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EDUPEACE
It is the dawn of a new era as the new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, begins work. Having received the “baton of leadership” during his conferment with the ...
The second national conference of the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria was held last Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Ilorin. As guest speaker at the event, I spoke on the theme, “Redefining the media ...
That Nigeria has not been able to achieve her full potential has been a major concern for all those who are genuinely interested in the giant of Africa. Reference has often been made to countries ...
For almost four weeks now, about two billion Muslims around the world have been observing the obligatory fast of Ramadan. For them, this is the peak period of spiritual reawakening and physical renewal since fasting ...
BOOKS REVIEW
QUINTESSENTIAL PERSONAGE: A REVIEW OF THE METEORIC RISE OF A DYNAMIC ACADEMIC By Professor Adesina Lukumam Azeez Dean, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin Title: The Meteoric Rise of a Dynamic Academic ...
PARADIGM SHIFT: A REVIEW OF RALIAT IBRAHIM’S THE TWENTY FIRST GIFT Book: The Twenty First Gift Author: Raliat Ibrahim Reviewer: Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, Ph.D. Pages: 84 As the whole world continues to mourn the demise ...
Text of the Book Review Read at the Public Presentation of Connecting with my Past: Midlife Memoirs by Usman Oladipo Akanbi at Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Centre, Water View, G. R. A., Ilorin on ...
Life’s Dizzying Spectacles: A Review of Kwara ANA’s Harmonious Chronicles Book: Harmonious Chronicles Author: Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors Reviewer: Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, PhD Publisher: Rashmed Publications Limited Place of ...
THE ALMA MATER
On December 20, 2020, one of the tallest intellectual figures and iconic scholars of the great University of Ilorin also took a bow from the system as he was admitted to the septuagenarian club. He ...
Just as Americans are celebrating the historic emergence of the first female Vice President-elect in the US history, Kamara Harris, Nigerians also have a reason to celebrate the excellence of an astute academic, high-flying professional ...
During the lockdown, Africa at large and the Nigerian academic community in particular suffered a monumental meltdown resulting in our emotional breakdown. This was on account of the loss of a lovable legend, an academic ...
Last Sunday, September 13, 2020, the University of Ilorin community as a microcosm of Nigeria was thrown into a mourning mode. This was on account of the death of Prof. Ayobami Olubunmi Akinwale, a former ...
RENAISSANCE, GIVE & TAKE, ISLAM
Firdaos Amasa I read the story of an ascetic man who worshiped Allah for 500 years. He secluded himself in a mountain and He spent ...
Firmness in Islam By Fridaos Amasa Introduction Daily, we face challenges at home, in schools, work places and the society at large. There is ...
Driven by the Aristotelian theory of mimesis, which perceives art as an imitation of life, the award- winning literary artist, Tubal Cain, in his latest ...
In his book, “The Third Wave”, Alvin Toffler tells us who the illiterate people of today are. According to him, “the illiterate men of the ...