Of¿cier de l'Ordre National de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria was born in Ondo on 17 July 1933. He attended Government College Ibadan (1946-51), University College Ibadan (now University of Ibadan) (1951-55), University of London (1955-58), University of Liverpool (1960), and Oxford University (1962-64). He became Professor of Medicine, University of Ibadan (1968); Dean of Medicine (1970-74); Visting Professor of Medicine at Harvard (1974-75); Oxford (1981-82) and Cape Town (1995); Principal, then Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin (1975-78); Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (1978-79); Pro-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt (1986-90); Foundation Chair, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Chairman, Management Board, University College Hospital, Ibadan (2000-2003).He is a member of various international medical and scienti¿c panels, and author of many papers on hypertension and renal diseases in national and international journals. In 1989 he received the Searle Distinguished Research Award for his contributions to hypertension in black populations and in 2004, the Boehringer Ingelheim Award of the International Society of Hypertension. He was made Hon. Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University in 2009 and has Honorary Doctorate from six Nigerian universities, including Ibadan. He has also been conferred with traditional chieftaincy titles from Ile-Ife, Ondo, Ibadan and Ijebu-Igbo.He is married to Professor Folasade Akinkugbe (nee Dina) and they have two sons and three grand-daughters including a set of twins

Tenants of the House is a skillful depiction of the ugly underbelly of Nigerian politics unveiling the intrigues, chicanery, and greed pervasive within the country's political and legislative processes. The book is a fictionalized account of the author's experiences while serving in the country's House of Representatives. It portrays with gripping suspense a nation in dire need of moral rejuvenation.