The Nigerian Nightmare

Author : Christian Okoye,Greg Hanlon
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1637272618

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The Nigerian Nightmare by Christian Okoye,Greg Hanlon Pdf

An essential and improbable football story that crosses continents, cultures, and sports Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football. He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sport--physically. His focus shifted to track and field, honing an elite talent for discus throw that brought him to Azuza Pacific University in California. Only when those Olympic dreams were inexplicably dashed did he pick up a football for the first time at age 23. By 1987, Okoye was one of the NFL's most beguiling draft prospects, a 260-pound running back who was the picture of raw, unstoppable athleticism. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round, and the "Nigerian Nightmare" was born. In this timely autobiography, Okoye unfolds his life story from the heart, detailing a childhood upended by civil war, his unconventional path to football, and his glory years with the Chiefs. He also candidly discusses the darker facets of his American dream: an existence filled with chronic pain and and memory loss which forces Okoye to grapple honestly with the biggest question: If he had to do it all over again, would he play football?

Author : Christian Okoye
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781637272633

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The Nigerian Nightmare by Christian Okoye Pdf

An essential and improbable football story that crosses continents, cultures, and sports Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football. He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sport— physically. His focus shifted to track and field, honing an elite talent for discus throw that brought him to Azuza Pacific University in California. Only when those Olympic dreams were inexplicably dashed did he pick up a football for the first time at age 23. By 1987, Okoye was one of the NFL's most beguiling draft prospects, a 260-pound running back who was the picture of raw, unstoppable athleticism. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round, and the "Nigerian Nightmare" was born. In this timely autobiography, Okoye unfolds his life story from the heart, detailing a childhood upended by civil war, his unconventional path to football, and his glory years with the Chiefs. He also candidly discusses the darker facets of his American dream: an existence filled with chronic pain and and memory loss which forces Okoye to grapple honestly with the biggest question: If he had to do it all over again, would he play football?

Author : Deric Barry
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365404948

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Hislop's Nigerian Nightmare by Deric Barry Pdf

Author : Iyorwuese Hagher
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761855415

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Nigeria by Iyorwuese Hagher Pdf

Nigeria: After the Nightmare is an in-depth look into the Nigerian experience, explaining what went wrong during the country’s thirty years of dictatorship. The book describes Nigeria's problems including oil, corruption, and dictatorship, but also provides a way for Nigeria to recover and become a leading democratic state.

Author : Toyin Falola,Matthew M. Heaton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1139472038

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A History of Nigeria by Toyin Falola,Matthew M. Heaton Pdf

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has worked extensively on African science and culture, combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential.

Author : Ford Wright
Publisher : Fidelity Publishing Company of America
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0975519204

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Nigerian Nightmare by Ford Wright Pdf

A Harvard MBA (i.e. the author) becomes Consultant in 1998 to an American engineering company, KEMAX, Ltd., which completed an oil flow control system for a major pipeline in Nigeria and was to receive final payment after several years during which the system was to prove itself. By 1998, the payment had become overdue, and unfortunately the prior regime and its people by then had be replaced - leaving in its wake a state of total confusion and disarray, thus opening the door to a host of new "government officials" all vying for the exclusive right to carry out the payment. The MBA spends six years in an ongoing attempt to obtain Kemaz' payment and maintains a continuous log - as it describes the effect upon the lives (including the author) of those who suffered the unbelievable frustration and dire consequences of dealing with Nigerian "officials."

Author : V. Lukong
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789956726240

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The Cameroon-Nigeria Border Dispute. Management and Resolution, 1981-2011 by V. Lukong Pdf

At independence, Cameroon and Nigeria adhered to the OAU principle of UTI POSSEDETIS JURIS by inheriting the colonial administrative borders whose delineation in some parts was either imperfect or not demarcated or both. The two countries tried to correct these anomalies. But such efforts were later thwarted by incessant geostrategic reckoning, dilatory, and diversionary tactics in the seventies and eighties that persisted and resurfaced in the nineties with a more determined posture. On two occasions, the border conflict almost boiled over to a full-scale war. First, in May 1981 when there was the exchange of fire between Cameroonian and Nigerian coast guards and second, in February 1994 when Nigeria marched her troops into Cameroons Bakassi Peninsula. Elsewhere in Africa, border incidents like these have often degenerated into war. But Cameroon and Nigeria together with the international community managed these protracted incidents from escalating into war. This book examines the part played by the disputing parties, Cameroon and Nigeria; the mediation, conciliatory and adjudicatory role of third parties; and the regional and international organisations, in the process of the resolution of the border dispute from 1981-2011. The study situates the nature and dynamics of the dispute historically, and comprehensively explores in detail its causes, settlement and resolution.

Author : Matt Fulks
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781623689797

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100 Things Chiefs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Matt Fulks Pdf

Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Hank Stram or a new supporter of Andy Reid, these are the 100 things all Kansas City Chiefs fans needs to know and do in their lifetime. The book contains every essential piece of Chiefs knowledge and trivia—from a guide to the team’s training camp facilities, whom the “Chiefs” nickname was in honor of, or in which year the Chiefs became one of the first teams to use a non-gray facemask—as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from one to 100. With an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for readers use to track their progress, 100 Things Chiefs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resources guide for true diehards.

Author : Osita Ebiem
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781628383553

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Nigeria, Biafra, and Boko Haram: Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution by Osita Ebiem Pdf

Since the unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria in 1914, the country has been rife with violence, poverty, inequity, and corruption. For decades it has barely functioned, and even now Nigerians face adversity in the absence of a pragmatic solution... In his book, “Nigeria, Biafra, and Boko Haram: Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution”, author Osita Ebiem fashions a compelling argument for finally partitioning Nigeria into distinct countries. Through the use of the multi-state solution and the principle of Self Determination, the widely diverse Nigerian ethnic identifications—Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa/Fulani—would be unimpeded in practicing their religious, cultural, and social differences and help initiate and accelerate growth, prosperity, end impunity and entrench sanity, law and order in the various emerging new countries.. With detailed precision, Ebiem explores the annals of Nigerian history and explains in clear terms the evolution of a country forced together by European commercial interests. The portrait of an utterly disastrous One Nigeria is often haunting and unbelievable; and though the country and its people have endured trauma beyond comprehension, Ebiem offers practical solutions, which can reroute Nigeria’s path and ultimately begin the long process of healing.

Author : Patrick F. Wilmot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124241758

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Nigeria by Patrick F. Wilmot Pdf

Author : Munene Franjo Mwaniki
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496202864

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The Black Migrant Athlete by Munene Franjo Mwaniki Pdf

The popularity and globalization of sport have led to an ever-increasing migration of black athletes from the global South to the United States and Western Europe. While the hegemonic ideology surrounding sport is that it brings diverse people together and ameliorates social divisions, sociologists of sport have shown this to be a gross simplification. Instead, sport and its narratives often reinforce and re-create stereotypes and social boundaries, especially regarding race and the prowess and the position of the black athlete. Because sport is a contested terrain for maintaining and challenging racial norms and boundaries, the black athlete has always impacted popular (white) perceptions of blackness in a global manner. The Black Migrant Athlete analyzes the construction of race in Western societies through a study of the black African migrant athlete. Munene Franjo Mwaniki presents ten black African migrant athletes as a conceptual starting point to interrogate the nuances of white supremacy and of the migrant and immigrant experience with a global perspective. By using celebrity athletes such as Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, and Catherine Ndereba as entry points into a global discourse, Mwaniki explores how these athletes are wrapped in social and cultural meanings by predominately white-owned and -dominated media organizations. Drawing from discourse analysis and cultural studies, Mwaniki examines the various power relations via media texts regarding race, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality.

Author : Bill Althaus
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781572439283

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The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Kansas City Chiefs by Bill Althaus Pdf

Capturing the best and the worst moments in the history of some of America's favorite teams, this entertaining and informative series for sports fans includes information on the best and worst teams and players of all times, the greatest and worst moments in franchise history, dramatic comebacks and blown leads, overrated and underrated players and coaches, and more, all complemented by archival photographs.

Author : A.C Onuora-Oguno,W.O. Egbewole,T.E. Kleven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319537030

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Education Law, Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa by A.C Onuora-Oguno,W.O. Egbewole,T.E. Kleven Pdf

This book outlines the findings and suggestions of the Law and Society Association’s International Research Collaborations, which focused on the African Union’s Agenda 2063. This outlined the ideal Africa aspired to by the year 2063: ‘the Africa we want’. The authors examine socio-economic rights issues and their impact on developing a strong educational agenda that can drive Africa to realize Agenda 2063. As Africa’s development has remained slow in the face of many challenges, the need to embrace good governance, rule of law and human rights obligations are major tools to realize the continent’s potential. The project focuses in particular on the central place of education law and policy in achieving the goals of Agenda 2063.

Author : Evelyn F. Wamboye,Bichaka Fayissa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030755560

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The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors by Evelyn F. Wamboye,Bichaka Fayissa Pdf

This handbook provides a reference resource to showcase insightful and nuanced perspectives on Africa’s agriculture, industry, services, and manufacturing sectors; factors affecting the sectors’ competitiveness; and the sectors’ contribution to employment, economic growth, and sustainable development. It also addresses the potential benefits that the sectors could harness from the planned Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), and in particular how CFTA could increase the efficiency and competitiveness of these sectors. This book provides evidence-based holistic analyses of the past and current state of Africa’s economic sectors, with a strong emphasis on tangible and specific policy recommendations for the purpose of enhancing future economic growth, employment, and sustainable development of the continent. It also assesses the impact of the first-ever Continental Free Trade Area in Africa, and its potential implications for Africa’s integration into regional and global economy and competitiveness relative to other fast developing economies (such as those in Asia). This handbook gives an in-depth analysis of fundamental domestic factors that have relevance on the sectors’ expansion and growth and their contributions to employment, economic growth, and sustainable development in Africa with differential effects across the continent.

Author : Erika George
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199941483

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Incorporating Rights by Erika George Pdf

International law, corporate law, and governance gaps -- Global policy initiatives to regulate business responsibility and human rights -- Human rights conflicts and the creation of corporate responsibility collaborations -- Information and accountability : regulating the corporate social responsibility to respect human rights through ranking and reporting -- Competition, choice, and change : activist investors and concerned consumers as ethical enforcement agents -- From voluntary to obligatory : corporate reporting and codes of conduct to promote respect for human.