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Prof. Shuaibu Ahmed Ibrahim @ 73

Posted By: adminon: October 20, 2026In: People in ActionTags: International Relations, Nasarawa State University Keffi, NUPENG, UnionistNo CommentsViews:
Prof. Shuaibu Ahmed Ibrahim @ 73

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu Prof. Shuaibu Ibrahim turned 73. He is a man of many parts rolled into one. A professor and unionist who had the rare honour of serving as the Secretary-General of th... Read more

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A Belated Tribute to Prof. Istifanus Zabadi @ 70

Posted By: adminon: October 16, 2026In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, Bingham University Karu, Defence College Abuja, International Relations, LSE, NPSA, NSIA, Prof Jonah Isawa Elaigwu, University of JosNo CommentsViews:
A Belated Tribute to Prof. Istifanus Zabadi @ 70

By Prof Hassan Saliu As I was about to commence writing this tribute a few weeks ago, tragedy struck: the wife of the celebrant succumbed to the cold hands of death. This inevitably pushed e... Read more

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Prof Istifanus Zabadi @ 70

Posted By: adminon: September 02, 2026In: People in ActionTags: Bingham University, Decoloniality, Ferdinand de Saussure, Ibadan School of History, International Relations, LSE, National Defence College, Prof Isawa Elaigwu, StrategyNo CommentsViews:
Prof Istifanus Zabadi @ 70

By Adagbo Onoja The trumpet has been heard in all the appropriate quarters. The message: Prof Istifanus Zabadi will clock 70 years, come September 14th, 2026. Prof Gani Yoroms, his junior ‘b... Read more

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A Tribute to Prof Paul Izah at 76 

Posted By: adminon: August 09, 2026In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, International Relations, Methodology, NSIA, Political ScienceNo CommentsViews:
A Tribute to Prof Paul Izah at 76 

By Hassan A. Saliu Professor Paul Izah was born on the 4th of August 1950. He had his early education in Nigeria and proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, where he obtained his f... Read more

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Gani Yoroms and Femi Melefa, Intellection and Global Governance: A Festschrift for Tunde Adeniran – A Book Review

Posted By: adminon: July 07, 2026In: BookspaceTags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics, Professor Tunde Adeniran, Public Administration, Social sciences, University of IbadanNo CommentsViews:
Gani Yoroms and Femi Melefa, Intellection and Global Governance: A Festschrift for Tunde Adeniran – A Book Review

Gani Yoroms & Femi Melefa. 2025. Intellection and Global Governance: A Festschrift for Tunde Adeniran. Ibadan: Kraft Books Limited. 561 pages, price: $45  The intellectual ritual of cele... Read more

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NIIA Tackles Nigeria’s Self-Materialisation in the World

Posted By: adminon: July 07, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Global Order, International Relations, NIIANo CommentsViews:
NIIA Tackles Nigeria's Self-Materialisation in the World

How is Nigeria materialising itself in a turbulent, disordered world? This is not a theme on which there is a consensus among Nigerians and others interested in Nigeria. Intervention can now... Read more

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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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Making Sense of Xi-Trump Meeting in China

Posted By: adminon: May 12, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: 'Peaceful Rise', China-US relations, DONALD TRUMP, International Relations, Realism, Security dilemma, The ‘other mind’ problem, Xi JinpingNo CommentsViews:
Making Sense of Xi-Trump Meeting in China

It is the kind of activity International Relations was initially defined to be about: “a small number of big and important things” around the world, to use Kenneth Waltz’s expression. Not fo... Read more

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UNIJOS Political Science Unfolds Book on IRs and Democratic Governance in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: May 03, 2026In: BookspaceTags: Democratic governance, Federalism, Foreign policy, International Relations, PhD students, Prof Audu Gambo, UNIJOS1 CommentViews:
UNIJOS Political Science Unfolds Book on IRs and Democratic Governance in Nigeria

Mentees of University of Jos political scientist, Prof Audu Gambo, are stretching appreciation to a new height. PhD students he supervised have not only produced a Festschrift in his honour,... Read more

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Dr. Chido Onumah and Turning 60 @ the Height of Radical Uncertainty

Posted By: adminon: April 12, 2026In: People in ActionTags: Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Dr. Dapo Olorunyomi, International Relations, Latin AmericaNo CommentsViews:
Dr. Chido Onumah and Turning 60 @ the Height of Radical Uncertainty

Author and activist, Dr. Chido Onumah, turned 60 on April 10th, 2026. In obvious sensitivity to the mood of a world at war and a country caught in sickening killings and mass misery, he turn... Read more

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