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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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A Note on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Current Dispensation

Posted By: adminon: August 23, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Afro-centric leadership, Great Power states, Nigerian Summit on Foreign Policy, NPSA, The GuardianNo CommentsViews:
A Note on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Current Dispensation

By Prof Hassan Saliu The recent editorial in The Guardian on Nigeria’s foreign policy reminds me of the releases that I issued on the subject matter. In the closing days of my tenure a... Read more

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A Tribute to Prof Sam Egite Oyovbaire, an Honoree of the NSIA, at 85th Birthday

Posted By: adminon: August 03, 2026In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, Babangida administration, Comparative Politics, Delta State University – Abraka, NPSA, NSIA, University of London, ‘Being in power/government’No CommentsViews:
A Tribute to Prof Sam Egite Oyovbaire, an Honoree of the NSIA, at 85th Birthday

By Hassan A. Saliu  Events and personalities are mutually constitutive in historical narratives. While some individuals attain national prominence gradually, others are catapulted into publi... Read more

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Tribute to Prof Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi, Just Honoured in NSIA

Posted By: adminon: July 28, 2026In: People in ActionTags: African Petroleum Producers Association, AIA, Concert of Medium Powers, NADECO, NIIA, NIPSS, NPSA, NSIA, Technical Aid CorpsNo CommentsViews:
Tribute to Prof Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi, Just Honoured in NSIA

By Hassan Saliu Professor Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi, the son of a priest and politician, is an academic colossus whose impact on various aspects of Nigerian life cannot be captured in a sing... 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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Leadership Transition in Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA)

Posted By: adminon: June 13, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: Consensus arrangement, NPSA, PAU, UINo CommentsViews:
Leadership Transition in Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA)

The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) has a new Executive Council. The Prof Hassan Saliu Exco has yielded ground to a Prof Remi Aiyede led-Exco. Aiyede is the immediate but one H... Read more

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Liberal Democracy and Governance in Nigeria Since 1999: Beyond Consolidation and Reform

Posted By: adminon: May 19, 2026In: BookspaceTags: 'Iroko', Billy Dudley, Capitalism, Elections, Governance, Individual interests, INEC, IRev, NPSA, Party system, Political Science, Rule of lawNo CommentsViews:
Liberal Democracy and Governance in Nigeria Since 1999: Beyond Consolidation and Reform

First published on January 29th, 2026, this text is being republished solely to replace the cover picture of late Prof Billy Dudley with a different one as the previous one is said not to be... Read more

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NIIA Plumbs Deeper, Simulates Global Geopolitical Shifts

Posted By: adminon: March 03, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, AU, BRICS, Great power, Iran, Israel, Medium powers, NIIA, NPSA, Political Science, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Ukraine, USANo CommentsViews:
NIIA Plumbs Deeper, Simulates Global Geopolitical Shifts

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) might be plumbing into raising the stakes in think tanking the international. For its impending Lecture Series, it is not only aggregat... Read more

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NPSA Set to Interrogate Democracy

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2025In: World From AfricaTags: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Liberal democracy, NPSA, Right-wing populismNo CommentsViews:
NPSA Set to Interrogate Democracy

The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) is set to re-examine the concept of democracy in the context of on-going worldwide interrogation of the concept. The re-engagement is planne... Read more

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NPSA Set to Interrogate Democracy

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2025In: World From AfricaTags: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Liberal democracy, NPSA, Right-wing populismNo CommentsViews:
NPSA Set to Interrogate Democracy

The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) is set to re-examine the concept of democracy in the context of on-going worldwide interrogation of the concept. The re-engagement is planne... Read more

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