University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston Africana Studies Faculty Publication Series Africana Studies 1-1-2011 ‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s Love Lyrics Chukwuma Azuonye University of Massachusetts Boston‚ chukwuma.azuonye@umb.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/africana_faculty_pubs Part of the African Languages and Societies Commons‚ Comparative Literature Commons‚ and the English Language and
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SOCIO-POLITICAL AND CULTURAL EXPOSITION IN THE COGNOMEN OF ALAAFIN OF OYO BY OJEBODE‚ AYOKUNMI OLADELE AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY‚ OYO MATRIC NO: 07H01/011 A LONG ESSAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH‚ SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT S FOR THE DEGREE OF B ACHELOR OF ART‚ AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSIT Y‚ OYO‚ NIGERIA. JUNE‚ 2011 1 THE OYO PEOPLE AND COGNOM EN 1.0 Introduction One of the traditions that is gradually wearing off among the Yoruba
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY‚ CALIFORNIA THESIS NIGERIA AND THE BOKO HARAM SECT: ADOPTING A BETTER STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE CRISIS by Aminu Mohammed Umar June 2013 Thesis Co-Advisors: Hafez Mohammed Jessica R. Piombo Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response
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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The global spread of the English language as one of the most far-reaching linguistic phenomena of our time is already an established fact. Evidence of this worldwide phenomenon of language contact‚ variation and change can be seen through such designations as world English‚ new English‚ Modern English‚ West African English‚ South African English‚ Australian English‚ Indian English‚ to mention just a few. The phrase “Nigerian English”
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comparative Study of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Pakistan Development Review (40:987-1007). Adamu‚ P.A. (2003). The Impact of Human Capital Formation on Economic Development in Nigeria. Selected Papers for 2002 Annual Conference‚ Nigerian Economic Society‚ Ibadan (53-78). Adelakun‚ Ojo Johnson (2011) Human Capital Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Management (3:9). Amparo Castello Clement and Rafael Domenech (2006). Human Capital Inequality‚ Life Expectancy and
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Electricity is the most useful form of energy and constitutes one of the critical resources for modern life‚ poverty reduction and economic growth of any nation. Yet‚ for the past three decades‚ inadequate of electricity has been a regular feature in Nigeria‚ a country with about 150 million people. The electricity industry‚ dominated by National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and later succeeded by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Best Companies for Leadership Study that conducted by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com and the Hay Group in 2009‚ revealed that best companies for leadership focus on employee engagement through commitment and discretionary effort and on employee enablement‚ with optimized roles and supportive environment‚ leading to financial success‚ customer satisfaction and employee performance – all to drive organisational performance. (SHRM Research Quarterly‚ 2010). This report was made to explain
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Sources of African History Author(s): James Mulira Reviewed work(s): Source: Current Anthropology‚ Vol. 20‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 227-229 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2741903 . Accessed: 06/06/2012 09:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a
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Prospects.” Alore: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities. vols.3 & 4. pp. 70-92. Isayev‚ M.I. (1977). National Language in the USSR: Problems and Solutions. Moscow: Progress Publications. Lowe‚ J. et al (1973). Education and Nation Building in the Third World. Ibadan: Onibonje Press. Nduka‚ D.M. (2000). “The Role of Language and Communication in National Development”. Journal of Inter-Disciplinary Studies‚ Vol 2 No 1‚ January‚ 2000. Nida‚ E.A. and W.L. Wonderly. 1971‚ “Communication Roles of Languages in Multilingual
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[online]. Available at: http://www.theafricareport.com/East-Horn-Africa/kenya-a-crucible-of-technology-and-business.html [Accessed 31 January 2014]. Pyramid Research‚ 2010 Sambe‚ J.A.‚ 2005. Introduction to mass communication practice in Nigeria. Ibadan: Spectrum Books Limited. Waburi‚ N.‚ 2009. The Contribution of mobile phones to the Kenyan Economy [online]. Available at: http://www.msra.or.ke/documents/conference/2009/THE%20IMPACT%20OF%20MOBILE%20TELEPHONY%20.pdf [Accessed 20 January 2014]. World
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