A Case of Alleged Blasphemy in Kano, Nigeria
Around May 15, a Muslim preacher named Abdul Nyass gave a controversial sermon in Kano, the most populous city in northern Nigeria. Nyass belongs to the Tijaniyya Sufi order. He allegedly stated that...
View ArticleNigeria’s Decamping Wave and Preparations for 2019: Spotlight on Kano
In Nigeria, a wave of “decamping” is occurring as politicians switch parties. I’ve written a little about it here and here, as have Matt Page and Lagun Akinloye. All of the party switches have national...
View ArticleNigeria: Developments in Gubernatorial Contests in Osun, Kano, and Borno
Nigeria is in full-blown election mode in advance of the 16 February* 2019 presidential vote. Some of the most consequential political developments are taking place in the states. Here we look at three...
View ArticlePost at The Maydan on a Power Struggle in Kano, Nigeria
Over at George Mason University’s The Maydan, I have a post exploring the power struggle between the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the state’s governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The post also asks...
View ArticleThe Sharif-Aminu Blasphemy Case in Kano, Nigeria: Some Context
On August 10, an upper sharia court in Nigeria’s Kano State handed down a death sentence for a singer named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was convicted of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in one of his songs....
View ArticleFrom the DRC, A Serious Warning for and about Aid Workers Elsewhere
The New Humanitarian last month published the results of their investigation, conducted jointly with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, into a ghastly story involving international aid workers pressuring...
View ArticleBayan Zaben Gwamna 18 ga Watan March…Nigeria Elections Diary: A View from...
Earlier this month, I posted Mallam Usman Aliyu’s Hausa-language Nigeria elections diary (a work I commissioned for this blog). Below is Mallam Usman’s follow-up, treating the gubernatorial elections...
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