Consisting of a collection of e-mails, essays, and other communications, "History and Truth in Nigeria" is an intriguing dialogue in which two Nigerian nationals are determined to set the record straight as to some of the fallacies currently clouding Nigerian history.

Over drinks at the legendary Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria, Ebho Abure and Agbose Akinwole relentlessly debated various issues surrounding the Nigerian Civil War and coups of 1966 with the high-standing members of the club, and in the process, something groundbreaking happened. Each discussant came up...