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Obafemi: All Hail The Living Legend

April 4, 2020

Today, April 4, is another momentous day in the annals of the University of Ilorin as one of its foremost scholars, indeed, one of its foundation dons, attains the significant and retirement age of 70. It is th... Read More...

Ijaiya: A Giant Goldfish at 70

March 2, 2020

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On February 22, 2020, another big fish in the vast pool of the University of Ilorin glowingly swam out of service having reached the retirement age of 70. She is no other person than Prof. (Mrs) Nike Yetunde Si... Read More...

Oladosu: A Man In A Million

February 10, 2020

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Today, one of the iconic personalities that epitomises the character and scholarship of the great University of Ilorin is bowing out in a blaze of glory. At a glowing peak of a stellar career devoted to teachin... Read More...

Attitude is everything

January 28, 2020

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One most important factor responsible for one’s success or failure in this life is attitude. As a matter of fact, attitude is everything and everything is about attitude, regardless of whoever we are. Nothing i... Read More...

In the court of Aka Uka

December 9, 2019

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Courtesy of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project on Integrated Peacebuilding, I had a recent mind-blowing encounter with the Chairman of the Taraba State Traditional Council and Aka Uka of Wuka... Read More...

Tella: Time-tested Titan Still Standing Tall

November 19, 2019

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Saturday, 12th October 2019 is a day to remember for Alhaji Liad Tella as well as his family, friends, colleagues, associates and vast army of mentees. That was the day the don, who recently retired as a Senior... Read More...

The swinging pendulum of the hidden curriculum

October 28, 2019

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One day I cannot forget in a hurry was Tuesday, September 3, 2019. That was the day a carefully-chosen team visited the TETFUND-funded research project that I lead at the University, after the unfortunate demis... Read More...

UNILORIN Radio: Celebrating an eagle at 10

August 27, 2019

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When the American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, first stepped on the Moon on July 20, 1969, he made a statement that was deep and profound: “That’s one small step by for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Forty y... Read More...

A new dawn for ASUU

August 9, 2019

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When the news of the unification of the divided Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin Branch, filtered through the University community, many stakeholders took it with mixed feelings... Read More...

A toast for Na’Allah

July 18, 2019

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On Friday, June 28, 2019, news broke that an alumnus and former lecturer of the University of Ilorin, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. AbdulRasheed Na’Allah, had emerged ... Read More...

Total Education, Total Man

June 26, 2019

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The Faculty of Arts Students Association (FASA) of the University of Ilorin, under the exceptional leadership of Folorunsho Fatai Adisa, hosted the 2019 edition of its oratory contest on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 ... Read More...

Security as a topmost priority

June 8, 2019

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Today, there is undoubtedly no major priority in Nigeria that is as serious as security. Though governments protect (citizens from one another and from foreign enemies), produce (products and resources to susta... 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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BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2018

Obafemi: All Hail The Living Legend

Ijaiya: A Giant Goldfish at 70

Oladosu: A Man In A Million

Attitude is everything

In the court of Aka Uka

Tella: Time-tested Titan Still Standing Tall

The swinging pendulum of the hidden curriculum

UNILORIN Radio: Celebrating an eagle at 10

A new dawn for ASUU

A toast for Na’Allah

Total Education, Total Man

Security as a topmost priority