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AJIJI, David Nyam, PhD, JIMAM, T. Lar, PhD
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN JUDICIAL PRACTICE OF PLATEAU STATE CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL 1980 – 2023

Before the Colonization of Nigeria and the eventual establishment of the British system of justice administration, all the ethnic nationalities in the…

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Osaretin Akinola Osho
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

TRADITIONAL WAYS OF CURBING CRIMES IN ILORIN AND THE INFLUENCE OF ISLAM, PRE-COLONIAL ERA UP TO 1900

This study examines traditional mechanisms for curbing crime in Ilorin. This historic Yoruba city later became an Islamic emirate, with a focus on how…

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AKAK, Ekanem Etim, Steiner Bernard IFEKWE
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

A DISCOURSE ON THE POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES IN NIGERIA, 1966 – 1998

This paper examines the role of the Nigerian Police Force in protecting human rights as it discharged its constitutional responsibilities between 1966…

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IROM, Obar Ayami, IROM, Ayami Irom
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

MAT-MAKING AMONG UTURU WOMEN: A HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION

Mats are one of the most common and oldest household items, belonging to the class of traditional household items, such as calabashes and drinking cup…

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Godspower A. Uduigwomen , Shammah Asu Kekung
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION AND THE SURGE OF CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

This paper examines the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALWs) in Nigeria and their deepening impact on rising criminality and national…

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Godspower A. Uduigwomen , Utomobong O. Nsebot
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

MUSIC AS HISTORY: A STUDY OF FELA’S “WHY BLACK MAN DEY SUFFER” (1971)

Using Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s seminal 1971 album Why Black Man Dey Suffer as a focal point, this paper highlights the powerful role of music as both a…

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Enyioma E. NWOSU , Goka M. MPIGI, EYONG, Usang Ubana , Chike A. EKEOPARA
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

THE CENTRALITY OF MAN IN AFRICAN COSMOGONIC ORDER

Repetitions are often said to be for emphasis, especially in situations of seeming nefarious neglect. In contemporary religiosity history, humans seem…

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Enyioma E. NWOSU, PhD, Goka M. MPIGI, PhD, EYONG, Usang Ubana, PhD , Professor, Chike A. EKEOPARA, PhD
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

SCRUTINISING THE STATE, PRAGMATISM AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH

Religion easily represents all sorts of divine-human relationships aside from being a fundamental factor in life. The phenomenon so become an all-man …

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Joseph Gimba NASIRU , A. M. YUSUFU
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

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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Etta Robert B.
Vol. Volume 11 · December 2022

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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