Busari Adebisi: Reflections on Death and Genius, By Tunji Olaopa

If there is a tribute that gave me so much pleasure to write, this would be one in a very few ever written. And I can tell in advance how much pride that generations of political science graduates of the University of Ibadan would have, reading a befitting celebration of an iconic teacher who impacted […]

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Federalism-Restructuring Fixation: What’s Future for Nigeria?, By Tunji Olaopa

In his 2015 book, Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century, Richard Bourne states categorically that “Anyone who claims to understand Nigeria is either deluded, or a liar.” The reason is that, according to Bourne, Nigeria is made up of not only too many ethnicities, there are equally too many perspectives to contend with […]

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WNTV at 60: Broadcast reform and Nigeria’s soft power, By Tunji Olaopa

There is no doubt that there are many dimensions to the Nigerian postcolonial predicament. And to get a handle on these dimensions and the lessons they teach requires that we also get a regular dose of historical remembrances that serve as mean by which we give attention to the past as a framework for regulating […]

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