People

The work is accountable to people.

This draft roster gives the team page realistic Nigerian names and responsibilities for design review. Confirmed staff and contributor biographies should replace it before public launch.

Core editorial team

The people responsible for editorial direction, guide development, source review, and contributor care.

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Draft profile · Editorial lead

Aisha Bello

Sets editorial standards, commissions cultural guides, and keeps source and review status visible across the project.

02

Draft profile · Hausa research editor

Bashir Musa

Develops the Hausa source trail across pre-Islamic history, language, literature, religious change, and living cultural practice.

03

Draft profile · Yoruba guide editor

Tunde Akinyemi

Coordinates research across Yoruba cities, oral literature, Ifa, festivals, material culture, names, and diaspora histories.

04

Draft profile · Igbo research editor

Adaeze Nwosu

Builds the Igbo guide with regional specialists, keeping community-specific language, access, and interpretation visible.

05

Draft profile · Sources and contributions editor

Iniobong Essien

Reviews citations, variants, permissions, attribution preferences, correction requests, and responsible handling guidance.

Contributors and reviewers

A working credit list for people who help strengthen individual languages, regions, sources, and editorial decisions.

Hauwa Ibrahim

Hausa language review

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Bamidele Adeyemi

Yoruba source review

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Chika Okafor

Igbo research notes

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Ebiye George

Niger Delta directory research

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Maryam Abdullahi

Copy and citation review

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Terna Iorfa

Middle Belt directory research

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Osahon Edebiri

Archive research

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Mfoniso Akpan

Contributor guidance review

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