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African Literature

Vanity on vanity, may all I do become, if I lie ... : A Discourse­stylistic Analysis of Abakaliki Ritual Oath in Obinna U denwe' s Years of Shame

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...

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African Literature

Constructing the 'Perfect Victim': Media Language, Headlines, and Hierarchies of Justice in Newspaper Rape Reports

Chisom Paula Ogamba — Babcock University, Illlisan Remo, Ogun, Nigeria · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026

Blessing Chidinma Aaron - Babcock University aaronb@hs.babcock.edu.ng Olubunmi Idowu - Babcock University idowuo@babcock.edu.ng Goodseed Ochulor - Babcock University ochulorg@babcock.edu.ng

This study interrogates how Nigerian newspaper reportage linguistically constructs the “perfect victim” and produces a hierarchical representation of rape victims. While prior studies have examined rape narratives throug...

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Language & Linguistics

Review of Kintu: Historical Fiction, Ancestry, and the Preservation of Cultural Memory

Victory Ogochukwu Okpala — University of Nigeria, Nsukka · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026

Akogwu James Abah - University of Nigeria

This paper attempts a review of the novel, Kintu, by Makumbi Jennifer Nansubuga. The review employs the descriptive review technique to explore the African cultural traditions captured in the Ugandan traditional society....

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