HISTORICISING AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE IN OCTAVIA BUTLER’S KINDRED AND FLEDGLING By Imoh Abang Emenyi & Aniebiet Ibanga Enoidem Department of English and Literary Studies University of Uyo, Nigeria Abstract The people of African descent in the United States have a traumatic history, which this work sets out to interrogate through Octavia Butler’s Kindred and Fledgling. It […]

GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIAN POLITICS AND THE IDEALS OF MERITOCRACY FOR NATION BULIDING By Barnabas Ekiegini  Izegede Department of Philosophy University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria Abstract Politics in Nigeria over the years have suffered from meritocracy especially at the level of appointments due to personal interest and other forms of affiliations.  This paper will therefore examine […]

THEOLOGY OF CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT: RELIGIOUS INSIGHTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION By Cyprian Obiora Alokwu Department of Religion and Human Relations Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Abstract  The connection between religious viewpoints and environmental preservation has grown in importance in the current discourse on sustainability. Numerous theological traditions, which place a strong emphasis on stewardship, ecological harmony, […]

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HUME’S NOTION OF POLYGAMY By Jeremiah Chukwu Ogugua Department of Educational Foundations Federal College of Educatuion Technical, Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria Bernard Nnamdi Elechi Department of Philosophy University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Uche Samuel Anusiem Department of Educational Foundations Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Educations, Owerri, Nigeria Abstract Polygamy is a form of […]

AN APPRAISAL OF KWASI WIREDU’S PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE By Elijah Okon John & Samuel Eno Inyang Department of Philosophy University of Uyo, Nigeria Abstract This  study critically analyzed Kwasi Wiredu’s philosophy of culture, for its uniqueness in dealing with the interplay between tradition and modernization. Wiredu stresses that it is important to critically analyze traditional African cultural […]

HEIDEGGARIAN INTERSUBJECTIVITY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE NIGER DELTA By Icomewell  Ukpong Joseph Department of Philosophy University of Lagos, Nigeria AbstractPrompting this work is the crisis in the Niger Delta part of Nigeria which is seemingly unabated and unnecessarily prolonged. It is on this basis that the work embarks on the analysis […]

SACRED EARTH: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE ACTION By Cyprian Obiora Alokwu Department of Religion and Human Relations Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria James Nnamdi Nweke Department of Philosophy Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria & Albert Ulutorti Green Department of Special Education St. Paul’s Theological college, Awka, Nigeria Abstract The relationship between religion and […]

HERBERT HART’S SECONDARY RULES AND THE NIGERIAN ELECTORAL PROCESS: A CRITIQUE By Paul Ogbonna Chukwu & Jetty Joe Odey Department of Philosophy University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Abstract The Nigerian electoral process which is a symbol of democratic governance is perpetually under attack by controversies, anomalies, and charges of malpractice. This work critiques the procedural […]

AUTONOMY AND DEPENDENCE: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SPECIAL PERSONS By Albert Ulutorti Green Department of Special Education St. Paul’s Theological college Awka, Nigeria & James Nnamdi Nweke Department of Philosophy Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Abstract People with disabilities, in particular, frequently find themselves at the nexus of the lived realities of autonomy and dependence. The dichotomy between […]

EXPLORING THE COMPLEXITY OF DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: A STUDY OF THE TENSIONS BETWEEN GOVERNANCE, IDENTITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA By Adebayo Adekunle Moses Department of General Studies McPherson University, Ogun State, Nigeria Abstract  Nigeria’s democratic journey offers valuable insights for African democracies. Effective governance, requires strong institutions and inclusive political culture. Using qualitative and content analytic […]