ABSTRACT Most previous studies regarded myths as a plethora of concocted stories: they paid little attention to dramatic myth and mythography as productive and effective in African way of life. Modernism, sequestered from the past, created directionless and questioning societies. Solutions, pre-encoded in mythologies and transmitted through generations, were jettisoned. This study, therefore, situates dramatic mythic tendencies, depictions and effects in present African way of lives with a v...
ABSTRACT Baptist policies regarding clergy-laity practices and benefits have been properly documented and approved by the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Despite the approval, some pastors and members had flouted these policies resulting in conflicts in some places, especially in Ogbomoso Baptist Conference between 1993 and 2008. Existing studies have concentrated on misuse of power and inter-personal relationship in multi-staff ministry with little attention paid to conflicts arising from Bapt...
The Kerygma has come to mean the core of apostolic preaching, the good news of salvation through Jesus - His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection, His sending of the Spirit, His coming again – with the call to faith and repentance, leading to forgiveness, a personal relationship with Jesus and baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is proclaimed with a view to engendering faith in the hearers, which is the essential foundation for further teaching and catechizing. “So faith comes from ...
Abstract The use of mobile phones to deceive and defraud in Nigeria has received widespread comments and complaints but not empirical investigations. Guided by Buller and Burgoon’s interpersonal deception theory, this article examined the strategies employed by deceivers, the dimension of lies told and why mobile phone deception works among Nigerians. This it did through interviews with victims and near-victims of deception, focus group discussions with users, and participant observation. M...
ABSTRACT Western postmodern approach to literary interpretation has, arguably, misinterpreted the cultural and ideological meanings of African literary texts. This has been a critical scholarly problem since the emergence of African literature. Although African literature derives its form and style from Western alternatives, its cultural and ideological contents differ considerably from those of the West. Even though several scholars have variously enunciated the need to jettison Africa‟...
ABSTRACT Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are critical actors in the transition to and sustainability of democracy, especially in the Republic of Guinea which has been threatened by armed conflict in neighbouring countries. Although existing studies have focused on CSOs as important actors for peacebuilding in fragile states, their capacity for supporting national stability and security has received little attention. This study, examined the role and capacity of CSOs in the consolidation o...
Abstract: Organizations exist to meet set objectives. In order to achieve those set objectives, bearing in mind that organizations do not exist in a vacuum but rather in a society, the relationship between the organization and its social milieu must be cordial and this can be achieved through good corporate social responsibilities. This paper analysed Shell�s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) so as to ascertain if it has in any manner, affected its relationship with its host communities...
ABSTRACT Anglophone African factions, which are narratives containing a blend of African real-life socio-political events and fictive accounts, and which sometimes connect writers‘ metaphysical reference with their social consciousness and aesthetics, is central to literary expression in Africa. Yet, studies in African literature have focused on these philo-literary features only in fiction, neglecting their engagement in factions, thus barring a balance in African literary scholarship. Th...
ABSTRACT Freedom and choice are among the most fundamental ethics in Existentialism that have generated extensive research in French literature. Past studies concentrated on the works of French existentialist writers in the areas of freedom and choice in politics, religion, education and the meaning of human existence with little attention paid to writers like Simone de Beauvoir who focuses on freedom in human sexuality. This study, therefore, examined sexuality in human relationships in sel...
ABSTRACT Media reports on Niger Delta (ND) crises in Nigeria have reflected a relationship between lexicostylistic choices and reporters‘ ideological stances. Existing studies on these reports have, however, neglected this relationship, concentrating on general stylistic, pragmatic and discourse features. These features, which are concerned more with the linguistic and contextual dimensions to the reports than the interaction between the ideology and style used by newspaper reporters, have...
ABSTRACT Libation among the Ibibio involves invocations, incantations and supplications to the gods and ancestors through which their world view is expressed. While aspects of libation such as sacrifices, chants, rites and rituals, which emphasis on contents, have been adequately researched, performance of libation has not been elaborately studied, relevant as it is in revealing the cultural values of the Ibibio people. This study, therefore, examines the performance properties and world vie...
ABSTRACT Existing studies on pilgrimage have focused more on the spiritual dimension and have neglected the social, economic and political aspects. For instance, the activities of stakeholders such as state governments, pilgrims, retailers, bureau de change officers, and pilgrimage board officials are hardly explored from a holistic point of view, thus allowing for an abbreviated conception of pilgrimage. This study, therefore, examined the practice of pilgrimage in Lagos with a view to dete...
ABSTRACT In Die Behandeling Van Brits-Kaffraria Va,N 1853 Tot 1866 (Dit Wil S~ Vanaf Cathcart Se Skikkinge' Tot By Die Bekendmaking Van Die Anneksasie Van Brits-Kaffr~Ia) Is Die Bedoeling Nie Gewees Om 'N Volledige Opgawe Te Gee Van Al Die Besonderhede In Verband Daarmee Nie, Omdat Di T Die Per·- Ke Van Tn Skripsie Te Ver Sou Oorskry. Daar Is Alleenlik 'N Poging Aangewend Om Tn Duidelike Beeld Te Gee Van Die Belangrikste Geski Edkundige Gebeurteni Sfw En Ontwikkelinge In Brits-Kaffraria Tyde...