AFRICAN CULTURES AND THOUGHT SYSTEMS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD Jude Emeka Odoh 1 Florence Eke Adejoh 2 Jetty Joe Odey 3 State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, Nigeria 1 Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 2 & 3 Corresponding E-mail:  jettyjoeodey@gmail.com 3 Abstract In the age of enlightenment, there was the erroneous claim by certain […]

POLITICS OF REVENGE AND PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC RULE Felix Chukwudi Onyemachi Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria Email: felix.onyemachi@fulokoja.edu.ng Abstract This paper aims at exposing the technique of counter-revolution of political persecution and its implications for Nigeria’s democratic system. To achieve this, the paper briefly makes a […]

SECURING THE LEGITIMACY OF EXECUTIVE POWERS THROUGH PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Uche Patrick Okoye 1 Okwukwe C. Nwaka-Nwandu 2 Angela Akhidenor 3 Obioma Nnanna Onyemachi 4 Department of Public Administration, School of Business and Management Technology National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria 1, 2,3&4 Corresponding Email: u.okoye@nict.edu.ng 1 Abstract This paper analyses how public administration ensures the legitimacy […]

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA’S FEDERAL SYSTEM: MATTERS ARISING Emmanuel S. I. Ejere 1 Akerete Anthony Udotim 2 Department of Public Administration, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 1 Department of Public Administration, Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State 2 Corresponding Email: salientanthony@gmail.com 2 Abstract Judicial administration in Nigeria’s federal system is controversial and meandering, and the issue of intergovernmental relations […]

APPRAISAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ PRINCIPLE OF ‘RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT’ IN THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR Constance Oby Ifenweobi 1 Onyeka Blessing Ifenweobi 2 Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria 1 & 2 Corresponding Email: obyifenweobi@gmail.com 1 Abstract This study analyzed the United Nations’ application of the principles of ‘Responsibility to […]

COLONIALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: EXAMINING COLONIAL LEGACIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS IN AFRICA Joseph Chinedu Ofobuike Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria Email: jofobuike@gmail.com Abstract This article explores the relationship between coloniality and environmental sustainability in Africa, focusing on how colonial structures of resource extraction and colonial governance system have shaped present-day environmental concerns. […]

CONTEMPORARY PARENTING STYLES: ITS IMPACT ON CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN CHILD JohnPaul Ekenedilichukwu Umezulike 1 Raphael Olisa Maduabuchi 2 Prime Factor Digital Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria 1 Department of Philosophy, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State. Nigeria 2 Corresponding Email: umezulikeekenejp@gmail.com 1 Abstract The parents are without doubt the most important force behind any child’s development, and that is why parents are […]

SECULARISM, ETHNIC SUPREMACY, SUSPICION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION Chidiebere James Onwutuebe  Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State  Email: cjonwutuebe@oauife.edu.ng Abstract Nigeria is a secular state, in spite of multiple threats and disparaging questions regarding the country’s secularism. However, while the label of secularism on Nigeria’s constitution creates the impression of accommodation, tolerance and […]

PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL Paul Ogbonna Chukwu  Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Email: pocenmary@gmail.com Abstract The study of communication and media has undergone profound transformations with the ascent of digital technologies, necessitating renewed philosophical inquiry. This paper critically appraises contemporary communication and media studies through philosophical lenses, […]