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Veritas University and the Peace-Development Nexus

Posted By: adminon: November 17, 2017In: BookspaceTags: ABU - Zaria School of History, Britain, Catholicism, Centrpiece of Nigerias foreign policy, CHINA, Halford Mackinder, Ibadan School of History, Peace-Development Nexus, Realism, USANo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA A conference on Peace and Development in Nigeria by a centre backed by a university is bound to occupy a striking presence on the radar of those who, perforce, have to mainta... Read more

Veritas University, Abuja Aspires to be Nigeria’s Intellectual Power House – VC

Posted By: adminon: November 17, 2017In: BookspaceTags: The Catholic University of Nigeria, Veritas University's Centre for Peace and Development2 CommentsViews:

Veritas University, Abuja aims to be an intellectual power house in Nigeria, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mike Kwanashie, has declared. Addressing a crowded press conference in Abuja Thurs... Read more

Intervention Online Grieves Missing Johannesburg Global Investigative Journalism Confab

Posted By: adminon: November 15, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Columbia University, GJIN, Google, Intervention, Muck racking, Witwatersrand University, wwwNo CommentsViews:

Intervention is grieving the ill-luck of missing the 10th version of the Global Investigative Journalism Conference opening later this evening, (November 15th, 2017) on the campus of Witwate... Read more

The Book Behind the Commotion in South Africa

Posted By: adminon: November 05, 2017In: BookspaceTags: ANC, CIA, FBI, GUM, Thabo Mbeki, UmqombothiNo CommentsViews:

A book is just out in South Africa. It is causing as much commotion as it was intended to. Written by a former journalist who was approached by dedicated whistle blowers to spill it all “abo... Read more

Modibbo Adama University Stuns Academia

Posted By: adminon: November 01, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Federalism, Igbinedion University, National Question, North East Development Commission, University of IbadanNo CommentsViews:

The Modibbo Adama Federal owned University of Technology in Yola, Adamawa State of Nigeria is experimenting with inclusivity that would see a commoner awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree, c... Read more

Media Trivialised Women Politicians in 2015 – Dr. Mercy Ette

Posted By: adminon: October 22, 2017In: BookspaceTags: APC, Newswatch, PDP, Rwanda, University of Huddersfield1 CommentViews:

Dr Mercy Ette, a former reporter with the now defunct Newswatch but who has since successfully crossed over from journalism into academia has published a journal article implicating the Nige... Read more

Controversy: Does Everyone Need a PhD to Teach in the University?

Posted By: adminon: October 21, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Ngugi Wa Thiongo, PhD, SOASNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Maurice Amutabi* * Maurice Amutabi, the author of this piece extracted from the Pan-Africanist Pambazuka Online, (20/10/2017) is a Professor of History, Fulbright Scholar and Vice C... Read more

Historical Society of Nigeria Engages Prof Yakubu Ochefu, African Economic History

Posted By: adminon: October 17, 2017In: BookspaceTags: African Economic History, Benue State, NPSANo CommentsViews:

All roads are leading to the Benue State University in Makurdi, the Benue State capital later this month when the Historical Society of Nigeria would put one of its leading members on the in... Read more

CITAD Brings Back Political Philosophy

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Classics, Critical thinking, Social sciencesNo CommentsViews:

Concerned with the loss of Political Philosophy and the associated skills in logical and critical thinking, the Kano based Centre for Information Technology and Development, (CITAD) is intro... Read more

Professor Advocating Re-colonisation Retains Article Despite Apologizing

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2017In: BookspaceTags: Daily Maverick, Third World QuarterlyNo CommentsViews:

The controversy has been raging for the past three weeks now. Up to 15 members of the 34 or so member Editorial Board of the academic journal that published it have resigned in disgust with... Read more