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Could Soyinka, Sawaba and Bala Usman Be Talking Back to Critics of Populism?

Posted By: adminon: May 04, 2020In: People in ActionTags: 'Marx and Africa Conference ', Chinua Achebe, Fascism, National Socialism, Nazism, Prof Abdulraufu MustaphaNo CommentsViews:
Could Soyinka, Sawaba and Bala Usman Be Talking Back to Critics of Populism?

Today, populism is a dirty word across the world. To pour mud on it is an ideologically chic practice. It is being implicated in rabble rousing, hysteria and what doesn’t go beyond the surfa... Read more

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Controversy: Is the Northern Elite Different from Other Regional Elite in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: April 10, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: 'Marx and Africa Conference ', Ahmadu Bello University, Dr. Bala Usman, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, Emir of Kano, Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe, Kaduna Mafia, Northern oligarchy, Prof Abdulraufu Mustapha, Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Sultan of Sokoto, Tanko YakassaiNo CommentsViews:
Controversy: Is the Northern Elite Different from Other Regional Elite in Nigeria?

Is it the case that the higher incidence of poverty in the north of Nigeria is a function of the nature of the northern elite, since the elite drive reality in every society and its class ch... Read more

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