Dr. Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong is an associate professor in the College of Letters and Sciences at Arizona State University, USA, but currently a Fulbright US Scholar at Covenant University, Nigeria (2015/2016). She holds a doctorate in political science (University of Alberta, 2003) and a Master's in Journalism (Carleton University, 1996). She researches the role of ICTs in political and socioeconomic development. Her other books include: Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges for Development (2009), and Letters to Nigeria: Journal of an African Wo...