THE INTERACTION OF CHRISTIANITY WITH IKA CULTURE:

A REFLECTION

Banwune Ejime D.

Department of Christian Religious Studies,

College of Education, Agbor

Delta State, Nigeria

Email: ejimebanwune@tahoo.com

Abstract

This paper examines the interaction of Christianity with Ika culture: A reflection. The method used this study are historical and oral interview. The paper discovered among other things that prior to the introduction of Christianity in Ika land that the Ika people were traditional practitioners that is; they practiced traditional religion like their counterparts in Africa where worship is directed to the Supreme Beings. It also discovered that the people have a rich cultural heritage. Some of these cultures are crude and inhuman while others lead to human development and can be sustained side by side with Christianity and are meaningful to human race. This paper while acknowledging the effort of the Christian missioners for their laudable achievements in Ika land. It also recommends that Ika traditional come cultures should be preserved for human value.  

Keywords: Christianity, Traditional religion and Cultural Heritage.

THE STORYTELLER IN SOCIETY

Olaniyi, Isaiah Olabode

Department of English,

FCE, Katsina, Nigeria

E-mail: jemiricrown74@yahoo.com & olaniyiolabodea66@yahoo.com

Abstract

This study appraises the storyteller in society. It adopts definitions of the twin concepts of story and storyteller as a conceptual backdrop. From a folkloristic cum sociological perspective, the paper presents some examples of published stories and related research, discusses the relevance of the storyteller in society, threats to storytelling and the image of the storyteller in society. While acknowledging the fast ebbing existence of the storyteller of yore, the paper concludes that folktales remain an authentic living feature of the Nigerian culture.

Keywords:    Story, Storyteller, Folktales, Society, Nigerian Culture.

Table of contents

Comparative Study of Cultural Attitude towards Inter–Ethnic Marriage among

Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Ethnic Groups in the Northern Part of Nigeria

Popoola, Olusoji David                                                                                                           1-20

Les Vertus De La Francophonie Au Monde Noir Africain

Felix Amoah                                                                                                                            21-27

Religion as a Tool for National Development

Osajie, Justina Nwazuni                                                                                                          28-35

The Comatose State of Nigerian Democracy:

A Review of Achebe’s the Trouble with Nigeria

Maureen Amaka Azuike                                                                                                          36-43

Serial Constructions in the Kenyang Language                               

Mbu Martha Njui                                                                                                                     44-54

English Language in Nigeria and the Case of Interference on

Learning English as a Second Language

Dajang Innocent Nasuk                                                                                                           55-67

The Interaction of Christianity with Ika Culture: A Reflection

Banwune Ejime D.                                                                                                                   68-81  

The Storyteller in Society

Olaniyi, Isaiah Olabode                                                                                                           82-89 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA AND THE CASE OF INTERFERENCE ON LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 

Dajang Innocent Nasuk

Department of English,

University of Jos, Jos

Email: Innocentdajang@gmail.com

Abstract

The paper examines the place of English language in Nigeria and the case of interference experienced by second language learners in Nigeria in learning English language. Particular instances of interference are considered from Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Challa (a language in Plateau State, Nigeria). The various challenges encountered in the acquisition of proficiency skills are examined at the phonological, lexical, syntactic and semantic levels in this paper and the implication of such interferences for the learner are x-rayed as part of the conclusion of the paper. 

Keywords: English Language in Nigeria, Interference, Language Learners, Proficiency Skills Acquisition.

SERIAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE KENYANG LANGUAGE

Mbu Martha Njui

Department of English and Foreign Languages,

Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences,

University of Douala

Email: mbumatha80@yahoo.fr

Abstract

Serial Verb Constructions (SVCs) are widely attested syntactic phenomenon  in the languages  of West  Africa, Creole languages, Languages of South East Asia, Amazonia ,Oceania and New Guinea. Serial Verb Constructions (SVCs) are not restricting to languages of a typological profile. They are widespread clearly recognizable robust grammatical constructions found in nearly one-third of the Languages of the world. The phenomenon of verb serialization obviously has a syntactic side. A series of two or more verbs enter into grammatical relations with each other and with other constituents of the sentence in particular ways. But the serial verbs are related to each other; if they are coordinated “small sentence, embedded predicates or heads of double or triple ups. Though what might be considered as a typical serial construction consists of a sequence of two or more verbs acting together like a single verb, different languages present a number of variations on this theme. The properties regularly found with serial construction can be seen both as key characteristics of the unity of verbal series or as consequences of this unity.  Kenyang like many other African Languages has what is call serial verb constructions and they can be found in both simple and complex sentences. This paper describes the structure of this phenomenon in Kenyang; a Bantu Language spoken in the South West Region of Cameroon. The structural approach is adopted in the data presentation to highlight some of the cross-linguistic universals on Serial Verb Constructions ﴾SVCs﴿ in order to properly characterised the linguistic features in Kenyang.

Keywords׃ Serial Verbs, Tense Sequence, Consecutive Series, Cumulative Series

THE COMATOSE STATE OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY: A REVIEW OF ACHEBE’S THE TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA

Maureen Amaka Azuike

Department of English, Faculty of Arts,

University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Email: amakaazuike@gmail.com

RELIGION AS A TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Osajie, Justina Nwazuni

Department of Christian Religious Studies,

College of Education, Agbor

Email: crystalcyberccafe@gmail.com

Abstract

The paper explores the possibility of drawing on religious values and ethos in solving some of the problem militating against national development. The paper undertakes a sociological interpretation of the phenomena which have militated against meaningful development of the nation viz a viz global standard. It discovers among other things that corruption, poor leadership, moral decadence, insecurity, low economic growth, religious crisis among others contribute to the low pace of development of the nation. It concludes by recommending that all religious groups should draw on the theosophical perspectives of religion (Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion) in the country to foster peaceful co-existence in order for the nation to actualize her dreams of national development.

Keywords:  Development, Tool, Corruption, Sociological, Challenges.

LES VERTUS DE LA FRANCOPHONIE AU MONDE NOIR AFRICAIN 

Felix Amoah 

Département De Français,

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

Email: dr_amoah@yahoo.com

Résumé

Ce sujet  englobe les divers pays dans le monde, où le Français est utilisé comme une langue officielle parlée, écrite et lue exécutivement, législativement et juridiquement. Ensuite, on y trouve aussi l’image pure de la culture française à laquelle s’ajoutent la marque du développement dans les sciences et dans les techniques, ainsi que le progrès institutionnel publique, l’agrandissement politique, économique et social, afin d’établir des emplois et d’éviter l’ennui, le vice et le besoin étant les gros problèmes sociaux dans le monde  entier.  Également, au point de vue historique, le monde francophone africain est déchiré entre la culture française- avec laquelle il est  coincé de s’identifier – et les valeurs africaines que les colons français lui avaient appris à mépriser et à renier. Ainsi, consciemment, ce dit monde se réveille de son aliénation culturelle pour vivre absolument son authenticité noire africaine en proclamant et en chantant la beauté de sa race et sa fierté de sa peau noire, afin de mettre à jour sa vraie personnalité. 

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CULTURAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS INTER–ETHNIC MARRIAGE AMONG HAUSA, FULANI AND KANURI ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NIGERIA

Popoola, Olusoji David

Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

Igbinedion University Okada, Edo state, Nigeria

Email: popoolaolusojidavid@yahoo.com & popoolaolusojidavid@gmail.com   

Abstract

The importance of inter- ethnic marriages among a plural state like Nigeria could not be over emphasized. Apart from serving as a bond between people of different backgrounds, it is a veritable tool of national integration and social cohesion. However, marriage is a cultural phenomenon and as such, the culture of a society or a group of people regulates the principle and practice of marriage and union among members. Thus, the attitude of an individual to marriage and especially inter-ethnic marriage it’s a function of the cultural determinants. Using cross-sectional survey design and a combination of cluster and convenient sampling methods 348 Respondents were randomly selected from the Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri ethnic groups in northern Nigeria. A five-item scale (Cultural Attitude towards Inter-ethnic Marriage Inventory – (CATIMI) was used for data collection.  Data collected were statistically analyzed while four hypotheses in the study were tested.  Results obtained showed that factors such as, Security, Peace, and harmony, educational status, as well as religion, significantly influenced the cultural attitude towards inter–ethnic marriages among Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri ethnic groups in Northern Nigeria. Therefore, to achieve cohesion and sustainable integration among the three major ethnic groups in northern Nigeria, efforts should be made to improve the cultural attitude towards inter -ethnic marriages. To achieve this, the Federal Government of Nigeria should provide an enabling environment for security, peace and harmonious co-existence among various ethnic groups in Nigeria. Provision of universal and qualitative education, as well as programmes and policies that will promote inter-religious harmony, should also be implemented.