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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE

October 10, 2018

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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A DISCUSSION OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, “EDUCATION, PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA” DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION, PROF. ANTHONY GOZIE ANWUKAH, AT THE ILORIN ROUNDTABLE... Read More...

RDA: ONE MAN, TOO MANY

February 22, 2018

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When Buck Rodgers said there are countless ways of attaining greatness but any road to reaching one’s maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence and a... Read More...

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

February 21, 2018

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PROFESSOR IS-HAQ O.OLOYEDE: A MAN OF ALL MOMENTS Dr Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, Reader, Department of English, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria +2348066372516 madedimeji@unilorin.edu.ng w... Read More...

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

November 15, 2017

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REGISTRATION PROCESS Profile Creation from Home by Candidates Using Cellphones – Text (SMS) Sends his/her Surname, First Name & Middle Name (where applicable). This should be maximum of 38 characters ... Read More...

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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Author’s Introductory Remarks at the Presentation of ‘The Ambali Years: A Chronicle of the Landmark Achievements of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali – 2012 -2017)’ at the University Auditorium on Friday, 13th October, ... Read More...

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

October 4, 2017

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Tuesday 25th July, 2017 was the day of my child’s christening. As expected, friends and well-wishers were around to felicitate with me and my family. It was a day of joy and gratitude to the Almighty for making... Read More...

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...

THE 49 LIARS: A REBUTTAL

December 31, 2016

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THE 49 LIARS: A REBUTTAL “They have no knowledge of such a thing, nor their fathers. Grievous is the word that comes forth from their mouth. What they say is nothing but falsehood.” (Q.18:5) If I were a P... Read More...

In defence of Jega

January 23, 2014

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The Anambra governorship election of November 16 might have come and gone but its outcome has left a sour taste in the mouths of Nigerians because their expectations were not met. For many, the Independent Nati... Read More...

2013: The year of letter wars

January 23, 2014

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When the year 2013 is chronicled in a few years' time, it is likely to be most memorable as the year of letter wars, a year that ballistic verbal missiles were hauled front, back and centre by those who could h... Read More...

Much Ado about a Letter

January 23, 2014

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Any objective person who took the trouble to pore through the controversial letter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Goodluck Jonathan, which has predictably generated a “cacophony from hired a... Read More...

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Dr Mahfouz A. Adedimeji is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, language specialist, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual. He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he is an Associate Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics). 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, Dr 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, Dr Adedimeji has 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” and “New Telegraph”, among others.
A versatile academic, Associate Professor 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, Dr Adedimeji is the immediate past Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin. 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 Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). For years, he had been a Coordinator 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 is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the 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 the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, and Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), Dr Adedimeji is a Member of the Executive Councils of both the University of Ilorin Alumni Association and English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He is also a Fellow of both the Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace and he is a member of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria and the Association of Nigerian Authors, among others. He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited about a dozen books.

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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE

RETHINKING EDUCATION, PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

RDA: ONE MAN, TOO MANY

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

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

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

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

De Campos: The sun set so soon

THE 49 LIARS: A REBUTTAL

In defence of Jega

2013: The year of letter wars

Much Ado about a Letter