International Relations Archives

Situating Prof Omotoye Olorode’s ‘The Demands of Scholarship in the 21st Century’

Posted By: adminon: March 20, 2026In: BookspaceTags: 21st century, Africa, ASUU, FG, International Relations, Marxism, NUC, Ontology, Scholarship, World BankNo CommentsViews:

Text: The Demands of Scholarship in the 21st Century Author: Prof Omotoye Olorode Pages: 78 Year: 2023 Publisher: CITAD, Kano Reviewer: Adagbo Onoja Like the banana tree which gets cut down... Read more

When Power Goes About Unclothed

Posted By: adminon: January 16, 2026In: SpectacleTags: International Relations, Power, ‘City on the Hill’No CommentsViews:

It is Happy New Year here at last. A New Year starts on January 1st, not 16th. There’s no debate about that but there’s no law that says everyone must celebrate it that day. It c... Read more

Madam Julie Sanda, the Iron Lady, Celebrates Another Year

Posted By: adminon: December 16, 2024In: People in ActionTags: International Relations, National Defense College, NPSA, Prof A. T Gana, Prof Bjorn Beckman, Prof Istifanus Zabadi, Prof Jonah Elaigwu, Prof W O Alli, Prof. Rauf Mustapha, WINNo CommentsViews:

Prof Hassan Saliu Madam Julie Sanda, a distinguished member of our Executive Committee (EXCO) and a renowned scholar, marks another year of life. For years, we have acknowledged the under-re... Read more

Prof Bawa Gusau, the Man of Letters, Bows Out of BUK

Posted By: adminon: May 19, 2024In: People in ActionTags: BUK, Comparative Politics, Federalism, International Relations, Marxism, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, University of BostonNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu Two personalities have made impact in my life, especially in my initial choice of belonging to the field of International Relations. One was my teacher, while the oth... Read more

Prof. William Alade Fawole, the Foreign Policy Scholar and Activist, Retires from OAU, Ile-Ife

Posted By: adminon: April 09, 2024In: Words and WorldTags: ABU Zaria, Africa, ASUU, George Washington University, International Relations, Nigerian foreign policy, OAU Ile-IfeNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu The University of Ife, now OAU, holds a lot of significance for the study of International Relations in Nigeria. It was from there that the discipline has spread to o... Read more

Prof. Cornelius Alaba Ogunsanwo, the Calmer Marxist, Marks His 82nd Birthday

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu I first met Professor Alaba Abiodun Adeboyejo Ogunsanwo initially through his publications on International Relations that cover various aspects of the field, especia... Read more

From Non-linear Tracking of Empire With a Question

Posted By: adminon: November 21, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Critic, Critical, Critique, Empire, Entanglement, International Relations, Non-linearity, Opposition, Quantum social theory, ‘Officially Permitted Madness’No CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja It is incredible how International Relations (IRs) is busy breaking down all the ‘China Walls’ and expanding into diverse realms of knowledge production, from the ‘linguistic... 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

Nigerian Customs Goes to NIIA

Posted By: adminon: November 08, 2023In: GovernanceTags: C-G Adeniyi, Critical, Global governmentality, International Relations, NIIA, Post 9/11No CommentsViews:

But for the tendency of heads of government agencies such as the Customs, the Police, Immigration and so on to think that it is not part of their duty to be critical (because there is a conf... Read more

Prof Moses Ochonu's Facebook Intervention in Intervention

My Facebook culture is still of a disordered nature and I could have missed Prof Moses Ochonu’s approving comments on the piece “The Araba Hip-hop of Idomaland As a Challenge for Okanga 1 of... Read more