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Colonial Legacy and Environmental Degradation in Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Olubunmi Tayo Agboola Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria.olufolabi@acu.edu.ngAbolade Inioluwa OdewusiBabcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeriainiodewusi@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Over the years, Africa has been plagued by the effects of the atrociousimpacts of colonialism on humans and the …

ABSTRACT: The persistent escalation of insecurity across Nigeria has disrupted schooling at all levels, yet prevailing scholarship often frames the issue primarily through security and policy lenses, neglecting the internal dynamics of educational ecosystems. This research identified a gap in understanding how insecurity reconfigures the interplay between schools, communities, and …

Abstract: Oral literature is unwritten literature that was created over the years and passed down from one generation to another through word of mouth. Oral literature has its elements which include: songs, folktales, myths and legends, riddles, proverbs, etc. These elements constitute, in a real and significant sense, the literary …

ABSTRACT: This paper explores a semiotic analysis of two recent Nigerian gospel Afrobeats (Afro-gospel) songs; “We Will Be Many” (by Sound of Salem) and “No turning Back II” (by Gaise Baba ft Lawrence Oyor). Using Peircean and Barthesian semiotic theoretical frameworks. The study examines how sonic, linguistic, visual, and performative …

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and sustainable community development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), highlighting how governance mechanisms can serve as catalysts for inclusive and equitable transformation. Drawing on stakeholder and institutional theories, the study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative data from 60 firms across Ghana, …

ABSTRACT: The study explores the economy of interdependence in 1 Corinthians 12:12 27, examining Pauline metaphor of the human body as a philosophical framework for national identity and inclusive development in Nigeria. The study employs critical exegetical principles, historical-contextual analysis, and African communitarian theories such as Igwebuike and Ubuntu, to …

The Paradoxical Image of Women in Soyinka’s Madmen and Specialist,Kongi’s Harvest and Death and the King’s HorsemanIjeoma Precious Obiyor International College Ibefun, Odogbolu Ogun State, Nigeria Presh1973@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Extant studies on the representation of women in the plays of WoleSoyinka enunciated the subjugation and oppression of women informed by thepatriarchal …

Name and Naming in Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay With Me: An Onomastic Exploration Kikelomo Adeniyi Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.victoria kadeniyi@gmail.com & adeniyiko@lasued.edu.ngFrancis Olabisi JedegeLagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.bisikemijegede@yahoo.com & jegedefo@lasued.edu.ngPeluolami Adebisi OlowofoyekuLagos State University of Education (LASUED)Oto/Ijanikin,Lagos, Nigeria.olowofoyekup@gmail.com ABSTRACT: The study examines the onomastic landscape of …

A Socio-Pragmatic Investigation of Sound Communication in Ejagham Culture Okang Ntui Ogarogarokang608@gmail.comDepartment of Linguistics and Nigerian LanguagesUniversity of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.Lucy Mishina Ushuplemishinalucy@gmail.comDepartment of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .Jude TerkaaTyohjudetyoh70@gmail.comDepartment of Linguistics and Nigerian LanguagesUniversity of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. ABSTRACT: This paper examines the intricate …

Reflections on Critical Security Studies: A Schismatic Historical AnalysisChukwuemeka NwosuIMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRIbarrchukwuemekanwosu@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: The article provides a narrative of the label’s antecedents and itsdevelopment, which has remained incomplete since the early 1990s. It provides apartial history of a label. Besides, it is partial both in that it is not …