I was part of a panel on “Africa Speaks”, a programme on Omega TV Live which discussed the topic “Non-Violent Election in Anambra State: Is This the New Nigeria?"
Panel:
. Eric Nzekwe, Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (UK)
. Okechukwu Emereonye, Deputy-Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (UK)
. Adeyinka Makinde, Lecturer and Author
The host was Steve Mulindwa.
Original Programme Link:
(c) Omega Live TV (2021).
The discussion will centre on the recent election in Anambra State, Nigeria.
It will be streamed live on YouTube and Facebook on OMEGA Live TV on YouTube and Facebook on Tuesday, November 16th 2021 between 7.30PM and 8.30PM Greenwich Mean Time.
© Adeyinka Makinde (2021)
Adeyinka Makinde is based in London, England.
● Intelligence & Security
● The History and Culture of the sport of Boxing
Publications:
Books
JERSEY BOY: The Life and Mob Slaying of Frankie DePaula (iUniverse) 2010, ISBN: 978-1-45020-637-2, 274pp including b/w photographs.
DICK TIGER: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal (Word Association) 2005, ISBN: 978-1-59571-042-0, 312pp including b/w photographs.
News magazine articles
“Italy’s Ethiopian Massacre Finally Comes to Light” (Book Review of Ian Campbell’s The Addis Ababa Massacre: Italy’s National Shame). New African Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 584 June (2018) 68-71.
"A Night To Remember But...” (Commemorating the semi-centennial of Black Africa's first world championship boxing contest fought between Nigeria's Dick Tiger and the American Gene Fullmer on August 10th 1963). Africa Today, Vol. 19, No. 0809, August/September (2013) 31-34.
Journal articles
"Old Man of Biafra" (Chapter Excerpt from the biography Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal). African Renaissance, Vol 2, No 5 September/October (2005) 124-130.
"Boxing: Rousing the Nigerian Giant." African Renaissance, Vol 2, No 2 March/April (2005) 68-73.
Book reviews
"On Intelligence: The History of Espionage and the Secret World". Global Security and Intelligence Studies Journal, Vol 2, Number 1 (2016)103-105.
"Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War and the Twilight of Empire." Covert Policing, Terrorism and Intelligence Law Review, Vol 2, Issue 2 (2014)159-161.
Textbook contributions
"Pug of Ages: Weep for Me." Essay reproduced in Writing the Synthesis Essay, edited by John Brassil et al. New Jersey: Peoples Education, 2008 13-15.
Book Chapters
"The Africans: Boxing and Africa," in The Cambridge Companion to Boxing, edited by Gerald Early, New York: Cambridge University Press, 201 99-117.
"Jose Torres: The Boxer as Writer," in The Cambridge Companion to Boxing, edited by Gerald Early, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019 223-235.
Selected Unrefereed Essays and Commentaries
Global Security:
“Russia and Britain: An Enduring but Fruitless Rivalry,” Global Research dot Canada (2018).
“The Pan-Islamic Option: The West’s Part in the Creation and Sustaining of Islamist Terror,” Global Research dot Canada (2017).
“Saudi Arabia and the Doctrine of Global Islamist Terror,” Global Research dot Canada (2017).
“Israel and Islamist Militias: A Strange and Recurring Alliance,” Global Research dot Canada (2017).
“M.A.D.: The Nuclear Debate America Should be Having,” Global Research dot Canada (2016).
“The Syrian Tragedy: Western Foreign Policy and its ‘Useful Idiots’,” Global Research dot Canada (2016).
“Vladimir Putin and the Patterns of Power,” Global Research dot Canada (2015).
“The Crisis of Isis: A Debacle of a Great Game,” Global Research dot Canada (2014).
“The Ukraine Crisis: The Case for Russia,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2014).
“Democracy, Terrorism, and the Secret State,” Global Research dot Canada (2013).
History:
“The Six Day War - Myth and Reality,” Global Research dot Canada (2017).
“Solzhenitsyn: The Price of Blacklisting a Nobel Laureate’s Book,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2013).
“Pope Pius and History,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2009).
Military History:
“Frank Kitson: A Soldier’s Legacy,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2016).
“About Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2014).
“Skorzeny: The Mythical Commando,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2013).
African Political History:
“The Tragedy of Ignatius Acheampong: Visionary and Kleptocrat,” Global Research dot Canada, (2020).
“The Iron-Fisted Ethiopian State,” Global Research dot Canada, (2016).
Music:
“Remembering Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,” Dissident Voice (2017).
“The Legacy of Michael Jackson,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2009).
Boxing:
“The Mystery of the Velodrome: Battling Siki Versus Georges Carpentier,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2016).
“Floyd Mayweather: The Aesthetics of African-American Boxing Style,” Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog (2013).
“Remembering Dick Tiger,” Eastsideboxing.com (2001).
Conference Papers:
"Intelligence and Accountability: From the Cold War to the War on Terror."
Presented at 'The Past, Present and Future of Intelligence' on 25th May 2013 at Aberystwyth University under the auspices of the Centre for Intelligence and International Security Studies (CIISS).
Interviews:
"Russia and Britain: An Enduring but Fruitless Rivalry", The Mind Renewed, May 11th 2018. (Link)
"The Pan-Islamic Option: Historical Background (Part 2)", The Mind Renewed, August 25th 2017. (Link)
"The Pan-Islamic Option: Recent Years (Part 1)", The Mind Renewed, August 18th 2017. (Link)
"Can the British State Convict Itself: Part 2 - Rendition & The Troubles", The Mind Renewed, December 11th 2016. (Link)
"Can the British State Convict Itself: Part 1 - Tony Blair", The Mind Renewed, December 4th 2016. (Link)
Citations:
Books
Work cited: "Review of Manning Marable's Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention" The Daily Independent, Lagos (June 2011)..
Cited in the following book:
Temple, Christel N. Black Cultural Mythology. SUNY Press (State University of New York Press), Apr. 2021.
Work cited: Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Word Association, May 2005.
Cited in the following books:
Lis, Daniel. Jewish Identity among the Igbo of Nigeria: Israel's "Lost Tribe" and the Question of Belonging in the Jewish State. Africa World Press, Nov. 2014.
Oliver, Brian. The Commonwealth Games: Extraordinary Stories Behind the Medals. Bloomsbury Sport, May 2014.
Torromeo, Dario; Esposito, Franco. I Pugni Degli Eroi. Absolutely Free Editore, Dec. 2013.
Achebe, Chinua. There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra. Allen Lane, Sept. 2012.
Hall, Karen L. Game Plan: A Social History of Sport in Alberta. University of Alberta Press, Jun. 2012.
Hudson, David L. Boxing in America: An Autopsy. Praeger Publishers, Jun. 2012.
Redner, Charles. Down But Never Out. Open Books Press, Feb. 2010.
Work cited: "Democracy, Terrorism and the Secret State: From the Era of Gladio to the War on Terror." GlobalResearch.ca, Jan. 2013.
Cited in the following book:
Paterson, Graham L. A Constitutional Journey. Xlibris, Feb. 2013.
Work cited: "The Politics of Anthony Mundine." Eastsideboxing.com, Oct. 2001.
Cited in the following book:
Sarra, Chris. Strong and Smart - Towards a Pedagogy for Emancipation: Education for First Peoples (Part of New Studies in Critical Realism and Education Series). Routledge, Aug. 2012.
Academic journals
Work cited: "Project Balkanisation: Oded Yinon and an Enduring Plank of Israeli Foreign Policy". Global Research dot Canada, Jul. 2018.
Cited in the following journal:
Aydin, Hasan. "Afrika'nın Balkanlaşması: Angola Örneği", Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Issue 66, October 2020 pp 97-113.
Work cited: "Project Balkanisation: Oded Yinon and an Enduring Plank of Israeli Foreign Policy". Global Research dot Canada, Jul. 2018.
Cited in the following journal:
Abadi, Jacob, "Israel and Lebanon: Relations Under Stress" Contemporary Review of the Middle East, March 2020.
Work cited: Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Word Association, May 2005.
Cited in the following journal:
Johnes, Martin and Taylor, Matthew. "Boxing, Race and British Identity, 1945-1962" The Historical Journal, 1 29, Cambridge University Press (2020).
Work cited: "M.A.D.: The Nuclear Debate America Should be Having". Global Research dot Canada, Oct. 2016.
Cited in the following journal:
Kővári, László Lt. Col."AZ Amerikai-Orosz Fegyversetkorlatozasi, Illetve Csokkentesi Megallapodasok Helyzete es Perspektivaja" Honvédségi Szemle,2019/5 pp. 102-113.
Work cited: Book review of "On Intelligence: The History of Espionage and the Secret World.” Global Security and Intelligence Studies, Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 8 (2016).
Cited in the following journal:
Bonaldo, Frederico and Marques Silva. “Industria da Espionagem: Ponte Comercial ou Obstaculo a Paz?” Quaestio luris, Volume 5, Volume 12, No. 2 (2019) pp. 691-705.
Work cited: “Vladimir Putin and the Patterns of Global Power.” Global Research dot Canada, Nov. 2015.
Cited in the following journal:
Li Ming, Tseng. “No More Blood For Oil. How Could EU Help?” Review of Business and Economics Studies, Volume 5, No. 2 (2017), pp. 47-57.
Work cited: 'Israel, the "Neighborhood Bully": Deconstructing the Lyrics of Bob Dylan in the Light of the Gaza Crisis' Global Research dot Canada, July 2014.'
Cited in the following journal:
Farooqi, Irfanullah. "The 'Expansion' Of Literary and Poetic: The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature" in India International Centre Quarterly, Volume 44, No. 2 (Autumn 2017), pp. 23-34. Published by India International Centre.
Work cited: “NATO: Private Club of War Criminals.” Global Research dot Canada, Oct. 2016.
Cited in the following journal:
Ahmed, Mughees; Murtaza, Zainab & Shahzadi, Tanzila. “Libyan Gold Dinar Plan and US-Nato Retort”. The Government: Annual Research Journal of Political Science, Volume 6, No. 6 (2017), pp. 115-124.
Work cited: "Floyd Mayweather: The Aesthetics of African-American Boxing Style." Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog, Oct. 2013.
Cited in the following journals:
Perkins, Paul; Helmer, Richard J.N.; Mackintosh, Colin & Hahn, Allan G. "Reflections on Long-Term Development and Use of Automated Scoring Technology in a Sport (Modified Boxing) Context." World Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 5, No. 03 (2017), pp. 455-480.
Perkins, Paul; Hahn, Allan; Lucas, Richard & Keegan, Richard. “The Boxing Conundrum: Is there a Place for a New Variant of the Sport?” Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, Volume 2, Issue 09 (2014), pp. 09-25.
Work cited: “The Iron-Fisted Ethiopian State.” Global Research dot Canada, Sept. 2016.
Cited in the following journal:
Yiannoutsos, Alexandra. “Crossing Arms: The Plight and Protest of the Oromo in Ethiopia.” The McGill International Review [Online] Nov. 8 (2016).
Work cited: Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Word Association, May 2005.
Cited in the following journal:
Gennaro, Michael. “‘The Whole Place is in Pandemonium’: Dick Tiger versus Gene Fullmer III and the Consumption of Boxing in Nigeria." The International Journal of the History of Sport, Volume 30, Issue 16 (2013).
Work cited: "Retreading Hagler versus Hearns." Eastsideboxing.com, Apr. 2002.
Cited in the following journal:
Ehrlichman, Brad. "In This Corner: An Analysis of Federal Boxing Legislation." Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts. Volume 34, No. 3 (2011), pp 421-456.
Academic textbooks
Work cited: "Pug of Ages: Weep For Me." Cyberboxingzone.com, Oct. 2002.
Reproduced in the following textbook:
Brassil, John et al. Writing the Synthesis Essay. Peoples Education, 2007.
Reference books
Work cited: Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Word Association, May 2005.
Cited in the following books:
The Editors of Salem Press. Great Athletes - Boxing & Soccer (Volume 1 of a 12-Volume set). Salem Press, Sept. 2014.
Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Boxing. Scarecrow Press, Jan. 2014.
Akyeampong, Emmanuel K.; Gates, Henry Louis (Editors). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press, Dec. 2011.
Hudson, David L. Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting and Mixed Martial Arts. Greenwood Press, Apr. 2009.
Gates, Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (Editors). The African-American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Mar. 2008.
Think Tank papers
Work cited: “Debacle of a Great Game: The Islamic State (IS) and America’s War on Iraq and Syria”, Global Research dot Canada, Aug. 2014.
Cited in the following papers:
Yilmaz, Sait. “Kuresel Tetorun Geldigi Asamayi Nasil Okumaliyiz?”, 21 Yuzyil Turkiye Enstitusu (2015).
Yilmaz, Sait. “ISID ve Ortadogu’da Uzun Savas”, 21 Yuzyil Turkiye Enstitusu (2014).
Unpublished work (Theses & Dissertations)
Work cited: Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Word Association, May 2005.
Cited in the following projects:
Gennero, Michael. “‘Empire Boxers are the Goods’: Race, Boxing, and Nigerians in the Black Atlantic," Nigeria in the Ring: Boxing, Masculinity, and the Empire in Nigeria, 1930-1957, unpublished dissertation, University of Florida (2016).
Obasa, Olusegun. “Sports and the Modernity of Leisure in Nigeria: Stadium Space and the Symbolisms of Expressions, 1930-1980”, unpublished dissertation, University of Texas at Austin (2015).
Work cited: "Floyd Mayweather: The Aesthetics of African-American Boxing Style." Adeyinka Makinde, Writer Blog, Oct. 2013.
Cited in the following project:
Perkins, Paul. "Can a Modified, Low Risk Form of Boxing Achieve Significant Community Intake?" unpublished dissertation, University of Canberra (2019).
Work cited: “The Six Day War: Myth and Reality”, Global Research dot Canada, June 2017.
Cited in the following project:
Havelkova, Lenka. “Conflict of Identities: Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism”, unpublished master’s thesis, Univerzita Karlova (2017).
Work cited: “The Manchester Bombing: A Case of State Criminal Negligence or Worse?”, Global Research dot Canada, May 2017.
Cited in the following project:
Giroux, Kathryn. “The Quest for an Optimal Balance: Civil Liberties in an era of Securitization: An Analysis of Canadian Anti-Terror Legislation", unpublished master’s thesis, McGill University, Montreal (2018).
© Adeyinka Makinde (2021)
