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AFTER DECOLONISATION: WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, WHOSE FUTURE? Power, Technology and the Making of African Thought
Political independence did not erase the intellectual structures established under colonia...
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Call For Papers
AFTER DECOLONISATION: WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, WHOSE FUTURE? Power, Technology and the Making of African Thought
Political independence did not erase the intellectual structures established under colonia...
Submit Now
Ebidenyefa Charity Nikade — Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island
· Vol. 33, No. 2
· 08 September 2026
For several decades, the Niger Delta region has stood as a global emblem of environmental injustice and ecological fraud, a consequence of its fabled wealth in oil and gas—a paradox where the benefactor of golden riches...
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...
Chibuike Chidi Egbua — Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
· Vol. 33, No. 1
· 05 September 2026
Maureen Wubi Worlu Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Wubi.maureen@iaue.edu.ng
The persistence of indigenous knowledge systems in postcolonial Africa continues to expose unresolved tensions between state-centred legal systems and locally grounded traditions of knowing. These tensions have become mo...
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...
Lotachukwu Cynthia Ononaiwu — Rivers State University
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
Adagogo C. Brown
This study critically examines Yoruba symbolism in Amos Tutuola’s
The Palm Wine Drinkard as a repository of indigenous knowledge,
challenging readings that categorise the narrative as mere folklore or
fantasy. The stu...
Lily Chimuanya — Covenant University
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
Onogbeye Vera Iruoghene
This study investigates socio-semiotic persuasion in political cartoons
published in selected Nigerian newspapers during the 2023 fuel subsidy
removal. Drawing on a socio-semiotic approach to multimodality, the study...
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...
Obiora Anamaleze — Department of Fine Arts and Design, Wigwe University, Isiokpo, Rivers State, Nigeria1
· Vol. 31, No. 2
· 01 October 2025
Njoku Ken Iheukwumere (Wigwe University
The female body has remained a central motif in Nigerian art, symbolizing ideals of beauty, cultural identity, and social values from the traditional to the contemporary period. However, its representation continues to g...
Blessing Uenosen Okoh — University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
· Vol. 31, No. 2
· 01 October 2025
This study explores John 4:13–14 through African cultural perspectives on water, emphasizing its significance for both individual spirituality and communal life. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines theologi...
Chibuike Chidi Egbua — Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
· Vol. 31, No. 2
· 01 October 2025
This study investigates the ontological symbolism of ritual objects among the Elele-Alimini people of the Ikwerre ethnic group in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Employing historical and phenomenological approaches, it explores h...
