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Adewale Adepoju, Adelekun Isaac Abiodun,

MASS MEDIA EVOLUTION AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA

The Nigerian media has actively promoted democratic values since the country's independence in 1960. This has been achieved through critical analysis ......

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Patrick O. Odey

WOMEN AND WAR: DECONSTRUCTING THE IMPACT OF THE CIVIL WAR ON THE YALA WOMEN OF CROSS RIVER STATE

The Nigerian Civil War has undoubtedly reshaped the history of the country. The copious narratives about this war depicted the Igbo as the sole victim......

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Stephen Ifeanyi Okorie

THE IGBO AND BUILDING MATERIALS TRADE IN KANO METROPOLIS, 1970 – 2015

This paper examines the Igbo trade in building materials in the Kano metropolis, from 1970 to 2015. The Igbo migration to other parts of Nigeria preda......

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Faruq Idowu Boge

THE PLACE OF RASHEED ABIODUN GBADAMOSI IN THE HISTORY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA (1943-2016)

Diverse circumstances have offered many opportunities and privileges for individuals’ professional, economic, and socio-political growth. Many peopl......

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TUBI, Paul-Kolade, BOROK, Andrew Maren, OSHEWOLO, Roseline,

HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF INTERNAL IMPERIALISM IN PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF IMPACTS OF FULANI IMPERIALISM IN NORTHEAST YORUBA LAND, 1840-1897

This study offers a critical historical, anthropological examination of internal imperialism in preColonial Africa. Scholarship on pre-Colonial imperi......

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Winifred E. Akoda

REVOLUTIONIZING HISTORICAL RESEARCH: EXPLORING THE POWER OF DIGITAL TOOLS

Over the past few decades, historical research has undergone a significant shift from traditional analogue methods to digital formats. Before the mid-......

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Udochu Eke

THE INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE OHAFIA PEOPLE: A REVIEW

This research paper is concerned principally with the indigenous traditional political system of Ohafia people. The various structures and institution......

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Nasiru Joseph Gimba, Airebame Daniels Sylvester ,

GENDER PARITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: AN APPRAISAL OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES STUDENTS, KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, 2010-2019

This study highlights gender parity among the History and International Studies Students of Kogi State University, Anyigba. This research further demy......

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Irom, Obar Ayami

MBEMBE WOMEN AND THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR: INTERROGATING A MINORITY NARRATIVE

The story of the Nigerian civil war, what led to it, and its impact on especially the Igbo has been told, is being told, and will continue to be told.......

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Utulu, Celestine , Utulu, Paul B.,

COLONIAL INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION: A STUDY OF RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

Nigeria is a colonial creation. The foisting of the heterogenous groups together was never intended to build a united and economically viable country ......

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Fidelis Ngaji AKWAJI, OTU Offiong Duke, ABANG Paul Eno , Abonor Lazarus Bassey,

PERCEPTION ANALYSIS OF CHILD TRAFFICKING IN AKWA IBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATES, NIGERIA

Child trafficking is a worldwide societal issue with grave implications for victims. Regrettably, the states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River are at the t......

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ASHABUA, Derick A. , OKOYE, Ozioma O. A.,

GENDER AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined the influence of gender and students' attitudes towards COVID-19 precautionary measures at the University of Calabar, Calabar, Cros......

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Changwak Emmanuel JONAH, Davwet Williams Nandom,

INTERROGATING THE JURISPRUDENTIAL PLACE OF KOS PAA DIVINERS IN THE PRE-COLONIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF MWAGHAVUL OF CENTRAL NIGERIA, 1500 - 1890

This paper examines the Jurisprudential role of the Kos Paa diviners in the Pre- colonial Justice System of the Mwaghavul of Central Nigeria. This pap......

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ASAJU OLASUNKANMI VICTOR

ETHNIC NATIONALISM AND ITS ATTENDANT 'SON OF THE SOIL' SYNDROME: AN INQUEST INTO THE TRAJECTORIES OF NATION-BUILDING IN POST-INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA

Ethno-religious and political sentiments coupled with centrifugal forces of tribal entitlement known as the ‘son of the soil’ syndrome have made t......

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AKAK, Ekanem Etim

FORCES OF ORDER AND DISORDER: THE NIGERIAN MILITARY EXAMPLE

The Nigerian military over time has played significant roles since independence in stabilizing and ensuring that the ship of the Nigerian state does n......

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Albert Teryima ANLOHO

MILITARY ORGANISATION AND WARFARE OF THE TULA OF GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA UP TO 1900 A.D

There is a problem of paucity of written records on pre-colonial military matters in many African societies, especially the non-centralised polities. ......

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Gregory A. ONAH , Usang Ubana EYONG, AKAK, Ekanem Etim, ENEJI, Gabriel Ajor,

AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION AS AN UNEXPLORED TOOL FOR ACHIEVING RESOURCE CONTROL IN NIGERIA

The quest for resource control and restructuring is one of the most frequently discussed issues among Nigerians today. The interest in this issue cuts......

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OTI, FRIDAY ACHU , WILLIAMS, EMMANUEL MICHAEL,

INJUSTICE AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA AND PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAISAL USING AFRICAN TRADITIONAL VALUES

The World of Philosophy is replete with rigorous attempts to understand and interpret reality. And man is at the centre of this endeavor. Needless to ......

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INYANG ETIM BASSEY

WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN CROSS RIVER STATE: THE CROSS RIVER SOUTHERN SENATORIAL DISTRICT EXPERIENCE IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC

This study examines women’s participation in the political process in a rather patriarchal setting using the Cross River Southern Senatorial Distric......

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Mathew Oga Agbo, PhD, Samuel Alegwu Omanchi, PhD , Adam Abbas Hamid,

HISTORICIZING THE PATTERNS AND TRENDS OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

The main thrust of the paper is to examine the patterns and trends of the educational system in Nigeria from pre-colonial to post-independence and the......

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EGBE, BOYPA O., ETTA, KENNETH OBEM,

FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (FIRS) OF NIGERIA AND VAT COLLECTION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

A critical overview of Value Added Tax (VAT) administration in the context of the contemporary contentions between some states of the federation and t......

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Enema-Agono Success Ejura , Udochu Eke,

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CHRISTIANITY ON EARLY NIGERIA SOCIETIES: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN ODOLU, KOGI STATE

Christianity as a considered civilization which permeated most Nigerian societies in the wake of colonialism is increasingly and significantly accepte......

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EKPENYONG OBO EKPENYONG, ENEBIENI E. EKO,

THE CONTRIBUTION OF MONASTICISM TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARLY CHURCH

This study examines the significant contributions that monasticism had in the development of the early Christian Church. In the third century, a spiri......

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EKPENYONG OBO EKPENYONG, ENEBIENI E. EKO,

THE INFLUENCE OF ASCETICISM IN THE EARLY CHURCH: A LESSON FOR THE CHURCH TODAY

Christian asceticism originated in the local churches during the first three centuries, not in hermitages or other monastic institutions. Teachings as......

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Albert Teryima ANLOHO, Christiana Enubi AKOGWU,

WOOD FUEL TRADE AND LIVELIHOODS AMONG WOMEN IN CENTRAL NIGERIA, 2000-2022

As in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the fuel wood economy in Nigeria involves the urban and rural populace engaged in the production and distribu......

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Changwak Emmanuel JONAH

POLICING THE LOWLAND AXIS OF THE PLATEAU PROVINCE IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD, 1926-1960 Changwak Emmanuel JONAH

Contemporary Nigeria has been battling insecurity since the end of the civil war of 1967 to 1970. The need to reform and reposition the Nigeria Police......

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DANIEL OLISA IWEZE, NSEOBONG EKONG NKANGA ,

THE CHANGING NATURE OF VIOLENT CONFLICTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE 2011 POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KANO METROPOLIS

There have been a series of violent conflicts in the Kano metropolis which began in 1953 and continued until 2011 when the post-election violence erup......

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Siyan Oyeweso , Yemisi Olawale, Idris Ridwan,

EXCLUDED VOICES IN NIGERIA MEDICAL SPACE: CHIEF JACOB SABOYEGA ODULATE AND THE ALABUKUN MEDICINE

In the face of colonial European medical practitioners and the involvement of Christian missionaries in the development of Nigeria’s medical space, ......

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Charles E. EKPO

PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES AND THE TROUBLE WITH HISTORICAL EXAMPLES IN PEDAGOGY: AN INTROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

Examples are critical elements in transmitting knowledge because of their role in facilitating learning and understanding. In Peace and Conflict Studi......

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Edidiong Ekefre , Evelyn Etuk,

PEACE AND SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS PEACEKEEPING AND PEACEBUILDING IN LIBERIA, 1989-2003

This study is an attempt to interrogate the peace and security architecture in West Africa in relation to the Economic Community of West African State......

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Etta Robert B.

THE ORIGIN AND CHALLENGES OF NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS (NRMs): THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

The end of World War II saw the emergence of new approaches to religious worship and doctrines originating from Japan. The New Movements, or Sects, as......

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Joseph Gimba NASIRU , A. M. YUSUFU ,

MIGRATION AND IDENTITY REGENERATION: BASSA NGE IN PERSPECTIVE, 1850-1991

This paper explores the original identity of the Bassa Nge ethnic group, the adoption of the name Bassa Nge, the issue of identity regeneration, and i......

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