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Can NPSA Be That Singularity for Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: June 20, 2026In: BookspaceTags: Ferdinand de Saussure, Gramsci, International Relations, Knowledge, Language game, NPSA, Postmodernism, Power, UINo CommentsViews:
Can NPSA Be That Singularity for Nigeria?

By Adagbo Onoja It is not bookishness to be excited about the leadership transition at the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA). As every new leadership necessarily seeks legitimati... Read more

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Remembering Dr. Bene Madunagu

Posted By: adminon: November 30, 2024In: People in ActionTags: 'linguistic turn', Biological Sciences, Dr Bene Madunagu, Dr. Eddie Madunagu, Ferdinand de Saussure, Socialist feminism, University of Calabar, WINNo CommentsViews:
Remembering Dr. Bene Madunagu

That Dr. Bene Madunagu has breathed her last has been formally announced. Death brings a lot to a close for most human beings. It does for Dr. Bene but it will take generations before she fi... Read more

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A Reflective Birthday Session for Prof Adele Jinadu @ 79th

Posted By: adminon: November 29, 2022In: People in ActionTags: Adele Jinadu, Electoral democracy, Ferdinand de Saussure, Jibrin Ibrahim, Michel FoucaultNo CommentsViews:
A Reflective Birthday Session for Prof Adele Jinadu @ 79th

Why the organisers chose electoral democracy to act as signifier of Prof Adele Jinadu’s exertions is what might only become public knowledge at the colloquium marking the 79th birthday of th... Read more

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The Strategic Salience of Prof Gabriel Egbe’s Language Game

Posted By: adminon: September 16, 2021In: BookspaceTags: 'Ninglish', Antonio Gramsci, Englishes, Ferdinand de Saussure, Harvard, Jacques Derrida, John Austin, NUC, Prof Adigun Agbaje, Veritas UniversityNo CommentsViews:
The Strategic Salience of Prof Gabriel Egbe’s Language Game

By Adagbo Onoja It is since 1962 that Oxford University’s John Austin delivered his “How to Do Things With Words” but, till today, the idea that it is language rather than reason or nature t... Read more

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