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African Literature

Spatial Negotiations: Anthropomorphism and the Niger Delta Landscape in Ebi Yeibo’s Poetry

Oziomachukwu Ejechi — University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria · Vol. 33, No. 2 · 08 September 2026

Psalms Chinaka University of Port Harcourt Oyeh Otu University of Port Harcourt

While much of the existing scholarship on the Niger Delta focuses on ecological degradation and environmental injustice, the role of anthropomorphism in shaping the region’s literary landscapes remains underexplored. Ant...

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African Literature

Introduction: The Niger Delta in the Environmental Humanities

A. Chukwudumebi Obute — AFREXTRACT Project, University of Groningen, The Netherlands · Vol. 33, No. 2 · 08 September 2026

Iva Peša AFREXTRACT Project Jackson Tamunosaki Jack AFREXTRACT Project

Since the evolution of the Nigerian literary tradition in the 1950s, itself a successor to orature, numerous writers have consistently opted to make society the epicentre of their enterprise. In fact, a handful have even...

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Art, Music & Performance

Beyond Streaming: Exploring Nollywood Cinema Attendance as Cultural Practice and Tourism Potential in the Digital Age

Emmanuel Ikechukwu Woji — Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026

Ntiense James Usua - University of Port Harcourt Kenneth Chigozie Osunwa - Hensard University

Streaming has transformed how films are accessed, but it has not eliminated the social reasons audiences still gather in cinemas. The cinema remains a cultural space where films are collectively experienced, discussed, a...

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African Literature

From Historical Memory to African Futurity: Visual Culture and Epistemic Resistance in Roye Okupe's Graphic Novels

Favour Obirinma Nwanne — Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State. · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026

The ways Africa is represented shape how its histories, cultures and identities are understood. The contemporary African graphic novel provides a space where such representations can be questioned, recovered and reimagin...

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African Literature

Refracting the Cross: African Relational Thought as a Challenge to Western Christian Soteriology

Ebenezer Olawale Kayode PhD — UMCA Theological College, Ilorin, Kwara State1 · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 01 September 2026

Michael Abodunrin Olusegun PhD (UMCA Theological College Adeyinka Daniel Damilare (Ajayi Crowther University)

This study examines the marginalization of the Cross within African inculturation theology and argues for its reinterpretation through African relational ontology. While existing scholarship has largely focused on Christ...

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Political Thought

Face-Saving Strategies and Context Collapse in Nigerian Socio-Political Social Media Discourse

Marcillina Chidinma Ibe — University of Nigeria Nsukka · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 16 June 2026

Oluchi Esther Ifeanyi Walter Ugwuagbor

Public discourse in Nigeria’s digital sphere has increasingly become a site of political contestation and identity struggle. As social media users engage in critique of governance, they often confront the dual challen...

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Language & Linguistics

Myth and Ideological Resistance in Nigerian Meme Culture: A Semiotic Analysis of “No Gree for Anybody"

Lily Chimuanya — Covenant University · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 10 June 2026

Ehioghae Esther Esohe Oremire Judith Ehibor

The phrase “No gree for anybody” emerged in early 2024 as a widely circulating slogan in Nigerian digital spaces. Rooted in Nigerian Pidgin, the expression extends beyond its literal meaning to index defiance, self-ass...

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Art, Music & Performance

Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Storytelling: Towards a Communitarian Model of Smart Filmmaking in Nollywood

Achibi Samuel Dede — University of Port Harcourt · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 10 June 2026

David Nnanna Udeli

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into global cinema is reshaping how stories are created, distributed, and received. Nollywood, as one of the world’s largest film industries, faces unique ethical and cu...

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