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John O. Ifediora
August 2026
Abstract
Female genital circumcision is a procedure entailing the excision of some or all of the external female genitalia. It is a longstanding tradition practiced predominantly in Africa that has, in recent decades, become a highly contested issue within the international community. Rights advocates contend that the...
Casade Series on anti-corruption measures.
IntroductionNigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja delivered a significant blow to high-level impunity on July 15, 2026, when Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), his family, and associated companies to the F...
John O. Ifediora
I. Introduction
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of its most ethnically and linguistically diverse, operates one of the most centralized police systems in the world. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), established under colonial rule and retained virtually intact since independence in 1960, functions as a single federal instit...
Abstract
This paper advances the position that standing military forces in sub-Saharan and North African states have, on the whole, failed to serve the security interests of their populations, have functioned with alarming frequency as instruments of a...