Zuckerberg, Facebook and the Y-Generation – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | June 4, 2012 - There is something about Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder – or more appropriately the main founder of Facebook – the eponymous social networking website-...
View ArticleThe ‘Failed State Index’ as a Tool of Imperialism – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | July 21, 2012 - The 2012 edition of the Failed State Index published by Funds for Peace, an independent research and educational organisation based in Washington...
View ArticleEthnicity, Hate Speech & Nation Building – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | August 31, 2012 - Am I alone in noticing how Nigerians seem to enjoy profiling and pouring invectives on one another whenever they congregate in their in-group to...
View ArticleThe Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan (2) – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 19, 2012 - When I published the ‘Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan’ in this column on December 1 2011, I did not plan to write a sequel to it. Let me give a...
View ArticleThe Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan (III) – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | NNP | October 4, 2012 - The first instalment in these series was published on 1December 2011 while the second instalment was on 13 September 2011. In these series, which will...
View ArticleNigeria Diaspora Alumni Network (NIDAN) meets Sunday 18 November 2012 in Abuja
Nigeria Diaspora Alumni Network (NIDAN) meets Sunday 18 November 2012 in Abuja Were you a Diaspora Nigerian, now back home in either private or public sector?. The Nigeria Diaspora Alumni Network...
View ArticleSanusi Has Raised a Very Important Question But…By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, Uk / Jan. 5, 2013 – Whenever Lamido Sanusi Lamido says anything, be it an ordinary ‘good morning’, then it has to be like Sanusi Lamido Sanusi – dramatic, colourful,...
View ArticlePress Release: New Fiction series for ‘Generation Y’
New Fiction series for ‘Generation Y’ We are happy to announce the launch of a new fiction series for young adults for the Nigerian market. To be called ‘G-Y ’, the series is targeted at the...
View ArticleAPC: Determination or Desperation? -By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, UK / March 4, 2013 – The recent announcement by the leading opposing parties that they were dissolving their parties in favour of a mega party, the All Progressive...
View ArticleAlamieyeseigha’s Pardon: would you have acted differently? – Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 27, 2013 - The recent presidential pardon of Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, Governor of Bayelsa State, from 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005, has...
View ArticleAchebe & the ‘Innocence’ of Mortuary Narratives – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | May 15, 2013 - The recent transition of literary giant Albert Chinualumogu Achebe has led to an uncommon outpouring of encomiums. Achebe’s transition came less than...
View ArticleIke Ibeabuchi: The Greatest Who Never Was – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | london, UK | August 19, 2013 - He was billed to be one of the greatest heavy weight boxers of his generation. He said he took to boxing after watching journeyman James Douglas...
View ArticleOyerinde’s Murder: Time to Start Appreciating the Police? – By Dr. Jideofor...
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | March 09, 2014 - One of news that dominated the media early last year was the alleged shoddy investigation by the police of the murder of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde,...
View ArticleGovernor Aliyu’s Challenge – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jidoeofor Adibe | London, UK | April 18, 2014 - Politics is in the air and jostling for 2015 has simply begun in earnest. Anyone telling you otherwise is either living in another planet, trying...
View ArticleJonathan and Buhari: Mismanaging the Fragile Peace – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | May 10, 2015 – I have been dismayed by three recent developments, which I believe pose very serious threat to the prevailing ‘fragile’ peace in the country. I use the...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Beyond Xenophobia and ‘Market Dominant Minorities’ – By Dr....
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | May 11, 2015 - The wave of attacks against foreigners in South Africa, mostly migrants from other African countries, has attracted justified condemnation from...
View ArticleIssues in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | June 7, 2015 - In my column last week on corruption, I mentioned that I was a discussant on the foreign policy segment of the recent 2-day Policy Dialogue –...
View ArticleThe Role of Nigerian Media in Nation-Building (I) – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | June 19, 2015 - It is fairly axiomatic that in any democracy, the media plays an indispensable role in creating, moulding and reflecting public opinion. Edmund...
View ArticleEmerging Perspectives on Buhari – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | June 27, 2015 - It is now over three weeks since Buhari was sworn in as President. Given the euphoria that trailed his election, what are the general impressions...
View ArticleAPC Crisis and the Myth of Party Supremacy – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK |July 20, 2015 – Much has been written about the current crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC), with some people expressing concerns about a possible...
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