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Prof. Abdulwahab Tijani is a distinguished scholar of Social History and a Professor of Inter-group Relations and Conflicts Studies at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. He holds a B.A. in History, an M.A. in Political History, and a Ph.D. in Social History, with his doctoral thesis (2003) focusing on Sabo communities in Yorubaland (1916–1967). His research explores themes of ethnic identity, nation-building, and security challenges, particularly within the Nigerian and broader African context. He has authored notable works including "The Challenges of Individualism and Nation-Building in Nigeria" and "The Microcosm of Global Insecurity in Modern African Nations." With 4 publications, 32 citations, an h-index of 2, and an i10-index of 2, Prof. Tijani continues to contribute meaningfully to the academic discourse on social history and inter-group relations.
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Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
B.A. History, M.A Political History, PhD. Social History and Professor of Inter-group Relations and Conflicts Studies. • Social History, Sabo Communities in Yorubaland (1916- 1967) Ph.D. Thesis – 2003
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The Challenges of Individualism and Nation-Building in Nigeria – An Analysis from Social History
The question of which comes first, - the society or the individual has been quixotic to scholars. Whether we view it from historical perspective, or from the perspective of studies in logic or even in governance, it has always been argumentative. We may liken the argument to the question of which comes first, the ‘hen or the egg’? As soon as we come into the world our society gets to work to mould and socialize us from a mere biological being into the culture of our society, thereby we become, social beings. Anthropologists (commonly) believe that primitive man is more completely moulded by his society than the civilized man. He is thus less individualistic than the civilized man. There is an element of truth in this assertion. This is because nonsophisticated traditional communities are more homogenous and they provide for more opportunities for a far smaller diversity of individual occupations and skills than the advanced modern societies (Carr E.A. 1985 : 33).
The Microcosm of Global Insecurity in Modern African Nations, an Example of Nigeria (2007 a 2011)
Africa has a disturbing notoriety for violent conflicts, civil wars, strife and political instability which has earned it the appellation of ‘a continent at war against itself’. This has engendered insecurity, divided and pauperized societies. Various writers attribute this situation to the underdevelopment of Africa’s political institutions; economic backwardness, ethnic and religious pluralities. Using the Marxian paradigm, I argue that these views are diversionary and smokescreen for strong global factors that engender insecurity in modern African nations. The world today has witnessed increase in divergent and antagonistic pluralisms, which are hinged upon global convergence around ideology and faith. These in turn are mere clothings for conflicting economic interests.
