The resurgence of Biafra separatism in Nigeria is largely a reaction to a perceived ethno-
national superordinacy as well as the compromised state-building capacity of the Nigerian …

The emergence of criminal groups—“armed bandits” in the local parlance—in the northwest
geopolitical zone has compounded the security conundrums in Nigeria. The dominant …

Abstract While the post-9/11 event has animated how state actors frame terrorism,
contemporary studies have failed to address the politics inherent in proscribing, repressing …

What determines support for separatist movements in Africa? The past two decades have
seen a rise in separatism across Africa, including renewed Nigeria's Igbo Biafran …

While previous studies have interrogated the motivations of Boko Haram and the role of
security agencies in counterinsurgency, explanations of the escalation of Boko Haram …

Two waves of mass protests were remarkable across West Africa in the first two decades of
the 21st century. Drawing from the experiences of Burkina Faso and Nigeria, this study …

Existing works on the sources of secessionist agitations in postcolonial Africa tend to be
methodologically nationalist but also circumvent the diasporic dimension. Particularly, the …

Fifty years after the Biafra war, its discourse in public sphere remains dominant as though
the war just ended. Existing studies attribute this to several factors, including perceived …

Abstract The Presidential Amnesty Programme in Nigeria is perceived as a mere
contrivance designed to foster the exploitation of oil resources in the Niger Delta. This is …

The inefficient service delivery of local government in Nigeria in the provision and
maintenance of primary education and educational facilities is problematic. There is the …