People in Action Archives - Page 14 of 58

Nigerian, Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, Breaks Into Cambridge University Establishment, Elected 7th Wolfson College President

Posted By: adminon: December 17, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Cambridge University, NIGERIA, Oxford, Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, UCL, University of Benin, University of Strathclyde, Wolfson CollegeNo CommentsViews:

Tense and unstable domestically from unproductive quarrelling over pittances left by the lords of neoliberal globalisation, Nigeria nevertheless never tires in exceptionalism on a global sca... Read more

Henry Kissinger Dies @ 100

Posted By: adminon: November 30, 2023In: People in ActionTags: 'Liberal World Order', Geopolitics, Harvard, Joseph Nye, President Xi Jinping, Princeton, US foreign policy, USSR, ‘Old friend’No CommentsViews:

The world has lost one of the most influential theorist and practitioner of foreign policy in the 20th and 21st century. He is Dr Henry Kissinger, a former American Secretary of State. Befor... Read more

Tribute to My Retiring Lecturers in Nigeria’s BUK (2): Salisu Yusuf

Posted By: adminon: November 21, 2023In: People in ActionTags: African politics, BUK, Destiny, Dr Bawa Gusau, International Relations, Marxist, PhDNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu There is something about destiny for those who believe in it. It drives and sets limits on how far one can go in life. Sometimes we dream and plan big and do whatev... Read more

Hold It! Nyerere, Former Tanzanian President and Politician, To Be Canonised

Posted By: adminon: November 18, 2023In: People in ActionTags: 'Ujaama', Africa, Diocese of Dar Es Salam, Politician, Power, President, TanzaniaNo CommentsViews:

Former president of Tanzania, Dr. Julius Nyerere is to be canonised. He is raising the stakes in politics and exercise of power in Africa. Although he has been a politician and a president,... Read more

Tribute to My Retiring Lecturers in Nigeria’s BUK (1)

Posted By: adminon: November 14, 2023In: People in ActionTags: 'African Political Thought', Apartheid, ASUU Chairman, BUK, Marxist, PhD, Political Theory, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu M.M. Yusuf As An Activist Scholar Mallam Muazu Mohammed Yusuf retired from the services of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) in April, 2023 after putting in forty-two yea... Read more

Prof. Liasu Adele Jinadu is 80: He is Larger Than His Frame

Posted By: adminon: November 06, 2023In: People in ActionTags: AAPS, ASCON, Billy Dudley Annual Lecture, CASS, Chief MKO Abiola, INEC, IPSA, Lagos affairs, LASU, Prof Nnoli, UI, UNILAGNo CommentsViews:

By Prof. Hassan A. Saliu There are scholars and their areas of strength, weakness and ultimately, their trademarks. Some are policy oriented in their engagement and have therefore made their... Read more

Are We Expecting the Fireworks After the Fact of Sola Olorunyomi’s Professorship?

Posted By: adminon: November 03, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Age, BUK, IBKs, Olorunyomis, UwasombasNo CommentsViews:

It must be good news for all those who care for the possibility of the remaking of Nigeria that Sola Olorunyomi is now a Professor. He has always been a professor but it is still welcome for... Read more

As Professor Shuiabu Ahmed Ibrahim, A Former NPSA President, Bows Out

Posted By: adminon: October 12, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Billy Dudley Memorial Lecture, INEC, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Professor A.M. Okolie, Professor Oga Ajene, The Electoral Institute, UNILORIN crisisNo CommentsViews:

By Prof. Hassan A. Saliu It gives me great pleasure to announce the retirement of Prof. S. A. Ibrahim, a scholar of International Relations, from the services of Nasarawa State University, K... Read more

When the World Stood Still for Dr (Mrs) Adulugba

Posted By: adminon: September 26, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Barrister David Adulugba, Bongos Ikwue, Cattle rearers, FCT VeterinaryNo CommentsViews:

The world never stands still for anyone everywhere across the world. Whenever it stands still, it is always for someone, somewhere at a particular time. The expression has no universalist in... Read more

Memorable Visit of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to University of St Andrews

Posted By: adminon: September 25, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Ashanti Empire, Ghana, SAASUM, UKNo CommentsViews:

The event took place September 16th, 2023 but the memories are still lingering for those who experienced the visit of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to UK’s University of St Andrews in Scot... Read more