Olasupo Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olasupo Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olasupo |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal University of Agriculture |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2273-2152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When waste cost more than lives
Rapid urban population growth and increasing waste generation pose serious challenges to human security, animal welfare, and sustainable development. In many Nigerian cities, weak waste governance has created space for informal waste actors, commonly known as scavengers. While scavenging emerges largely from failures in formal waste management, poverty, and unemployment, its implications for urban security remain insufficiently examined. This stu…
‘It is their creation, let them face it’
This study examines the reluctance of youths in Southeast Nigeria to enlist in the military and its implications for counterinsurgency (COIN) and national security. Using qualitative methods and theoretical insights from relative deprivation and institutional distrust theories, it finds that historical grievances, perceived marginalization, and distrust of state institutions drive conscientious objection. Government responses, including awareness…
Dark Cloud Ahead? Formation of the Fulani Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group and its Implication on Nigeria’s (In)Security
Nigeria’s persistent insecurity, marked by insurgency, farmer–herder conflicts, and banditry, has fostered the proliferation of vigilante groups. In January 2024, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore launched the Fulani Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group (NVVG) to address cattle rustling, kidnapping, and rural insecurity. This study interrogates the drivers, political context, and potential implications of its formation. Anchored on social contract theory …
From colonial legacies to contemporary challenges
The increasing prevalence of state failure, fragility, and collapse in Africa is evident as military coups continue to displace democratic leaders and long-standing regional alliances fracture into new blocs. This study investigates the historical roots of state fragility in Africa, focusing on Nigeria and its consequences for global development. Utilizing qualitative data from primary observations and secondary sources, the article assesses Nige…
“Fathers ate sour grapes, but children's teeth hurt”
This study examines the effects of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) on maternal health in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, with a focus on access, quality, and affordability of care. Implemented under the guidance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, SAP policies included cuts in government spending, privatization, and market liberalization, which led to the reduction of healthcare funding. Using archival data, interviews, …
Neo-Oduduwa separatist agitations, State repression and insecurity in southwest Nigeria
Public reactions to school closures during Ramadan in northern Nigeria and implications for Christian-Muslim relations, peacebuilding, and development
Beyond the Cross and the Scalpel
Missionaries and medical missions played a significant role in shaping pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial African societies, particularly with regard to education and healthcare. Despite this profound impact, scholarly attention to their contributions remains somewhat limited. This article explores the life, contributions and impact of Jean-Marie Coquard, who arrived in Egba, Abeokuta, in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on sources such…
Beyond our pregnancies and bodies
This study explored the benefits and barriers to antenatal care (ANC) utilization in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, using case study and fieldwork research designs. Data collection involved qualitative methods from both primary and secondary sources. Through snowball and purposive sampling, 21 participants were recruited for key informant interviews (KIIs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs). Secondary data sources included books, journal articles, thes…
If You All Don’t Save Me, I Will End My Life”
This article examines the activities of (il)legal online lenders in Nigeria. A qualitative method was adopted in which literature, media reports, commentaries and indepth interviews were deployed. We argue that the insufficient regulatory role of the government, the laxity of laws, a failure to initiate social security, poor access to loan facilities, corruption and poverty, among other factors, account for the incursions of illegal online lender…
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
The study investigated the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on education, the challenges and the responses, in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria. It adopted the case study design and qualitative method of data collection. It found that the Covid-19 pandemic, exacerbated by the lockdown, affected all stakeholders in the education sector from governments at all levels to pupils. Responses through the provision of palliatives, the introduction of online c…
Oku Mi Ko Gbodo Sun Ita
Burial of human beings in houses or within residential premises is a common occurrence in developing countries. Despite the negative impacts it has on the social and economic lives of the people and society at large, particularly on public health, this norm has continued. However, this area has not been given adequate attention in recent scholarship. Against this backdrop, this article traces the development, appropriation, and misappropriation o…
Beyond the Capture of ‘Camp Zero’
In 2016, the spiritual base of Boko Haram, known as ‘Camp Zero’ was captured. With such success, most had thought that the chicken has finally come home to roost. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Because aside from Boko Haram, the country seems to experience other vagaries of insecurity. This range from kidnapping, cult and ritual groups in the south—such as female pant hunters, Badoo—oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling and herd…
Beyond the Capture of ‘Camp Zero’
In 2016, the spiritual base of Boko Haram, known as ‘Camp Zero’ was captured. With such success, most had thought that the chicken has finally come home to roost. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Because aside from Boko Haram, the country seems to experience other vagaries of insecurity. This range from kidnapping, cult and ritual groups in the south—such as female pant hunters, Badoo—oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling and herd…
Neo-Oduduwa separatist agitations, State repression and insecurity in southwest Nigeria
Beyond the Capture of ‘Camp Zero’
In 2016, the spiritual base of Boko Haram, known as ‘Camp Zero’ was captured. With such success, most had thought that the chicken has finally come home to roost. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Because aside from Boko Haram, the country seems to experience other vagaries of insecurity. This range from kidnapping, cult and ritual groups in the south—such as female pant hunters, Badoo—oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling and herd…
Oku Mi Ko Gbodo Sun Ita
Burial of human beings in houses or within residential premises is a common occurrence in developing countries. Despite the negative impacts it has on the social and economic lives of the people and society at large, particularly on public health, this norm has continued. However, this area has not been given adequate attention in recent scholarship. Against this backdrop, this article traces the development, appropriation, and misappropriation o…
If You All Don’t Save Me, I Will End My Life”
This article examines the activities of (il)legal online lenders in Nigeria. A qualitative method was adopted in which literature, media reports, commentaries and indepth interviews were deployed. We argue that the insufficient regulatory role of the government, the laxity of laws, a failure to initiate social security, poor access to loan facilities, corruption and poverty, among other factors, account for the incursions of illegal online lender…
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
The study investigated the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on education, the challenges and the responses, in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria. It adopted the case study design and qualitative method of data collection. It found that the Covid-19 pandemic, exacerbated by the lockdown, affected all stakeholders in the education sector from governments at all levels to pupils. Responses through the provision of palliatives, the introduction of online c…
“Fathers ate sour grapes, but children's teeth hurt”
This study examines the effects of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) on maternal health in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, with a focus on access, quality, and affordability of care. Implemented under the guidance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, SAP policies included cuts in government spending, privatization, and market liberalization, which led to the reduction of healthcare funding. Using archival data, interviews, …
Neo-Oduduwa separatist agitations, State repression and insecurity in southwest Nigeria
Public reactions to school closures during Ramadan in northern Nigeria and implications for Christian-Muslim relations, peacebuilding, and development
Beyond the Cross and the Scalpel
Missionaries and medical missions played a significant role in shaping pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial African societies, particularly with regard to education and healthcare. Despite this profound impact, scholarly attention to their contributions remains somewhat limited. This article explores the life, contributions and impact of Jean-Marie Coquard, who arrived in Egba, Abeokuta, in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on sources such…
Beyond our pregnancies and bodies
This study explored the benefits and barriers to antenatal care (ANC) utilization in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, using case study and fieldwork research designs. Data collection involved qualitative methods from both primary and secondary sources. Through snowball and purposive sampling, 21 participants were recruited for key informant interviews (KIIs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs). Secondary data sources included books, journal articles, thes…
When waste cost more than lives
Rapid urban population growth and increasing waste generation pose serious challenges to human security, animal welfare, and sustainable development. In many Nigerian cities, weak waste governance has created space for informal waste actors, commonly known as scavengers. While scavenging emerges largely from failures in formal waste management, poverty, and unemployment, its implications for urban security remain insufficiently examined. This stu…
‘It is their creation, let them face it’
This study examines the reluctance of youths in Southeast Nigeria to enlist in the military and its implications for counterinsurgency (COIN) and national security. Using qualitative methods and theoretical insights from relative deprivation and institutional distrust theories, it finds that historical grievances, perceived marginalization, and distrust of state institutions drive conscientious objection. Government responses, including awareness…
Dark Cloud Ahead? Formation of the Fulani Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group and its Implication on Nigeria’s (In)Security
Nigeria’s persistent insecurity, marked by insurgency, farmer–herder conflicts, and banditry, has fostered the proliferation of vigilante groups. In January 2024, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore launched the Fulani Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group (NVVG) to address cattle rustling, kidnapping, and rural insecurity. This study interrogates the drivers, political context, and potential implications of its formation. Anchored on social contract theory …
From colonial legacies to contemporary challenges
The increasing prevalence of state failure, fragility, and collapse in Africa is evident as military coups continue to displace democratic leaders and long-standing regional alliances fracture into new blocs. This study investigates the historical roots of state fragility in Africa, focusing on Nigeria and its consequences for global development. Utilizing qualitative data from primary observations and secondary sources, the article assesses Nige…
Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · State (computer science (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 works) · African Education and Politics (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Business (2 works)