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Vestiges of Military Rule in Democratic Governance in Nigeria

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2017
The position argued for in this paper is that: the inability to manage Nigeria as a federation; challengesin the area of fiscal federalism, the culture of political apathy, the culture of lack of accountability, contempt for the rule of law, gross ...
Temidayo David Oladipo
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Entrenching Gender Inequality in the Niger Delta through the Niger Delta Development Commission's Interventions

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2015
Interventions are meant to cause positive changes in the life of a people. Extant literature has however, shown that they can equally impact negatively.
Demola V. Akinyoade
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Cross-Cultural Issues in the Translation of African Literature

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2015
Language, culture and literature are inseparable elements in the process of translating literary texts. Thus translation is not just about transferring linguistic codes from one language to the other but a meeting point between the cultures involved ...
Mojisola Ogbeide-Ihama
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The Dark Side of Connectivity: A Socio-Ethical Exploration of Internet Fraud and Nigerian Youth

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO
Internet fraud, popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo’ in the Nigerian parlance, reverberates across the Nigerian state and keeps gaining approval as somewhat permissible as days go by.
Onyinyechi Priscilla Christian Wariboko, Friday Chimene Nwanyanwu   +1 more
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Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the Struggle for Black Majority Rule in South Africa

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2018
This work examines the contribution of Nigeria and Zimbabwe to the liquidation of apartheid and institutionalised racism in South Africa. It analyses the diplomatic engagement of both countries in intergovernmental organizations such as the UN, OAU and ...
Charles O. Osarumwense
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Intertextuality and Scapegoating Motif in Yoruba Myth of Ayélála and Judeo-Christian Narrative of Jesus

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO
Myths have always been significant parts of the oral traditions of preliterate societies. As the creative repository of indigenous communities, myths express the shared ecosystem of communal ideologies and cultural identities. As vital narratives, myths—
Kehinde Oyetimi
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Internship, Employability and Organisational Commitment in the Hospitality Industry in Bauchi Metropolis, Bauchi State, Nigeria

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2019
This study investigates the relationship between internship and employability in the hospitality industry in Bauchi State. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables.
Mary B. O. Adelaiye
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Personological Creation of Language: The Feminist Perspective

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO
This research stems from Helene Cixous's call for women to invent their language – the language of feminism – by interpreting their identities as a science of feminine creation.
Taofeek Olatunbosun, Olamide Oduwole
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A Comparative Analysis of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi, The Trials of Oba Ovonramwen and My Children! My Africa!: Implications for Postmodernist African Society

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2016
Between modernism and postmodernism, critics have continued to appraise literary texts in the light of their contributions to and implications for the society.
Sola Owonibi, Sunday Akinbulejo
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African Metaphysics and Praxis: Revisiting the Idea of Human Development in Yoruba Metaphysical Notion of Omoluabi

ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO
The discourse on African metaphysics as it relates to human development is centered around the notion of personhood predominantly extractable from the layers of oral and written traditions across African cultural worldviews.
Ademola Lukman Lawal
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