George Chidiebere Umeh — Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 09 September 2026
Ikenna Kamalu (Walter Sisulu University
Previous scholarship on ritual oath-taking in Africa has largely been from the perspective of anthropology, history, religion and philosophy, whereas its linguistic representation in African literary discourse and imagin...
Ekine Euphemia Dumeayam — University of Port Harcourt
· Vol. 33, No. 2
· 08 September 2026
Mfon Umoren Ekpootu University of Port Harcourt
Women have always participated in local environmental and social struggles. In the colonial era, one of the most notable protests by women was the protest by Ibibio and Igbo women in 1929 against the British colonial adm...
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...
In the context of widening socio-economic inequalities, weakened state institutions, and growing conditions of global precarity, Nigerian Neo-Pentecostalism has emerged as a significant arena for negotiating religious au...
Chile A. Oparaocha — University of Port Harcourt
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
Salem Ǒchála È̩jè̩bá
This study investigates the semiotic functions of saliva in Ígálâ and
Igbo ritual speech, highlighting the intersection of embodiment,
symbolism, and communicative practice in cultural meaning-making.
Focusing on the...
Eunice Chidinma Osuagwu — University of Port Harcourt
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
Olaide Deborah Brown
This study presents a phonological analysis of the tonal system of
Opobo-Igbo, an under-documented variety within the Igbo dialect
continuum. Although Igbo is widely described as a two-tone language
with downstep, exi...
Chisimdi Udoka Ihentuge — Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
In the spheres of work and business, apprenticeship has been
acknowledged as the oldest form of training. The Igbo apprenticeship
system (Igba Boi) is a form of training which originated in South-East
Nigeria and has...
Daniel Olisa Iweze — University of Benin
· Vol. 29, No. 1
· 17 May 2023
This paper focuses on Col. Samuel O. Ogbemudia`s military career and soldiering exploits during the Nigerian Civil War as well as his role in the post-civil war reconstruction programme of the Midwest State, especially W...
Adiele, Chidi — University of Port Harcourt
· Vol. 25, No. 1
· 03 July 2017
The initiation ceremony involves elaborate dances. Lifestyle after the initiation process is what matters most in men’s initiation ceremony. This research aims at documenting men’s initiation process and songs used in Ig...
