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Adherence to Shiism remains relatively small-scale in West Africa, though numbers are difficult to pin down, and al-Zakzaky is not the only prominent Shia leader in the region.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285582
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has broken the convention of a Christian-Muslim balance in its choice of candidates for president and vice-president, while the main…
A wave of prison breaks has added to the country’s broader security problems. Since late 2020, criminal gangs and extremist groups have carried out at least nine successful…
NIGERIA: Christian fears may hurt Tinubu's campaign
NIGERIA: Mass abortion programme will damage army
The claim that one of Boko Haram’s factions sponsored the Kankara attack reinforces fears that jihadist outreach to bandit groups is succeeding and that violence will grow in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258367
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Both have been held in detention by the authorities since 2015, in defiance of a court order for their release. The ruling followed a little over a week after President Muhammadu…
These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
ISSN: 2633-304X
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NIGERIA: South-west tensions likely to grow further
Nigerian south-western security.