BETWEEN FAITH AND DESIRE: A METAMODERNIST READING OF CHINELO OKPARANTA’S UNDER THE UDALA TREES Kufre Nosa Egharevba Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria Email: Kennosa02@gmail.com Abstract In contemporary African literature, questions of identity, belief, and belonging are increasingly explored through nuanced and emotionally resonant narratives. Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees presents a compelling site for […]

ENDOGENOUS MORALITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN AFRICA Oreoluwa Idris Adesanya Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Email: watchidris@gmail.com ORCID NO: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0530-2338 Abstract Graduate unemployment has been a perennial problem in most African countries over the years. Several factors have been attributed to the lingering problematic of increasing rates of unemployment in […]

ACADEMIC COMPETENCE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN 16 YEARS BELOW AND 16 YEARS ABOVE ADMITTED INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OF THE UNIVERSITY IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA S. ‘Tayo Subair 1 R. Adeola Ibrahim 2 F. B. Bamire 3 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 1, 2, & 3 Corresponding Email: sosubair@oauife.edu.ng 1 Abstract This study examined the influence of […]

COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGIES IN THE NORTH EAST, NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION Azeez Olawale Badmus 1 Samuel Oroghenemudiake Ukutegbe 2 Ayegbeni Obi Isaac 3 Janet Tivere Otobo 4 Department of Political Science, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria 1 Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 2 Department of Educational Management, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, […]

TONE SYSTEMS OF IGBO, YORUBA AND IBIBIO: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND THE LINGUISTIC IMPLICATIONS Esther Ubong Sylvanus 1 Wale Ogunlaye 2 Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Uyo, Nigeria 1 & 2 Email: ubongesther09@gmail.com 1 Abstract This paper aims at providing a comparative analysis of the tonal systems of Igbo, Ibibio, and Yoruba, highlighting their similarities and differences. […]

MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF THE IBIBIO VERB Rosemary Ekerete Benjamin Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria Email: rosemaryebenjamin@uniuyo.edu.ng AbstractThis study examined the morphological processes of the Ibibio verb. The specific objectives were to investigate how and where verbal constituents are distributed and realised across morphological constructions and to discuss the morphological processes […]

RATIONALIZING CHARLES BEITZ’S NOTION OF GLOBAL JUSTICE: LESSONS FOR CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL DISCOURSE Solomon Terungwa Gbagir 1 Kenneth Ochuko Sodje 2 Department of Religion and Philosophy, University of Mkar, Mkar- Nigeria 1 Augustinian Institute, Makurdi, Benue State 2 Corresponding Email: terungwasolomon@gmail.com 1 Abstract The current global order perpetuates systemic injustices, including economic disparities, human rights violations, and environmental degradation, which compromise human […]

ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NIGERIA’S JUDICIARY IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMBATING CRIME Joshua Oluwafemi Ogunbunmi Department of Criminology and Security Studies, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja Email: femibolade@yahoo.co.uk Abstract This study examines the role of the Nigerian judiciary in protecting human rights, with an emphasis on the effectiveness and challenges of the Nigerian judiciary […]

TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE AMONG THE IGBO OF NIGERIA: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Ifeyinwa Cordelia Isidienu 1 Lotachukwu Loveth Amalukwue 2 Department of Igbo, African and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria 1 Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria 2 Corresponding E-mail: ll.amalukwue@unizik.edu.ng 2 Abstract The Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria are endowed with […]