Ìrìnkèrindò: A Journal of African migration
15 July, 2024
FEATURE STORY
Mojubaolu-Okome receives 2024 LSA Distinguished Scholar Award
Professor Mojúbàolú Olúfúnkẹ́ Okome… The 2024 LSA Awards: Distinguished Scholar.
The Award was formally presented to Prof Okome (of the Brooklyn College, City University of New York) at the LSA2024 Award night held Friday June 28 at The multipurpose Hall, UNILAG.
The LSA Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Lagos and Nigerian Studies. Previous recipients include Kristin Mann, Ayodeji Olukoju, Jonathan Haynes, Peju Layiwola, Karin Barber, and Laurent Fourchard. Read more.
IJAM SPONSORED A PANEL AT THE 8TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LAGOS STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Session 9F: 11:00am–12:30pm (June 29) Africa on the Move in the post-COVID-19 World (Sponsored by Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration) Date & Time June 29, 2024 11:00 AM West Central Africa
Chair: Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome (Brooklyn College, CUNY) mojubaolu@gmail.com
Discussant: Omolola Olarinde (Elizade University)
COVID-19 Movement Restrictions and Human Rights Violations: Citizens’ Self-accounts in Enugu by Obinna J. Eze (University of Nigeria)
Migration Securitization and the Consequences of Weapons Proliferations in Post-COVID-19 Nigeria by Oluwasegun Dare Ogunsakin (Ekiti State University)
Precarious Displacement: the COVID-19, AI, and Social Mobility Nexus in Africa and the Diaspora by Gbemisola Abiola (Harvard University)
Racism, Xenophobia, and Solidarity in Migration and Mobility Politics: Does COVID-19 Make Any Difference? By Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome (Brooklyn College, CUNY)
THREE PANELS ORGANIZED TO CELEBRATE PROFESSOR MOJÚBÀOLÚ OLÚFÚNKÉ OKOME
The Three panels were organized to celebrate Professor Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome’s work at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Lagos Studies Association.
June 27, 2024 Room B306 Session 3N: 5:30pm- 7:00pm WAT
Security, Political Economy, Diaspora, and Activism:
Celebrating Olufunke Mojubaolu Okome (PartI)
Chair: Cyril Obi (Social Science Research Council)
Gender, Terrorism, and Human Rights by Temitope Oriola (University of Alberta)
Extractive Politics, Women and Security in Nigeria’s Oil Enclaves by Abosede Babatunde (University of Ilorin)
Moral Injury: A Theory of Sexual Violence Against Men in Counter-terrorism Operations by Emeka Njoku and Isaac Dery (University of Birmingham)
Violence and Dislocation: Unraveling the Impact of Kidnapping and Armed Banditry on Women and Children in Katsina by Fatima Abdullahi (Umaru Musa Yar’adua University)
Nature and Conflict: Kidnapping and Cattle Herders/Farmers Violence in Nigeria by Omotolani Onike (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
Session 10M: 12:45 pm -2:15 pm (June 29)
Date & Time Jun 29, 2024 12:30 PM West Central Africa
Security, Political Economy, Diaspora, and Activism:
Celebrating Olufunke Mojubaolu Okome (Part II)
Chair: Cyril Obi (Social Science Research Council)
The Role of Ethnic Associations in Conflict Resolution in Nigeria by Abiodun Adejumo (University of Lagos)
The Age Grade and Peace Keeping in Ezza, Ebonyi State by Precious Chinecherem Edemadu (University of Nigeria)
Traditional Security: Unpacking the Narratives of Indigenous Security Mechanism in Mobaland by Olusegun Oladele Idowu (Afe Babalola University)
Conflict of Institutional Reforms and Identity (Re)construction in Africa by Jude Ikeji (Federal University of Lafia)
Conflicts and Ethnicity in Lagos: Evidence from Idi-Araba by Kennedy Eborka and Esther Thontteh (University of Lagos)
Date & Time Jun 29, 2024 05:30 PM West Central Africa
Session 12H: 5:30pm- 7:00pm (June 29) Security, Political Economy, Diaspora, and Activism: Celebrating Olufunke Mojubaolu Okome (Part III)
Chair: Adeyemi Ademowo (Afe Babalola University)
Ubuntu and Medical Brain Drain in Africa: Impacts and Possibilities by Damilola Victoria Oduola (University of Cincinnati)
Home is Home: Identity and Ethnic Belonging among Second Generation Igbo Diaspora in the United States by Chiadikaobi Gregory Okafor (Michigan State University)
“When Going Home is No Longer a Good Go”: The Hometown Associations and Re-villaging in the Diaspora by Rita Offiaeli (Yale University)
Merchants of Flesh: Accidental Immigrants or Forgotten Prodigal Daughters? by Onoshe Nwabuikwu (University of Ottawa)
In-and-out of Africa: Okome’s Reflections on Diaspora Participation in the Nigerian Political Space by Olatunde Isaac Olaniyi (Nigerian Army College, Ilorin)
IMMIGRATION NEWS HEADLINES
- CMS Finds Parole-in-Place Will Benefit 455,000 US Families and Improve the US Economy: Most Living in California and Texas
- Forget ‘stop the boats’, Starmer wants to ‘smash the gangs’ – but will it work?
- Aspects of Biden asylum rule may violate international protections, head of U.N. refugee agency says
- US Supreme Court Says US Citizens Do Not Have a Fundamental Right to Bring Immigrant Spouses to the United States
- Even when Africans want to visit Europe legally, rejection rates are high. Algeria is one example
- In the first of a series of interviews with remarkable Olympians, Britain’s most celebrated track athlete opens up about his relentless spirit, his disgraced ex-coach and the terrible secret he kept for 30 years
- Russia denies coercing Nigerian students to fight in Ukraine
- Russia, Nigeria Deny Forceful Recruitment Of Nigerian Students To Fight War In Ukraine
- Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR chief says
- G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South
- They fired on us like rain
- International aid groups ‘utterly failing’ conflict victims in Burkina Faso: Egeland
- Dadaab voices: Despair as refugee food rations in Kenya slashed by 60% ‘We’re seeing people robbing each other, and that’s a result of the food cut happening without any notice.’
- United States Reaches and Exceeds 60,000 Refugees Resettled in FY 2024, More Than in 2023
- Arizonans to Vote on State Immigration Law in the November Election
- UNHCR Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Central Sahel Region of Africa
- Canada to Launch Expanded Pilot Program for Immigrant Caregivers
- Deadly Attack in Sudan Civil War Leaves 200 Civilians Dead, Including 35 Children
- Faith-Based Groups Assisting Migrants Face Increased Security Threats
- Immigration a Central Issue in European Parliament Elections
- Integrating Traditional and Social Media Data to Predict Bilateral Migrant Stocks in the European Union
- Congressional Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Resettle Palestinian Refugees
- USCIS Extends Work Authorization to TPS Beneficiaries from Certain Countries
- Canada’s Detention of Asylum-Seekers Sparks Controversy
- Economy, International Conflicts Finished Ahead of Immigration as Issues of Concern Among European Voters
- Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria
- New from IMR: Migrants and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Well-Being in Europe, and State Control and Regulation
- Opinion: Why Activists Keep Failing the Causes That Fire Them Up
- WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE: Five Years Later: Measuring the Outcomes of the Global Compact for Migration
