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Folahanmi Aina
LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AT SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES (SOAS), UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Profile Publications

Nicholas Idris Erameh
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NIIA) Profile Publications

Jane Obasi
SENIOR LECTURER AT UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, NIGERIA Profile Publications

Adesola Adesote
SENIOR LECTURER AT OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, NIGERIA Profile Publications

Benson Nyamweno
DOCTORIAL CANDIDATE (PHD-HISTORY) AND ADJUNCT LECTURER AT EGERTON UNIVERSITY Profile Publications

Muauz Gidey Alemu
ASSOCIATE LEAD RESEARCHER AND COORDINATOR OF GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY SECTOR AT TIGRAY INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES Profile Publications

Kemi Abodunrin
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSSUKKA/SELF Profile Publications

Peter Narh
RESEARCH FELLOW AT UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Profile Publications

Paul Adekola
LECTURER 1 (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) AT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (UNIMED), ONDO CITY, NIGERIA & UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, GENEVA SWITZERLAND (POSTDOCTORIAL FELLOW) Profile […]

Cecy Balogun
RESEARCH FELLOW II AT NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NISER) Profile Publications

Philip Olayoku
FOUNDER/COORDINATORAT AT THE WEST AFRICAN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE CENTRE Profile Publications

Kazeem Lamidi
SENIOR LECTURER AT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-ILE, NIGERIA Profile Publications

Leo Igwe
RESEARCH AFFILIATE INSITUTE OF AFRICAN AND DIASPORA STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS Profile Publications

Joseph Ekong
PROJECT OFFICER (GOVERNANCE, PEACE & SECURITY) AT STAKEHOLDER DEMOCRACY NETWORK (SDN) Profile Publications

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