Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele, Author at The Republic

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Fragility of Gendered Power in Africa

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele and Chioma Okafor·June 8, 2025

When Nigeria’s upper chamber punished Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan with a six-month suspension after she spoke up about harassment, the act didn’t just close a door on one woman—it revealed the fragile hinges of gendered power that determine who may even touch the handle in African politics. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

‘Words Matter’ Dr Jumo Ayandele’s First Draft

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·March 11, 2022

Security scholar, and author of ‘The Loneliest War: Nigeria’s Strategy Against Boko Haram’, and ‘Beyond the War’, Dr Jumo Ayandele, thinks decolonization is fast becoming an overused term in the international relations field. Read our interview. Read More...

February/March 2022 First Draft International Women's Day - First Draft Interviews Nigeria

Women Who Lead Feminist Protests and Politics in Nigeria

Chioma Okafor, Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele and Dr Olubukunola Oyedele·January 10, 2022

For protests such as #EndSARS where women play prominent leadership roles, gender stereotypes that assign leadership roles to men encourage dampen these protests at a much faster rate than protests led by men. Read more. Read More...

December 21/January 22 International Women's Day - Essays Nigeria vol8-no2

The Ghosts of Chibok Boko Haram’s Trajectory and Nigeria’s Strategy Against Terrorism

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·April 14, 2021

Following the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, Boko Haram gained notoriety as the deadliest terrorist group in the world. Where is Nigeria today in the war against terrorism? Read more. Read More...

April/May 2021

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Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·January 27, 2020

OPSC will live beyond the war being waged against Boko Haram. But such a programme to reintegrate former insurgents must also acknowledge the victims and communities most affected by the insurgency. Read More...

December 19/January 20

Is all Jihad in Africa Local? Africa and Militant Jihadism

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·May 25, 2019

Analysts that separate the jihadist ideology of ‘transnational’ groups from that of ‘local’ groups risk underestimating the central role of jihad as an armed political struggle in creating radical social change. Read More...

April/May 2019