16 BOOKS TO BROADEN YOUR IDEA OF NIGER DELTA.

The Niger Delta is a vast coastal plain in the southernmost part of Nigeria. It is estimated to cover about 75,000 square kilometres, and it is the largest wetland in Africa and one of the largest in the world with an estimated population of 31 million people. It is in the area of one of the longest rivers which empties into the Atlantic Ocean between the Bights of Benin and Biafra, in the Gulf of Benin. The Niger Delta, in relation to Nigeria’s political economy, has been defined in geopolitical terms and in this regard, is made up of nine states namely Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers but in terms of oil production and petro-violence, there are three states of importance namely Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Most of the local people source of livelihood is farming, fishing, trading, food processing etc.[1]

FYI:  These are my suggestions on books, journals and articles to give you an Understanding of the Niger Delta. It is my opinion thus, I recognize that there are more materials on the subject “Niger Delta”, So I will focus on the ones I have used or that was once recommended to me  So in  alphabetical order here you go.

1.Alagoa E.J, 1971. The Niger Delta States and their Neighbours to 1800 in History of West Africa. Edited by Ajayi F.A and Crowther. M. Volume one, Second edition. London: Longman Group Ltd

1. Briggs Deinbo A.  2007.  Critical Reflection on the Niger Delta Questions.  Jos: Larigraphics Printers
2. Dike, K.O 1956. Trade and Politics in Niger Delta 1830-1885. Oxford

1. Cyril Obi and Siri Aes Rusted eds. 2011. Oil and Insurgency In The Niger Delta: Managing the complex politics of Petro Violence. London: Zed Publishers
2. Emmanuel G.K and Racheal O.I, 2011, Amnesty and Disarmament in the Niger Delta: Prospect for Post-Conflict Peace Building in Nigeria’s most Conflict-Torn Sub-Region: Akinwunmi. O., Adamu. M.M., Ukage. P., Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited.

6.Enemuguwem J.H.  The Niger Delta in Political Developments of Nigeria, 1830-2009: Prospect for Post-Conflict Peace Building in Nigeria’s most Conflict-Torn Sub-Region: Akinwunmi. O., Adamu. M.M., Ukage. P., Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press

1. Eghosa E. Osaghae 2002. The Crippled Giant. Ibadan :John Archers Limited

8.Ogbogbo  C.B.N. 2005, Historicizing Minority Agitations in Niger Delta up to 1995. Journal Of The History and Diplomatic Studies. Oyemakine Wale and Olubomehin Oladipupo eds. Ibadan: Printmark Ventures.  Vol.2

9.Ogbogbo  C.B.N. 2007, Interrogating the Resource Control Agitation in the Niger Delta. Ibadan Journal of Humanistic Studies. Ogundeji P.A, Umukoro M.M  Ogbogbo C.B.N  Adejumo. A. etal Ibadan.: Faculty  of Arts University OF Ibadan, 2008  No17-18

10.Ogbogbo C.N. 2009. Legal Basis For Ownership And Control Of Oil Resources In Nigeria 1960-1999. Cross Currents: Building Bridges Across American and Nigerian Studies. Judith Byfield ed. Nigeria: Book Builders

12.Ogbogbo C.B.N. 2009. Nigeria-Niger Delta Relations 1960-1995. Inter-Group Relations : Nigeria During the 19^th and 20^th Centuries. Akinwumi. O., Okpeh O.O jnr, Gwamna D. J. Makrudi: Aboki Publishers.

13.Ogbogbo C.B.N, Oil Spillage and Environmental conflicts in the Gulf of Guinea and Mexico

14.Ogbogbo  C.B.N.  The Niger Delta Peoples and the Resource Control Conflict, 1960 -1995: An Assessment of Conflict Handling Styles: Essays in Honour of General (Dr) Abdusalami A. Abubakar. Isaac Olawale Albert ed. Ibadan: John Archer Publisher Limited

15.Ogbogbo  C.B.N. 2005. Towards Understanding the Niger Delta Question: A Review of Osadolor’s ‘The Niger Delta Question: Background to Constitutional Reform, Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria vol.1 no.2

1. Udo R. K, 1980, Environment and peoples of Nigeria: A Geographical Introduction to the History of Nigeria: Obaro Ikime, Groundwork of Nigerian History, HSN, HEBN Publisher PLC

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REFERENCE.

[1]  Cyril Obi and Siri Aes Rusted, 2011, Introduction: Petro-Violence in the Niger Delta- The Complex Politics of an Insurgency: Oil and Insurgency In The Niger Delta: Managing the complex politics of Petro Violence, Cyril Obi and Siri Aes Rusted eds, London: Zed Publishers pp3- 4

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