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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-...

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The ‘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...

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Ethnicity, 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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Nigeria 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...

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Sanusi 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,...

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Press 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...

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APC: 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...

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Alamieyeseigha’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...

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Achebe & 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...

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Ike 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...

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Oyerinde’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,...

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Governor 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...

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Jonathan 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...

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South 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...

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Issues 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 –...

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The 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...

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Emerging 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...

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APC 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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