Students more informed about politics scorn party membership and campaigning, which are often associated with corruption and violence.
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Online harassment of journalists is becoming a serious problem in an age of social media.
Africa’s powerhouse is about to elect its president in a highly volatile climate. Scholars have noted that each election gives way to violence, resulting in a high death toll.
Recently, the Kano State government in the north west region of Nigeria removed the Emir, the first highly westernised and educated person on the throne.
Ethnic divisions persist in countries like Nigeria not because the ‘cultures’ of those countries are predisposed to ethnic strife, but as a result of a weak state.
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Departmental Lecturer in Political Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Professor of History, Bayero University, Kano
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Research associate NigeriaWatch & IFRA-Nigeria, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
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PhD, Research Fellow at IFRA-Nigéria, University of Ibadan
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Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
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Assistant Professor of Conflict Studies, University of Amsterdam