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February 12, 2021

The Third Industrial Revolution or Industry 3.0 marked the beginning of another era, which is otherwise known as Digital Revolution. Digital Revolution, a manifestation and result of the emergence of communicat... Read More...

Adedimeji: Like a Diamond in the Sky

January 22, 2021

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By Mubarak Oladosu A few weeks ago, the world of the well reputed University of Ilorin was bedazzled with a galaxy of new professors. Each of them, shinning at its brightest. All of them, radiating uncommon ... Read More...

OLUWO: THE GIANT STRIDES OF A PHENOMENAL KING

January 16, 2021

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The Dawn of a New Era Five years ago, precisely on the 16th of January, 2016, the historic city of Iwo witnessed a watershed that has continued to define its identity. That day, the eventful coronation of th... Read More...

From Journalism Classroom to The Newsroom: A Toast to My Masters

July 25, 2019

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By Abdulwarees Solanke Joke Kujenya is a fantastic female journalist who has put more than three decades into the penpushing craft. She's also gone round most of the big newspapers in the country, dead or... Read More...

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE

October 10, 2018

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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE Dr Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, fspsp, FWIP Department of English, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria mahfouzade2yahoo.com www.mahfouzadedimeji.com ... Read More...

RETHINKING EDUCATION, PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

July 26, 2018

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RDA: ONE MAN, TOO MANY

February 22, 2018

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PROFESSOR IS-HAQ O.OLOYEDE: A MAN OF ALL MOMENTS

February 21, 2018

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Prof. Is-haq Oloyede: Important Points to Know Concerning 2018 UTME Registration Process

November 15, 2017

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The Ambali Years: A Chronicle of the Landmark Achievements of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali – 2012 -2017) – Author’s Introductory Remarks

October 28, 2017

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Why I Gave My Child Islamic and Yoruba Names as an Igbo Man

October 4, 2017

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De Campos: The sun set so soon

April 29, 2017

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De Campos: The sun set so soon Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ... Read More...

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Nigeria, is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual.

He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor. He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin.

A man of eclectic academic background, Prof. Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Prof. Adedimeji had won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Newswatch Times”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others.

A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. Adedimeji has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally.

A former Deputy Director/ Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. Apart from serving as Rappouteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin. He has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations.

He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few.

A Fellow of bodies like the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace, Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited more than a dozen books.

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