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A toast for Na’Allah

July 18, 2019

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...

Ramadhan’s ethos, Unilorin’s motto

May 16, 2019

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Like their 1.8 billion brethren across the world, members of the University of Ilorin Muslim community started the Ramadhan fasting last Monday, May 6, 2019. By so doing, a pillar of Islam is observed and the ... Read More...

Discussing discourse: Of Omoluabi, Pulaaku and Ezigbo mmadu

April 17, 2019

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Discussing discourse: Of Omoluabi, Pulaaku and Ezigbo mmadu In continuation of its Distinguished Personality Lecture series, the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, under the able l... Read More...

Oloyede: Charismatic leadership in the sun

April 2, 2019

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Since his assumption of office as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) on August 8, 2016, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede has left no one in doubt, including the doubting Thomases, ... Read More...

Adesanmi: The final flight home

April 2, 2019

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Adesanmi: The final flight home Like millions of his friends and fans across the world, the tragic news of the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi, undoubtedly one of the most talented writers and satirists Africa ... Read More...

Academic idiotism

March 1, 2019

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As a bibliophile, like many other people, one of the gains of attending academic and professional gatherings, for me, is the opportunity of finding old and new books on display and acquiring those that can be a... Read More...

Just vote, don’t fight

February 5, 2019

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Just vote, don’t fight Two contenders, many pretenders This month, Nigerians will go to the polls to decide who their president will be for the next four years. Though there are many pretenders who are pu... Read More...

Character for starters

January 14, 2019

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Character for starters (Dedicated to fresh students) To some of us, the University of Ilorin often appears like a pearl with thousands of glittering diamonds or like the galaxy with its millions of twinkl... Read More...

A case for Arabic

December 12, 2018

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On Thursday, October 18, 2018, the Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin, under the headship of Dr Lateef Onireti Ibrahim, in conjunction with the Arabic Alumni Association of the University, led by Dr Ada... Read More...

Men of the Year

December 11, 2018

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That the University of Ilorin is truly better by far and best by standard is a fact that is supported by a plethora of evidence. Over the years, the University has proved its mettle and maintained a sustained l... 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.

15 International PhD Scholarships at University of Limoges in France, 2017

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for low and middle income countries)

AussieWritings Essay Writing Contest 2018

BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2018

A toast for Na’Allah

Total Education, Total Man

Security as a topmost priority

Ramadhan’s ethos, Unilorin’s motto

Discussing discourse: Of Omoluabi, Pulaaku and Ezigbo mmadu

Oloyede: Charismatic leadership in the sun

Adesanmi: The final flight home

Academic idiotism

Just vote, don’t fight

Character for starters

A case for Arabic

Men of the Year