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Adeyemi Balogun

Supporters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party describe their presidential candidate and his running mate as unifiers because of their ethnic and religious mix. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

February 15, 2023

Nigeria’s election: six dangers of mixing religion with politics

Adeyemi Balogun, Osun State University

Damage to the fragile Nigerian state is one possible fallout of mixing religion with politics.

Muslim and Christian schoolgirls at a public school in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via GettyImages

July 26, 2022

Why the hijab controversy persists in Nigeria’s public schools

Adeyemi Balogun, Osun State University

Hijab controversy in Nigeria’s public schools has further exposed how religion has polarised Africa’s most populous nation.

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