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Being a paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Ethnic Nationalities, Cultural Memory and the Challenges of Nationhood in 21st Century Literature, held at The University Auditorium, IBB University, Lapai, from 30th August to 2nd September 2016. Abstract Gender issues in Nigerian literature (and beyond) have for long been the protagonistic thematic-preoccupation prevalent among male and female writers.…
We have centred the controversies over the uniqueness, role, position, and rights of the woman over the years on vague, conflicting and evasive perspectives of men and the society. Can the world’s negative perceptions of the woman change? Can they see them as different but not inferior nor superior? We have not allowed women to develop their…
As far back as 1848, hundreds if not thousands of people walked for feminism and screamed at the top of their lungs for feminine freedom. Almost a hundred years after that, people began to advocate against domestic violence, in this case, the one against women and then abuse against children. Though a considerable number of…
Journalism is a profession that prides itself on dealing with hard facts, esteeming truth and uncovering conspiracies for the good of the public. We (journalists) are like detectives, but only cooler (even the movies seem to attest to that). To wield truth as a weapon that it is, it has to be absolute, right? A…
Perhaps, the man we should give the honour of popularising the term ‘fake news’ is President Donald Trump. In the months leading up to his election in 2016, he threw the phrase around, branding renowned news outlets like CNN, CBS as peddlers of fake news. In Nigeria, recent times have seen the exponential increase in…
So many definitions of literature have been put up. In the context of this discourse, literature (imaginative literature) is writing that is considered to be an art form, or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage (Wikipedia). Cambridge Dictionary defines…
Africa is the world’s second largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km2 (11.7 million square mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the earth’s total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With about 1 billion people, it accounts for about 15% of the world’s human population. According…
E-learning, also known as electronic learning, is a method of education used for web-based distance education, where there is no face-to-face interaction. The growth of the Internet has brought with it disruptions in the traditional educational system that is characterised by classroom teaching-learning model. Today, one can be at home taking educational courses they wouldn’t…
If education is a key to success, for sure, it could be a doorway to social transformation. While societal change remains the most difficult thing to achieve, it is also the most important thing to aspire for and transform a society. To make the daunting process easier, a robust and modern education system needs to…
A writer is simply referred to an individual, who writes, regardless of whether it is a book, an article, a blog, or any form of a literary art. Writers are people who find inspiration from the slightest of things. What could be boring and basic to us, could be as unique and magical as a…
World Water Day is celebrated every 22nd of March. To say water is life is never an overstatement. Water supports every aspect of existence; it’s an important supporter of the economy, an essential ingredient in health sector development, etc. The United Nations’ theme for this year’s water day celebration is “Why Wastewater?” Wastewater is defined as “a…
The world, in contemporary times, is confronted with a lot of problems; economic, political, security, health, to mention but few. Intellectuals across the world do not cease in seeking for lasting solutions to all these global challenges. One of the most critical of these challenges—due to its centrality to humanity—is health. With recent breakthrough in…
Sprawl; Is urbanization that takes place in either a radial direction around a well-established city or linearly along the highways over a given period of time. Urbanization; is the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. Internal rural to urban migration means that people move from rural areas…
Information is power, as they say. People should not be wary because of the challenges attached to computers. Instead, people should be prepared for challenges and changes that come with it. At this age in time, computers and the internet are realities that come to stay, where the benefits supersede the harms in no small…
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