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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto

The Most Peaceful University in Nigeria








Prof. I.M.B. Zagga B.A. Ed., M.Sc., PhD.


List of Selected Publications

1. Zagga, IMB, “The Foreign Policy of Khalif Attahiru I (1902 – 1903): A Case of Military Resistance to British. Colonialism” in Dirasat Ifriqiyya, Issue No 15, June 1996, Pp 9 – 19 (10 pages)
2. Zagga, IMB, “ Secularism and its Effect on Islamic Education in Contemporary Nigeria” in Al-Nahdah, Journal of the Centre for Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. 1, No. 1, October, 1998. ISBN 10794 – 4829, Pp 36– 47(11 pages)
3. Zagga, IMB, “Ibn Khaldun’s Conception of Asabiya and Cyclical Theory of the Rise and Fall of Nations, The case of Sokoto Caliphate: in DEGEL, Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. IV, February, 2001. ISSN: 0794 – 9316, Pp 130 – 136 (7 pages)
4. Zagga, IMB, “The Incompatibility of Islam and Secularism in Nigeria”. Proceedings of the Center for Islamic Studies Seminar Series, Vol. 2 - 3, 2004, Pp 193 – 217 (14 pages)
5. Zagga, IMB and S.Y.B. Kura, “A Critique of Nigeria’s Governance Framework: An Islamic Alternative” in M.A Wali, et al (Ed.), Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Issues and perspectives, Dept of Political Science, UDUS and Wali Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978 – 978 – 362 - 7, Pp71 – 97 (25 pages)
6. Zagga, IMB and S.Y.B. Kura, “Value Orientation and the (Re) Construction of a New Social Order in Kano,” in M.A Wali et al (Ed,), Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Issues and perspectives, Dept of Political Science, UDUS and Wali Foundation, 2010, ISBN 978 – 978 – 362 – 7, Pp 159 – 176 (20 pages)
7. Zagga, IMB and Ibrahim Sani, “ New Terrorism and U.S War Against Terror: Implications for World Peace and Security” in JP Dada, et al (Ed.), Peace, Security, Human Rights and Development in the 21st Century, Vol. 2, Center for Peace, Diplomacy and Development studies, 2010, University of Maiduguri, ISBN 978 – 978 – 48345 – 2 – 0, Pp 295 – 304 (11 pages)
8. Zagga, IMB, “The Foreign Powers and Security Situation in the Persian Gulf in the Post-Cold War Era” in T.A. Muhammad Baba, et al (Ed), Religion and International Relations in the post Cold-War Era, Center for Peace Studies and Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. ISBN. 978 – 978 – 904 - 347 – 7, Pp 84 – 90 (7 pages)
9. Zagga, IMB, “The powerful versus the Powerless: Explaining the Conflicting Dilemmas of Terrorism” in T.A. Muhammad Baba, et-al (Ed.), Religion and International Relations in the Post Cold War Era, Center for Peace Studies and Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. SBN. 978 – 978 – 904 - 347 – 7, Pp179 – 186 (9 pages)
10. Zagga, IMB, “The Genesis of Darfur Crisis In The Sudan: An Analysis” in JP Dada, et al (Ed.) Center for Peace, Diplomacy and Development Studies, University of Maiduguri, Vol. 3, No 1, 2011, Pp 107 – 117 (10 pages)
11. Zagga, IMB and S.S. Muhammad, “The Sokoto Caliphate Response to British Colonial Imposition” in A legacy of Scholarship and Good Governance, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 2005. ISBN 978 – 2027 – 9, Pp 74 – 80 (7 pages)
12. Zagga, IMB, “The Wahabiyya Movement: It’s Development and Influence on the Muslim World” in Al-Nahdah Journal of the Center for Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. ISSN. 10794 – 4829, Pp 28 – 34 (7 pages)
13. Zagga, IMB, “The Political Dimension of Islamisation in the Sudan: An analysis” in Islamic Political Theory and Application, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. 1998, Pp 319 – 329 (10 pages)
14. Co-Editor, Work and Productivity in the Era of Globalization: The Nigeria Experience, Proceedings of a Valedictory Conference in Honour of Prof. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, OFR, 6th Vice Chancellor, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 2012
15. Co-Editor, Islamic Political Theory and Applications, Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 2010.
16. Co – Editor, Islam and Governance In Nigeria: Issues and Perspectives, Vol. 1, Wali Foundation and Department of Political Science, UDUS, 2011.
17. Co – Editor, Religion and International Relations In Post Cold -War Era, Center for Peace Studies and Department of Political Science, UDUS, 2011
18. Zagga, IMB, Islamic Quiz : 300 Questions and Answers for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria, Wali Foundation, 2013 ISBN: 978 – 2076 – 32 - 5 .
PAPERS PRESENTED AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
1) Zagga, IMB, and S.S. Muhammad, “ Convulsion in Eastern Europe and the Collapse of the Soviet Union- Implications for the Muslim World, Presented at the International Conference on the Relations between Islam and the West, After the collapse of the Soviet Union”. Organized by Imam Malik Islamic Center, Maiduguri, December, 1996. Pp. 14
2) S.S. Muhammad and Zagga, IMB, “The 19th Century Anti-Colonial Resistance in the Muslim World: The case of Sokoto Caliphate. Paper Presented at the International Conference on Relations between Islam and the West after the Collapse of the Soviet Union, organized by Imam Malik Islamic Center, Maiduguri, December. 1996, 14Pp.
3) Zagga, IMB, “Nigeria-Sudan Diplomatic Relations, 1960 – 1990: An analysis. Paper presented at the Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, April 2000. 25Pp
4) Zagga, IMB, Islamisation of Secular Political System: The Case of Nigeria, 1960 – 2000. Paper presented at the Seminar organized by the International Institute of Islamic Thought, and held at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, March 2002, 19Pp
5) Zagga, IMB, “From Oriental to Occidental: The Transformation of Northern Nigeria’s External Relations, 1903 -2003”. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Transformation of Northern Nigeria, 1903 – 2003, Arewa House, ABU, Zaria. 22Pp
6) Zagga, IMB, The Islamic Movement and Secular State Power In Nigeria - Conflict Or Compromise. Paper Presented at the Departmental Seminar of the Centre for Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 1998
7) Zagga, IMB, Islam and Democracy: Unity or Diversity. Paper presented at the National Workshop on Islamic Political Thought and Institutions, Bayero University, Kano, 24 – 26 August, 2005. 13Pp
8) Zagga, IMB, The Contradictions Inherent in Nigeria’s Federalism. Paper Presented at the 2nd National Conference on Nigerian Federalism: Issues and Problems held at Federal College of Education, Kontagora, 2005. 13Pp
9) Zagga, IMB and Omar Bello, Good-Neighborliness: Relations between Nigeria and Chad from Independence to the time of President Idris Derby. Paper Presented at the International Conference on Chad, N’djamena, 2 – 4 October 2010. 23Pp
10) Zagga, IMB and S.Y.B. Kura, ‘The God that Failed’: Neoliberalism, Globalization and Global Economic Crises. Paper Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) on the State and the Global Economic Crisis, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 19 - 22 February 2011. 20Pp
11) Zagga, IMB, The Implications of the Darfur Crisis for The Security of The African Region. Paper Presented at the Second International Conference of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, 27 March 2013. 15Pp
12) Zagga, IMB and Ibrahim Sani, The 2011 General Elections and Political Violence in Kaduna State. A paper presented at the Conference of the Department of Political Science Bayero University, Kano, January 2013
13) Zagga, IMB, The Political Ideas of Shehu Usman Bin Foduye as actualized by his son Muhammad Bello, the Amir- al - Mu’minun of Sakkwato Caliphate, in Book of Proceedings of the International Symposium on Uthman Bin Fodiyo, International University of Africa (IUA), in Cooperation with ISESCO, Khartoum, Sudan, 1995. Pp 209 – 245. EDITORIAL WORK
1. IMB Zagga, SS Muhammad and TM Bande (2010) Islamic Political Theory and Practice. Kaduna: Department of Political Science, UDU, Sokoto.
2. IMB Zagga, SYB Kura, TA Muhammad Baba (2010) Religion and International Relations in the Post Cold War Era. Kaduna: Department of Political Science, UDU, Sokoto.
3. IMB Zagga, DA Abdulrahman, SYB Kura and TA Muhammad Baba (2012) Work and Productivity in the Era of Globalisation: The Nigerian Experience. Kaduna: Faculty of Social Sciences, UDU, Sokoto.
4. IMB Zagga, SYB Kura and M. A. Wali (2012) Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Issues and Dimensions. Lagos: Ibrash Islamic Publishers.