by Vitala Peter Yabba, SDB THE CONSCIENCE “Conscience” is one of the determinant factors that informs making the distinction between being human and being a beast. A human being is a living organism, who, by virtue of the anatomical structure, is undeniably part of the animal kingdom. There are certain characteristics that set humans apart […]
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by Oladapo Pelumi Olukoya Graduate Student, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Abstract Recently, there has been a great increase in the rate at which rape is being reported in the Nigerian society. Therefore, this article seeks to site a background check on rape, possible causes of rape and proffers ways forward. It
“A HIGHLY RELIGIOUS POPULATION YET FILLED WITH INHUMANE SOULS…” Read More »
Book: Responses to Nazi Perpetration in Fiction: Complicity and Continuities Author: Prof Stephanie Bird, Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, University College London, United Kingdom Discussant: Prof Sue Vice, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Discussant: Dr Zoltán Kékesi, Research Fellow, Centre for Collective Violence, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Institute
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Preamble The adoption of Resolution 2803 by 13 members of the UN Security council, with the abstention of China and Russia, on November 17, 2025, created a legitimacy for the ‘Comprehensive Plan of President Donald J. Trump to End the Conflict in Gaza,’ which included the creation of the Board of Peace that was to
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WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Dr Adaobi Nkeokelonye, Visiting Lecturer, African University of Science and Technology; Research Fellow, WATJCentre, Nigeria Moderator: Dr Ndidi Njoku, Research and Policy Manager, Nextier, Nigeria Date: April 16, 2026 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/A5_TSyMdS4qITZqnkvY25A
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Adaobi holds a Doctorate in Literary and Cultural Studies (University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia), an M.A. in Development Studies (Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom) and a B.A. in English Language (University of Lagos, Nigeria). She is a social development researcher with over 22 years of practical experience working with
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SANKOFA: Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge Systems for the Future of the Academy The return of technology to the service of humanity in an era of obsession with improving machines to displace human labour calls for an ethical paradigm that prioritises the re-humanisation of development. Such a paradigm is embedded in several indigenous knowledge systems undergirded by
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Philip Ademola OLAYOKU, PhD …and we, can all make a change So I’m told, but I haven’t seen the change unfold I’ll keep hoping, please… …But I know that I will always continue to grow As long as I lead, and never follow in no one else’s shadow There will never be another me, and
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Call for Papers The Nigerian Civil War and Resilience: Sixty Years After January 13-15, 2027 (Hybrid: University of Nigeria, Nsukka/Zoom) Abstract Deadline: June 30, 2026 The outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967—just seven years after the end of colonial rule—marked a defining moment in the history of a nation still grappling with the
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Book: The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda Author: Dr Christopher P. Davey, Human Rights Institute, Binghamton University, USA Discussant: Frank Okyere Osei, Researcher & Peacebuilding Practitioner; Doctoral Student, Binghamton University, USA Video link:
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WATJCentre is focused on creating a foundational drive for the study of transitional justice in Africa by creating and updating a teaching curriculum for relevant institutions of learning…read more…
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