This Novel for children relates the adventure of Mr B - the hero whose exploits have been made into the popular Nigerian television series "Basi and Company."

In the sequel to Mr B, the great conman of Lagos and the hero of Basi and Company tricks Mr Penigo, a gullible farmer, into believing he can become a millionaire overnight. When he finally confronts Mr B, it is to learn that the only way to success is through hard work and clear thinking.

The folk tales reflect the occupations of the Ogoni - fishing, farming and hunting; and give insight into the customs and observances of their society. Their penchant for satire and the comic are displayed, together with the values of their civilization. The centre of most of the stories is Kuru, the Tortoise, known for his cunning and wisdom, who recognises the supreme intelligence of the oracle.

Josco tricks Mr B into offering a shipload of American rice to Madam the Madam, who in turn offers the rice to a friend who sells the rice to others in Lagos. Everyone waits in expectation of huge profits. But the shipload never arrives and Madam makes Mr B pay for his error.

This new edition gives an insight into Ken Saro-Wiwa s ideology, his own record of arrest in July 1993 and imprisonment, the story of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), the struggle against the multinational Shell, the Nigerian military dictatorship, his criticisms and questioning of a corrupt regime which eventually led to his execution with eight others on 10 November 1995 and includes A Letter to my Father by Ken Wiwa Jnr. If you want to know why Saro-Wiwa was hanged, read this book "