From Mauritania to Zaria, a family history of Islamic scholarship, migration and education resurfaces A fresh revelation by former presidential candidate and politician Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed about his family’s ancestry has ignited interest in a remarkable chapter of Nigeria’s religious, intellectual and migration history. Speaking during an interview with journalist Seun Okinbaloye on the Mic On Podcast, Baba-Ahmed said his family descended from what he described … Continue reading Datti Baba-Ahmed’s Jihadist Ancestry: The Story Behind the Claim