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Identity, Authoritarianism and Democracy: An Introduction to Jibrin Ibrahim’s Scholarly Works on Politics in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: December 31, 2024In: BookspaceTags: 'Power shift', Authoritarianism, Dele Giwa, Hausa-Fulani, Identity politics, IPOB, Ken Saro-wiwa, North, Office of the First Lady, PDP, Sharia, Talakawa, The Pentecostal Republic, The rentier state, Third Term, YorubaNo CommentsViews:
Identity, Authoritarianism and Democracy: An Introduction to Jibrin Ibrahim’s Scholarly Works on Politics in Nigeria

In this piece, Dr Yusuf Bangura, a co-editor of a book on selected works of Prof Jibrin Ibrahim provides a foretaste of the broth. Those who have had the privilege of reading this text elsew... Read more

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Bello Aidoloje And Memory As Battleground of History

Posted By: adminon: November 18, 2022In: People in ActionTags: ASUU, Authoritarianism, NANS, Nigerian StateNo CommentsViews:
Bello Aidoloje And Memory As Battleground of History

At death last week, Bello Aidoloje was still under 60. In an era when politicians very close to the age of 80 are contesting for power across the world, Aidoloje certainly had more to contri... Read more

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Updated: When Gem Tied the Nuptial Knots

Posted By: adminon: May 17, 2022In: SpectacleTags: Anselm Akele, Authoritarianism, Gem, NANSNo CommentsViews:
Updated: When Gem Tied the Nuptial Knots

“We” seem to be unable to get out of the excitement about Gem Akele’s wedding last Saturday, manifesting, for instance, in the insistence that pictures of the husband were... Read more

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2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

Posted By: adminon: April 08, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Authoritarianism, Edmund Burke, Participatory democracyNo CommentsViews:
2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

By Ambassador Usman Sarki The consciousness of our being is the ultimate driver of change and progress in human societies. This sense of being “here” in the present, is what propels us to ex... Read more

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