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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

Dr. Yusuf Bangura Mourns Prof Sonni Tyoden

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2025In: FlashbackTags: ABU Zaria, BMMC, Captain Ibrahim Traore, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), FASS, Gen Babangida, Military Vanguardism, NCIRs, Nigerian Political Science, Socialism, The Kaduna Mafia, The Nigerian power elite, UNIJOS, University of Abuja, YBU1 CommentViews:

Switzerland based, Sierra Leone born Dr Yusuf Bangura, a former Political Science lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria does not like to hold grudges but neither does he want to whitewa... Read more

Memorialising Prof Sonni Tyoden

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2025In: People in ActionTags: Captain Ibrahim Traore, Gen Babangida, Military Vanguardism, NCIRs, Nigerian Political Science, Socialism, The Kaduna Mafia, The Nigerian power elite, UNIJOS, University of AbujaNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja If it were when Nigeria was intellectually booming, allowing nothing the luxury of passing without being problematised, the death of Prof Sonni Tyoden would have been a bigge... Read more