Gaddafi Abubakar

Gaddafi Abubakar obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts, both in History, from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He is an academic member of staff at his alma mater since April 2012, engaging in research, teaching and administration. His areas of interest include media history in Northern Nigeria, Kano emirate history and contemporary issues of Islam in Northern Nigeria. He has presented papers in national and international conferences that cut across these topics. Also, over the years, he personally documented a lot of primary sources including rare archival materials and media files on same and related topics.

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African Studies Centre Leiden
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