About Jideofor Adibe, PhD, LLM

"Jideofor Adibe studied political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.SC, 1984; M.SC, 1986) and was the first to obtain a doctorate degree in International Development Studies from Roskilde University, Denmark (1992). He also studied the New Economic Powers at Oxford University, UK (2007) and equally holds an LLM degree in Media Law from City University, London, United Kingdom (2008).

He has been a Guest Research Fellow at several institutions across the world including the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, (Denmark), the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala (Sweden) and the Centre for Developing Area Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He recently concluded a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London (July 2010-July 2011).

Currently, he teaches Political Science at Nasarawa State University and is also the publisher of the London-based Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd pcjadibe@yahoo.com. Dr Adibe is equally a columnist for the Daily Trust (Thursdays, back page) and a Member of the paper’s Editorial Board. He is the author of six books and has contributed articles to various local and internationals newspapers, magazines and academic journals.