List of Selected Publications

1. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. “The Establishment and Administration of Maẓālim Court System in Sokoto Metropolis in the 19th Century” Journal Islamica, September Issue, 2020. www.journal.cyberdakwah.com/sept/2020
2. “The Spread of Islam in Bilad al-Sudan 900-1500: Ghana, Mali and Songhay” Published in Islam in West Africa Conference Book of Proceedings, Turkey: ICIRCA, 2018. www.ircica.com/publications/islaminwestafrica
3. “Political Measures in the Administration of Justice in the Metropolitan Sokoto, 1804-1837” International Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol.27, 2016 www.iiste.org/vol.27/2016
4. “An Historical Insight into the Hausa Justice system” in A. I. Yandaki, I. M. Jumare and M. T. Usman, (eds.), Mahdi Adamu in the Practice of History: Hausa land and Beyond, Zaria – Nigeria, A. B. U. Press, 2018
5. “Aliyu bn Bello (Aliyu Babba), 1842-1859” Published in Sultans of Sokoto: A Biographical History since 1804, Kaduna, Arewa House: Centre for Historical Documentation and Research – ABU, 2016
6. “Ahmadu bn Atiku (Zaruku), 1859-1866” Published in Sultans of Sokoto: A Biographical History since 1804, Kaduna, Arewa House: Centre for Historical Documentation and Research – ABU, 2016
7. “Colonialism and Maẓālim Court System in Sokoto Province, 1903-1960”, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Organisation of Scientific Research, India, Vol. 20, Issue 9, 2015. www.iosrjournals.org
8. “Songhai Factor in the History of Yauri Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria”, Accepted for Publication in Degel: Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, FAIS Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. Xi, ISSN: 0794-9316, 2015. https://www.degeljournal.com
9. “Dynastic History of Yauri from Colonial Rule to the Present”, Co-authored In Hausa Presence in the Waters of the Niger: A History of Yauri Kingdom from 1411 Up to its Emirate Status, Zaria, Gaskiya Corporations, 2015
10. “Amalgamation and its Implications on the Nigerian Judicial System: Some Reflections”, Presented at the 58th/59th Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, September, 2014 and Published in Kaduna Journal of Historical Studies, Sept. 2014
11. “Abdullahi Bn Fodiyo’s Position on Justice in an Islamic State” Sokoto Journal of History, 3rd ed. 2013. www.sokotojh.com
12. “Ethno-Religious Conflicts and Transitional Democracy: A Study of Sokoto and Zamfara States”, Co-authored and Published in Perspectives in African Historical Studies: Essays in Honour of Professor C. N. Ubah, 2013
13. “A Declining Craft in the Face of Modernization: Blacksmithing Industry in the South-Western Sokoto” In WEEJS International Journal of Arts and Combined Sciences, Vol. 3:3, 2013. www.weejournals.com
14. “Continuity and Change in the Metal Working Industry in Sokoto Metropolis: 1960-2010” In (WEEJS) International Journal of Arts and Combined Sciences, Vol. 3:3, 2012. www.weejournals.com
15. “Metal Working Techniques in Sokoto Region: A Case Study of Yabo Area in the 19th C.”, Applied Psychology Journal, Bayero University, Kano
16. “Blacksmithing Industry in Sokoto Region in the 19th C” In Lapai Journal of Central Nigeria History, A Journal of the Department of History and Archeology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger state. https//.ibbujournals.com.ng/index.php/ijnnhh/
2. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINAR PAPERS
1. “Women and Mazalim Court in Sokoto Metropolis: 1808-1903” Presented at the First National Conference on Women and Gender History in Northern Nigeria, Organized by The Department of History, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 24th -25th June, 2019
2. “The Spread of Islam in Bilad al-Sudan 900-1500: Ghana, Mali and Songhay” Published in Islam in West Africa Conference Book of Proceedings, Turkey: ICIRCA, 2018
3. “The Persistence of Domestic Slavery in Northern Nigeria: Internal Dynamics and Transformations”, Co-Presented at the International Conference on African Slave Trade and Slavery Across the Sahara, The Mediterranean, The Middle East and the Indian Ocean: Forced Migration, Poignant Memories and New Dimension of Slave Trade I the 20th Century, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, November 2017
4. “Violence and the Administration of Dhimma in Sokoto Caliphate”, Presented at the Governance and violence in Islamic Law Workshop, University of Exeter - UK, November 24, 2017
5. “The Hausa Crafts’ Guild: Transformations and Relevance in the Administration of Justice”, Presented at the African Economic History Conference in Honour of Professor Yakubu Ochefu On African Economic History: From Hunters and Gatherers to the Industrial Transformation Organized by Historical Society of Nigeria In Makurdi – Benue State, October, 2017
6. “Kabi – Fulani Relations in the Nineteenth Century: A Case of Fulani Communities in the Eastern Kabi Frontier”, Co-Presented at the Second Annual National Conference of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto – Nigeria, On History, People, Religion and Culture of Kebbi (Kabi) Kingdom since 1515, 10th – 12th July, 2017
7. “Some Reflections on the Role of Religion in the politics of National Development”, Presented at the First National Conference of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on The Role of Language, History and Religion in the Development, Integration and Security of Nigeria, 1st – 3rd March, 2016
8. “Ethics and Operations of the Court System in Sokoto Metropolis, 1808-1837”, Presented at the 6th LUCIS/8th ISILS conference, Leiden University – The Netherlands, 6th – 8th Nov., 2015
9. “Amalgamation and its Implications on the Nigerian Judicial System: Some Reflections”, Presented at the 58th/59th Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, September, 2014 and Published in Kaduna Journal of Historical Studies, Sept. 2014