Articles — Kiabara Journal of Humanities

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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Political Thought

From Anti-colonial Revolutions to Postcolonial Implosions: Oil Politics, Discontent and Militancy in Niger Delta Drama

Oyeh O. Otu — University of Port Harcourt · Vol. 23, No. 1 · 01 July 2026

Obumneme F. Anasi

In our essay entitled “Oil Politics and Violence in Postcolonial Niger Delta Drama” we examined oil politics and violence in selected Niger Delta plays such as Ola Rotimi’s Ovoramwen Nogbaisi, and Akassa You Mi; Miesoin...

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Religion & Spirituality

Christian Ethics and the Paradox of Economic Development in Nigeria: A Moral Economy Perspective

Eunice Chidinma Osuagwu — University of Port Harcourt · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 10 June 2026

Onuegbu Isaac Ameme

Nigeria presents a striking paradox: despite being one of the most Christian-populated countries in Africa, the nation continues to experience persistent economic underdevelopment, systemic corruption, deep inequality...

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Political Thought

Depicting Failed Governance in Postcolonial Nigeria: A Critical Reading of Achebe, Habila and Nwabueze

Abinye Titus-Green — Rivers State University · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 10 June 2026

Oluchi Stephanie Onuabuobi

This paper employs Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to interrogate how Achebe, Habila, and Nwabueze deploy narrative language and symbolic representations to expose ideological contradictions within postcolonial Nige...

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Religion & Spirituality

Biblical Wisdom Literature as a Model for Ethical Governance in Nigeria

Emmanuel Chijioke Agoha — Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education · Vol. 32, No. 1 · 10 June 2026

Grace C. Kokey

This paper investigates how the ethical teachings of Old Testament Wisdom Literature—particularly from Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and selected Psalms—can inform models of ethical leadership relevant to the challenges fac...

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African Literature

Revisiting Garrick Braide: Witchcraft, Revival, and the Future of African Pentecostalism

Innocent Karibo — University of Port Harcourt, Choba. Port Harcourt. · Vol. 31, No. 2 · 01 October 2025

Ndidi Justice Gbule (University of Port Harcourt

This article revisits the revivalist ministry of Garrick Sokari Braide (1882–1918) as a lens for critically engaging the development of contemporary African Pentecostalism. Braide’s campaigns against charms, moral corrup...

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