THE IMPACT OF PUNISHING MINOR OFFENSES ON CHILDREN AND ITS EFFECT ON RECIDIVISM RATES Monday Eduok Iniobong 1 & Katchi Ibeh Iheakachi 2 Department of Criminology and Security Studies, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: ieduok@noun.edu.ng 1 Abstract This study examines the impact of punitive measures for minor offenses on children and their relationship with recidivism […]

AI AND LEGAL PERSONHOOD: A JURISPRUDENTIAL ANALYSIS OF LUCIANO FLORIDI’S INFOSPHERE Paul Ogbonna Chukwu Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Email: pocenmary@gmail.com Abstract This article presents a jurisprudential analysis of legal personhood in relation to Artificial Intelligence (AI), examined through the philosophical lens of Luciano Floridi’s theory of the infosphere. Grounded in classical legal thought […]

SOCIO RELIGIOUS EVALUATION OF GENDER DISCRIMINATIONS IN IKOT ABASI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA Aniediabasi Okon Ekpatt Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Uyo Email: okonekpatt@gmail.com Abstract Gender discrimination in lkot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, is a pervasive issue deeply rooted in patriarchal cultural practices, norms, religious influences, and historical colonial disruptions. This systemic inequality manifests across socio-economic, political, […]

EMERGENCY RULE DECLARATION AND ITS SECURITY IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE IN NIGERIA Rufus  Aisedion 1, Ibrahim Momoh 2 & Joseph Osayande  Akhimien 3 Department of Political Science, Ambrose Alli Univerity, Ekpoma, Edo State 1, 2 Department of Sociology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State 3 Corresponding Email: raisedion@aauekpoma.edu.ng 1 Abstract Since 1999, Nigeria has been in the front burner of democratic rule with specific […]

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY, AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A CASE-BASED THEORETICAL STUDY Augustine Felix Augustine 1, Olufade Kolawole Olumide 2, Temitope Oluwafemi Ademola 3, Hilda Afeku Amenyo 4 & Jide Gboyega Okedeji 5 Department of Marketing, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria 1 Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria 2 School of Business, Osiri University, Nebraska, USA 3 & 5 Department of […]

INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON AGENDA SETTING FOR THE 2027 NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OUTCOME Abdul-Baaki Yakubu 1, Chisom Anaestasia ubaezuonu 2, Vivian Chidera Obi 3 Doyinsola Godwin-Abdullahi 4 & Uzoma Lacerian Oguh 5 Department of Communication and Media Studies, University for Development Studies 1 Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 2 Department of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University 3 Department of Sociology, University of Abuja 4 […]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE REINVENTION OF LABOUR: A MARXIST ANALYSIS OF ALIENATION Elijah Okon John 1 Aniekan Godwin Peter 2 Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Nigeria Corresponding Email: aniekanp4@gmail.com 2 Abstract In today’s world, artificial intelligence is altering the way people work. Many jobs are now performed by machines, and more changes are still coming. This paper […]

THE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S FOREIGN POLICY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA Naomi A. Phinos 1 Agustine Ukachukwu Opara 2 Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, Nigeria 1 & 2 Email: naomi.phinos@uniabuja.edu.ng 1 Abstract This paper examined the impact analysis of Goodluck Jonathan’s foreign policy on economic development in Nigeria. During Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Nigeria was […]

PROLIFERATION OF PRAYER HOUSES AND HEALING HOMES IN ONNA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE: A SOCIO- RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE John Akpan Johnson Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: akpanjohn681@gmail.com Abstract There is great concern over the ways in which prayer houses and healing homes are being established in our contemporary society. Proliferation […]