...Mitterand M. Okorie Purpose This study aims to examine the risks faced by electoral officials in electoral violence hotspot areas in Nigeria and to empirically explore the political factors that increases the likelihood of their being targeted in balloting spaces. Design/methodology/approach...

...Abubakar Yinusa Muhammed; Waziri B. Adisa; Johnson Ayodele; Olawale James Gbadeyan; Esther Garba Purpose Conflicts between herders and farmers in Nigeria in the last five years have been destructive to the corporate existence of Nigerian society and the Nigerian State, especially in Northcentral...

.../methodology/approach With the aid of a mixed research method, this paper conducted 47 interviews. It extracted secondary data from the Central Bank of Nigeria database, the National Deposit Insurance Corporation publications, Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access Survey, the World Bank database...

...Anthony Sopuruchi Anih; Patrik Alexander Söderberg; Kaj Björkqvist Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between exposure to the Fulani herdsmen attacks among Igbo adolescents in Southeastern Nigeria and depression. Although previous research suggests a direct relationship between...

... across Nigeria, with specific focus on Anambra, Benue and Oyo states in south-east, north-central and south-west geopolitical zones of the country, respectively. Design/methodology/approach The study used the cross-sectional survey to elicit quantitative data from 725 respondents made up of 256...

... organisations in Nigeria. Findings The study explores the role and importance of journalists during an election. It also examines the consequences of electoral violence on journalists and the discharge of their duties. It further assesses the role of the state authority in the protection of life...