Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo
History and Strategic Studies
The military is a vital institution in the modern State system as the major factor that determines the capability and capacity of the State’s national power to make policies within the domestic and the international circles for the... more
The emergence of Social Movement in the contemporary world states arises from the social, economic and political conditions prevalent at each epoch. This comes on the heels of plethora evidence of structural violence in the prevailing... more
Although Boko Haram came as an Islamic sect in 2002, its origin is traceable to a Sahaba Islamic group, formed in 1995. Emerging as one of the historical continuities of a society generally built on centuries of Islamic tradition, with a... more
The Boko Haram insurgency which started in Maiduguri in 2009 after the extrajudicial killing of its then leader, Muhammad Yusuf, spread like a wildfire to engulf the northeastern part of Nigeria and beyond, thereby becoming an... more
This paper attempts to show how nationalism has served to transcend political, social, economic and cultural challenges in Ethiopia. Nationalists in Ethiopia have attempted to harness national cohesion against threats from both within and... more
The rise, fall and expansion of most kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa were credited to the activities of warfare. To sustain war efforts, various societies and warlords in pre-colonial Africa evolved unique military complexes, strategies... more
Peace keeping is a peaceful third party intervention which operates within a set of guiding principles that include the consent of the parties to the conflict, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defense. This paper... more