The Crossroads of a Giant: Is Perching on Edge Nigeria's Comfort Zone?

Author : By Jideofor Adibe

The Crossroads of a Giant: Is Perching on Edge Nigeria's Comfort Zone? is a collection of essays from the author’s newspaper column and others published on various media platforms between 2017 and 2025. Though most of the essays are on the challenges in Nigeria’s nation-building processes, there are also some that focus on the issues of democracy, international relations and the country’s political economy.  The essays portray Nigeria as seemingly making the precipice its comfort zone – neither falling over the cliff nor findings its feet to walk confidently on firm grounds.

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Jideofor Patrick Adibe is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria, and Extraordinary Professor of Political Studies and International Relations at North West University, Mafikeng, South Africa.

 

He holds degrees in political science (B.Sc., M.Sc. from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka) and a doctorate in International Development Studies from Roskilde University, Denmark. He also holds an LLM degree in Media Law from City University, London (United Kingdom), and equally took courses on the New Economic Powers at Oxford University (United Kingdom).

 

He has held Research Fellowships at several institutions worldwide, including the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark; the Nordic Institute for African Studies, Uppsala, Sweden; and the Center for Developing Area Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.  He has also consulted for many organizations, including the Brookings Institution (USA), The Conversation Africa (South Africa), the National Peace Committee (Nigeria), and the Centre for Democracy and Development (Nigeria)

 

While living and working in London, Professor Adibe founded Adonis & Abbey Publishers (www.adonis-abbey.com) in 2003, which has become one of Africa's leading academic publishers, with offices in London and Abuja.  He is the editor of two highly regarded academic journals – respectively, the African Journal of Terrorism and Insurgency Research, and the Journal of African Union Studies (indexed by SCOPUS and ranked globally by SCImago Journal Ranking).

 

Professor Adibe is also the publisher of the online newspaper, The News Chronicle (www.thenews-chronicle.com). He was, for ten years (2010-2020), a back-page columnist and Member of the Editorial Board of the Daily Trust, and also contributed regularly to The News Chronicle, The Vanguard and Premium Times newspapers. He is a regular analyst on Arise and Channels Television.

 

He is the author or editor of 12 books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, newspapers/magazines, and online platforms.

 

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