Myth, Broken: Female Emirs Found in the Northern Parts of Nigeria

F.A Olasupo

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F.A Olasupo

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Contrary to long held erroneous notion that women leadership in Muslim society is anathema, it has been conclusively proved that this is false. Women leadership, particularly in traditional society, has been in existence in northern part of the country from time immemorial. As a result of our more than five years intensive research into this area, we can now prove with exactitude that female emirs exist in the north like their Obas and Obis counterparts in the Southern parts of the country. The concern of this paper is to shed light on the nature and character of female emirs found in the north.

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Myth, Broken: Female Emirs Found in the Northern Parts of Nigeria. (2013). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 13(32), 11-20. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/104753

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F.A Olasupo

F.A Olasupo is a scholar affiliated with the Department of Local Government Studies, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Also known as Dr. Abdul-Fatai Olasupo, his research focuses on local government administration, gender equality, and African cultural studies. He has authored works such as 'Historical Epochs of Local Government Administration in Nigeria: Women and the Poor,' 'Trafficking In Women and Children in Yorubaland,' and 'Proverbs and Gender Equalities and Equities in African Cultures.' With 19 publications and 36 citations, his h-index is 3 and i10-index is 1, reflecting his contributions to governance, gender, and cultural discourse in Nigeria.

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