"Civil Peace" is a short story which was written in the 20th century by Chinua Achebe. Nigeria was torn apart by a civil war‚ and currently in Nigeria the country is united after the bloody war. The author tries to encourage his native Nigerian people with a short story that is filled with optimism. Chinua Achebe ’s short story can be analyzed in regard to the three important literary elements which are characterization‚ tone‚ and conflict. Achebe ’s goal as a writer was to depict his people. He
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Right of a child to free‚ compulsory and universal primary education— Section 2 (15) of the Child Rights Act signed by 16 states in Nigeria) “Any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age.” — Section 29 (4b) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. Social media was awash last weekend with news that the Senate had signed a ‘child marriage act’ into law‚ legalizing marriage for girls under the age of 18. Although lawmakers have corrected this notion‚ saying that the section stated above only
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HISTORY OF ITSEKIRI‚ WARRI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA‚ DELTA STATE The Itsekiris are a peculiar and unique people in the Nigerian Niger Delta. They have inhabited their homeland‚ which now constitutes the Warri Local Government Areas of Delta State‚ Nigeria‚ for centuries. The Itsekiris have rich traditional and cultural practices. In the 15th century‚ the early Itsekiris adopted a prince (Ginuwa) from the kingdom of Benin as a monarch‚ and quickly united into a kingdom under his rule. Prior to this
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company in Nigeria‚ was incorporated in 1946 and recorded a landmark when the first bottle of STAR Lager beer rolled off the bottling lines in its Lagos Brewery in June 1949. This was followed by Aba Brewery which was commissioned in 1957‚ Kaduna Brewery in 1963 and Ibadan Brewery in 1982. In September 1993‚ the company acquired its fifth brewery in Enugu while in October 2003‚ a sixth brewery‚ sited at Ama in Enugu state was commissioned. Ama Brewery is the biggest brewery in Nigeria and the most
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THE AREA OF STUDT. Alaba International Market (Electronics) is the largest electronics market in Africa where all major international brands of electronics and allied products are offered for sale. The market situates in Lagos‚ the economic hub of Nigeria and the commercial nerve-center of commerce in Africa. The market occupies a land area approximately 2km by 1km on the Ojo Igbede Road. The on-going reconstruction work in Lagos by the action Governor‚ Alhaji Babatunde Raji Fashola‚ makes a drive
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2001;10:64–67. PubMed. 5. Ngwogu A‚ Otokunefo TV. Epidemiology of dermatophytoses in a rural community in Eastern Nigeria and review of literature from Africa. Mycopathologica. 2007;164:149–158. PubMed. 6. Alabi GO. The pattern of common childhood dermatoses in Ibadan. Nig J Paed. 1980;7:39–42. PubMed. 7. Ogunbiyi AO‚ Owaje E‚ Ndahi A. Prevalence of skin diseases in school children in Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Ped Derm. 2005;22:6–10. PubMed. 8. Oyedeji OA‚ Onayemi O‚ Oyedeji GA‚ Oyelami O‚ Aladekomo TA‚ Owa JA.
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SQUANDERMANIA MENTALITY: THE ROOT CAUSE OF SOCIAL EVIL UDEKE CHARLES NDUBUISI POPE JOHNPAUL 11 MAJOR SEMINARY‚ AWKA Charlitex2005@yahoo.com PREAMBLE Nigeria as a nation is ravaged by many internal problems. It is no longer news even to the blind that things are not the way they should be in our society. Nigeria problem is hydra-headed. Many scholars have viewed it from the different perspective as corruption‚ problem of leadership‚ indiscipline‚ greediness‚ consumerism‚ et cetera
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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ( NSUKA ) RESEARCH PAPER AUTHOR: HENRY ONYEKACHI NWAPA TITLE: A SURVEY OF STUDENTS UNREST IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING‚ CAUSES‚ EFFECTS‚ AND SOLUTIONS FACULTY: BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: MARKETING DATE: AUGUST 2010 SIGNATURE A SURVEY OF THE STUDENTS UNREST IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
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Tiffany Massey October 7‚ 2014 English 1102 Nigeria Nigeria‚ Africa is a very beautiful country it includes the Zuma Rock. And has a population of 173.6 million people. Within the population there are four different ethnic groups. These ethnic groups consist of Hausa-Fulani‚ Igbo‚ Yoruba‚ and Ijaw. Nigeria’s education‚ economy‚ religion‚ government‚ and social life are key components that make the country distinctive. Education in Nigeria is fairly different; they have primary and secondary
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Kambili and Jaja both come of age in Purple Hibiscus as a result of their experiences. The book opens with Jaja rebelling against his devout Catholic father by skipping communion on Palm Sunday‚ an important religious holiday. The following chapters detail the events that culminate in Jaja’s defiance. The book is narrated by Kambili three years after this incident. Since she has been stunted by the severe punishments of her father‚ Kambili barely speaks. Her narration is striking because it can be
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