Umar Ahmed is a lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. He received both his BA and MA degrees from…
An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Umar Ahmed
Nigeria
‘#ChurchToo’? The Women’s Rights Movement and the Sexual Emancipation of “Sacred” Spaces in Nigeria
Sexual abuse is about predation and power and the Fatoyinbo spectacle exposes the dark side of Nigeria’s Pentecostal ‘erotic economy’…
Rural Banditry in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
Rural banditry by all accounts is undermining security, peace, and development in Nigeria’s northwest. While the unfolding crisis could be…
Civil Society Organization and Counter-Terrorism in Northeastern Nigeria: A Conversation with Emeka Thaddues Njoku
Emeka Thaddues Njoku is an alumnus of the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Fellowship (2015) and…
Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections: A Postscript
The expectation of free and fair elections was dampened by the perception among some observers of bias by the Independent…
Renegotiating Gender during Fieldwork in Conflict-Affected Settings: Overcoming Some Challenges
Despite the ethical challenges that conflict settings pose, conducting fieldwork in such places provides great opportunities to generate data essential…
In Memoriam: Professor Pius Adesanmi
He was a thorn in the flesh of Africa’s political class, especially the Nigerian political elite. Everyone who knew him…
Special Issue: Perspectives on the Postponement of Nigeria’s 2019 Elections
The postponement of Nigeria’s elections, just hours before the commencement of voting on Saturday last week, sent shockwaves across the…
The Challenge of Electoral Management in Nigeria
Why did INEC not anticipate the challenges facing the long-scheduled elections in advance and respond proactively to avoid a last-minute…
The Postponement of the 2019 Nigerian Elections: Implications for Democracy, Peace, and Security
This article explores the implications—for democracy, peace, and security—of the postponement of Nigeria’s 2019 elections, initially set for February 16…