Violence due to greed and ethno-religious
dichotomy is dividing Nigeria more than ever before. Therefore, using the
ordinary readers hermeneutics methodology to read Matthew 21:33-46, this paper
showed that the periscope was a critique of violence and intrigue resulting
from Greed, hatred, bitterness and selfishness, the aim of this paper was to
examine the interplay between violence and greed in Nigeria. The paper also
showed that a great relationship exists between ethnicity and violence in
Nigeria. This paper argued that the Greed associated with selfish and cooperate
individuals is dangerous to inter-human relationship in the society and as such
it is capable of disintegrating the church and the Nigerian nation in general.
The study was concluded on the presupposition that those who allow their
ethno-religious divides and greed to drive them in perpetrating violence in the
Nigerian society will provoke the wrath of God and human society.
The world is a global village so the saying goes.
But in actual sense the aura of globalisation is pervading and insidious in some
respects. Africa is an integral part of the globe and so her opportunities and
challenges. Here comes the role of the art
as a superstructure in its critical and universal mode. Literature remains the tool of illumination
on the baleful or benevolent social trends in Africa’s onward march in the
global sphere. This paper takes a look at the status and place of Africa in
global spheres- politics, economy, religion and health. Using literary sociological
tenets as the tool of appraisal, the paper x-rays the impact of literature in
exploring Africa’s global opportunities and challenges. It submits that with
the right attitude, Africa is in global competition for development inspite of
her colonial memories.
Of
all the components of mise-en-scene, cinematographic lighting is one of the
most important features which can make or mare any production. Unfortunately,
when it comes to theorizing film from the Ivory Tower, this important feature of cinematic
components had received little attentions from most Nigerian film scholars and
critics. Often times, this aspect is
only used to explain or buttress relevant points on film theory and discourse. However in this study, light shall occupy the
centre stage. In carrying out this theoretical exploration on the creative use
of light on Nigerian screen, the researcher employed structuralist approach,
observation, and studio/film diagnosis and library study. In structure, this
paper is designed with a conceptual framework on light, review the videographic
lighting set up and highlights /shadows before looking at the four features of lights:
quality, direction, source, and colour. In theorizing this
unique component of film from the Ivory Tower, efforts are made in this
paper, not only to identify the relevance of these features of light to Yoruba
films but to include detail examination and the various usages of these filmic
elements in productions.
The procession for schism in church history in the eleventh
century remains unresolved over Theology biases. The advent of ecumenical initiatives in the
early 19th century became a notable attempt to put away schism in
Nigerian Christian churches. However, this laudable attempt in the early 19th
Century was primarily based on theological and non theological variation. Though
it is generally acceptable fact that the children of God all over the world
were to be one family, it has rather over the years created conformists and
non-conformists to the issue of oneness. It appears the study and practice for
oneness of the Christendom in the classical text of the Lord’s Prayer, John 17:
11 are mystic-centric. Can the recent thrust for unity of the Christian
churches in Nigeria be based on conformists or non-conformist views on
ecumenism? This paper attempts to do a
critical African biblio-historical evaluation of church schisms and ecumenical
concept in Nigeria in a little over ten centuries milieu. This paper will as
well attempt to painstakingly make possible suggestions to make the prayer of
the Master referred to at the beginning to its fulfillment.
Islam is a comprehensive way of life. It is more than being only a religion,
because there is no aspect of life, which is vital for human development that
Islam did not cover, such as economy, worship, culture and politics. The Khulafa’urrashidun (Rightly guided
Caliphs) believed in the prophet (SAW) from the
beginning of his message and they were his first successors after his
demise. The experience they had on the
concept of the ideal government of Madinah assisted them to demonstrate
practical leadership of the Caliphate and how governance in Islam should be.
This is done by actions and speeches they delivered when people elected them.
The issue of justice “al-Adalah” to all citizenry is given priority in
administering the affairs of the people of their own time as could be seen in
the speech of Abubakr. He considered the week to be strong on the basis of his
truth, while the strong to be weak if he is at wrong.
This paper intends to examine some statements of
the Caliphs Abubakar, Umar, Uthman and Aliyu may Allah be pleased with them
regarding governance. Their
demonstration of dedication, selflessness, trust, and so on in administering
the society will also be highlighted in the paper for Nigerian politicians to
emulate for a better Nigeria. At end,
the paper recommends that government has a role to play in ensuring better
political leadership in Nigeria by compiling and teaching to the Nigerian
Students some political write-ups and speeches of the past Muslims scholars.
Abstract:The core aspects
of how Sociological Explanation and Interpretation characteristically operate
are especially visible in what may be called “traditions of inquiry”. Such
traditions form around substantive debates such as why capitalism emerged in
Europe, or how social background affects individual performances on IQ tests.
In debates like these, both differing approaches and contending paradigms
account come into confrontation. There are three types of Paradigms in
sociology; social fact paradigms, social definition and social behavioural
paradigms. These paradigms have their various methods or an approach through
which social reality is constructed. Constructing social reality or giving
sociological explanation of any social situation does not present much
difficulty, but the question of which explanation is scientific, or which paradigm(s)
will represent a true knowledge or adequate analyses of social phenomena is the
major problem of sociology. The study examines the different sociological
paradigms (positivism and phenomenology) and the various explanations that
emerge from them. It will also examine other sociological explanations that
either belongs to the above two paradigms or does not fit into any of the
paradigms. Also, attempt is made to identify some of the problems or
limitations of sociological explanation-mostly the problems of
conceptualization of social facts, problems of values or ideologies,
subjectivity of action, measurement and relativism.
Abstract:
Although the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme assures member
states of numerous benefits, performance of the scheme is poor. This paper, ECOWAS
and Trade Liberalisation: Challenges and the Way Forward examines the ECOWAS
Trade Liberalisation Scheme and the journey so far vis-à-vis achieving a Free
Trade Area in the West African sub-region. The paper identifies deficiency in
infrastructure; a non diversified ECOWAS economy; and the absence of an
efficient and effective payment mechanism particularly between Anglophone and
Francophone countries, to be responsible for the poor performance and the
envisioned rate of progress at liberalizing trade. The study therefore
recommends that efforts should be directed at ensuring a sound infrastructural
base, addressing administrative barriers at the ports with that of the borders,
as well as considering the processing of agro-based industrial products since
most industrial goods penetrating the West African trade region are processed
agricultural commodities, if intra-regional trade was to achieve its objectives
and ECOWAS was to stand a chance of jointly taking advantage of the
opportunities of trade liberalization.
Abstract: This study
is on perceived factors responsible for women non-participation in adult
literacy programmes in Borno State. These factors include husbands, economic,
and women social engagements. Others include socio-cultural, religious and
women adult literacy programme-related problems. In this study each of these
factors has been analysed in Borno State. The design for the study was a survey
method. The study covered three Local Government Areas (LGA) in Borno State,
which were Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Biu Local Government Area and
Monguno Local Government Area. Each of the three Local Government Areas
selected represents the Central, Northern and Southern Borno Senatorial
Districts respectively. They also represented the urban, semi-urban and rural Local
Government Areas of Borno State. The researcher interviewed a total of 58
participants and 310 non-participants of the Adult Basic Literacy Programmes,
making a total of 368 respondents. The data collected were analyzed using
simple frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study showed that
husbands and economic factors were clearly the two major factors perceived as
barriers responsible for women non-participation in adult literacy classes in
Borno State. Other perceived barriers were culture, religion, women’s social engagements,
and women adult literacy-related problems such as the learning environment,
learning and instructional materials, inadequate facilities in the centres,
etc. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made among which
include the followings; that traditional rulers, religious leaders and other
influential persons should begin to re-socialize men, especially husbands, to
accept the equality of women with men particularly as regards access to and
participation in educational activities; that women’s adult literacy classes
should be reorganized so that women are not mixed with men during lessons; that
Government should provide shuttle buses to take women learners to and from
literacy classes; that learning materials and working tools should be provided
free to women learners.
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