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Language Attitudes of the Igbo: A Threat to the Igbo Language
Styles of Communication, 2022 Language as a mark of ethnic identity and carrier of culture is very important in human life and therefore needs loyalty of the owners. It is on this note that this paper aims to discuss the language attitudes of the Igbo people which serve as threat ...
Grace O. PREZI
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NOT EVERY EXTRAMARITAL SEX IS ADULTERY: AN ETHNO-HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE IGBO OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA; pp. 41–50 [PDF]
Trames, 2019 Extramarital sex is culturally abnormal among the Igbo of Southeastern Nigeria. This is not to say that it does not exist. Olaudah Equiano was the first Igbo indigenous historian who researched Igbo life when he published his narratives in 1789 ...
Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo
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On the semantic-pragmatic interface of Igbo verbs of perception
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2022 This study examines some semantic-cum-pragmatic issues in realising the senses of the Igbo verbs of perception. The specific objective of the study is to find out how the gap between linguistic meaning and speaker’s meaning is filled and enriched through
Gloria Tochukwu Okeke +1 more
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African Studies Quarterly, 2022 The Biafran separatist calls of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB have spread like bush fire over the years among Igbo people. Presently, it is one of the most discussed topics among Igbo people and Nigerians.
Kingsley Ikechukwu Uwaegbute +2 more
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Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023 Migration has been an inseparable and indispensable part of the history of the Igbo nation. However, the nature, dynamics, and drivers of migration among the Igbo significantly altered since colonial era.
Ubaka Cosmas Molokwu +9 more
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The post-war era in Nigeria and the resilience of Igbo communal system
Jàmbá, 2021 The Igbo people survived a civil war that raged between 1967 and 1970 and that devastated their land and reduced their population because of more than three million deaths.
Lawrence Okwuosa +2 more
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Ground flora species richness and diversity in traditional forests of southwest, Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2020 Diversity indices of tree species in tropical rainforest have been studied, but less effort has been devoted to the ground flora studies especially in sacred groves of tropical rainforest, Nigeria, as it plays a critical role in nutrient cycling and ...
O.J. Oyelowo +3 more
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Annals of Global Health, 2017 BackgroundNigeria is the second most endemic country in the world for lymphatic filariasis, with control efforts often hampered by poor community awareness and involvement in intervention strategies.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the ...
Bolatito Oluwabiyi +4 more
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Vitamin D levels and antenatal complications in pregnant Nigerian Igbo women
Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice, 2022 Background: Serum levels of Vitamin D have been linked to some complications in pregnancy such as diabetes mellitus and premature rupture of membranes (PROM).
Joseph Ifeanyi Brian-D Adinma +6 more
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Journal Communication Spectrum, 2022 Social media have a burgeoning on our lives as they have become avenues for the exhibition of life experiences, and they also a variety of dimensions regarding our position in the online and offline social life.
Silas Udenze
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