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In Memoriam of Prof. Sonni Gwale Tyoden, Scholar-Politician and Mentor, 1951-2025

Posted By: adminon: May 11, 2025In: GovernanceTags: Lancaster University, NCIRs, NIPSS, NPSA, Prof Jonah Elaigwu, The Kaduna Mafia, UNIJOSNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan A. Saliu The discourse surrounding the role of scholars in politics persists in Nigeria, precipitating a dichotomy between two distinct perspectives. The first posits that aca... Read more

NPSA Offers A Package of Actions on Reasserting Nigeria in the World

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2025In: Words and WorldTags: Democracy in Nigeria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NPSA, People's Republic of China, US, west, West AfricaNo CommentsViews:

Deeply disturbed by its own unpacking of how Nigeria looks on the global stage today, the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) is putting on the table a set of ideas by which Nigeri... Read more

NPSA Kicks Against Management of the Security Situation in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: April 20, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Benue, BORNO, Commander-in-Chief, Democratic structures, NPSA, PlateauNo CommentsViews:

The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) is speaking up against what it calls ‘The alarming state of insecurity in Nigeria’. The statement signed by Prof Hassan Saliu, NPSA presiden... Read more

Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari in the Eyes of the People

Posted By: adminon: January 31, 2025In: People in ActionTags: Abba Kyari, ABU Zaria, Afonja, External Affairs Minister, Ilorin Emirate, NPSA, OAU, President John Mahama of Ghana, Theory of Concentric CirclesNo CommentsViews:

Prof Hassan A. Saliu Introduction No doubt, many birthday celebrations have been held in honour of Prof. Ibrahim Gambari but none can compare with the 2024 edition in terms of number of act... Read more

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Raises the Stakes Again on Researching Conflict in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 15, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Bwari, CDD, CRD, MacArthur Foundation, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Methodology, Mixed method, NPSA, Positivism, Reason, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ‘Cartesian anxiety’No CommentsViews:

Adagbo Onoja reporting It is no more only in heartland academia, if it ever was, where concern for secure knowledge is an article of faith. Other arenas of knowledge production are equally c... Read more

NPSA, Marxist Conference Group Mourn Prof Nuhu Yaqub

Posted By: adminon: January 04, 2025In: People in ActionTags: BUK, Canada, Ebira, Marxist Conference, NPSA, Okene, Political Science, Toyin Falola, UDUS, UKNo CommentsViews:

The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) has announced the death of Prof Nuhu Yaqub. Yaqub was a former ASUU Branch Chairman, former Deputy-Vice Chancellor (DVC) at Usmanu Danfodiyo... Read more

The Paradox of the Axe in Prof Hassan Saliu @ 62

Posted By: adminon: December 24, 2024In: People in ActionTags: BUK, David Easton, Methodology, NPSA, OAU Ile-Ife, Political ScienceNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja There’s a sense in which NPSA President, Prof Hassan Saliu’s 62nd birthday on December 22nd, 2024 shared so much with the remarkable paradox of the axe iterated i... Read more

Why Are We Not Hearing the Women Political Scientists in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: December 16, 2024In: SpectacleTags: Carol Coon, EProf Irene Pogoson, Feminist positionality, NPSA, Prof Marietu TenucheNo CommentsViews:

By writing on Julie Sanda, the second time a woman would be featured in his series, the first being Prof Marietu Tenuche, NPSA President, Hassan Saliu, has struck at the women question in Ni... 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

Professor Sam Egite Oyovbaire, the Scholar-Politician, Double President, and Mentor, is 83

Posted By: adminon: November 30, 2024In: People in ActionTags: ABU Zaria, Amb Tunji Olagunju, Group Captain Salawudeen Olatinwo, IBB, NPSA, NSIA, Prof Adele Junaid, Prof Omo Omoruyi, UNIBENNo CommentsViews:

By Hassan A. Saliu Hardly can one appreciate this tribute without bringing General Ibrahim Babangida administration into the centre of addressing its concerns. To start with, there are many... Read more