Literary Background African Literature Despite the ignorance of most so called "literati" to the domain of African literature‚ African literature in fact is one of the main currents of world literature‚ stretching continuously and directly back to ancient history. Achebe did not "invent" African Literature‚ because he himself was inundated with it as an African. He simply made more people aware of it. The Beginnings of African Literature The first African literature is circa
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Effects on the Acquisition of English Language by Yoruba / English Language Bilinguals Otemuyiwa Abosede Adebola Department of English‚ College of Humanities Joseph Ayo Babalola University‚ Ikeji- Arakeji‚ PMB 5006 Ilesa 233001‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria ‚ otemuyiwa2011@yahoo.com Abstract This study identified the reasons why people codes-switch‚ studied the influence parents‚ teachers and peers had on the code choice of students and recommendations were given to solving the problems of codesswitching
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European coloniser? Chinua Achebe was one of Africa’s most influential and widely published writers. He was "Born on the 16th of November 1930 in Ogidi‚ an Igbo village a few miles from the Niger River in what was then the British-ruled colony of Nigeria" . Achebe was a prominent Igbo writer‚ infamous for his novels depicting the effects of Western customs and beliefs on a traditional African society. A much praised African classic "a great book‚ that bespeaks a great‚ brave‚ kind human spirit
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CHRISTIANITY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURE: A STUDY OF THEIR JUDGING PRINCIPLES THAT GENERATE CONFLICT IN MODERN AFRICAN SOCIETIES BY OKE OLUFEMI femironaldo@yahoo.com 08033811961 DEPARTMENT OF CREATIVE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS AKOKA YABA LAGOS‚ NIGERIA Referees Ademakinwa‚ Adebisi (Dr.) Senior lecturer‚ University of Lagos Otun‚ Rasheed (Mr.) Assistant Lecturer‚ University of Lagos Christianity and Traditional Culture: A Study of their Judging Principles That Generate Conflict in Modern
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in another language. It is a mainly human attribute which‚ going by Chomsky’s claim‚ is however not inherent but is learned or acquired as part of the normal maturational process. In a second language situation as the English Language is in Nigeria‚ the learning of a target language is not as easy or involuntary as a first language (L1); apart from the deliberate‚ planned and largely artificial process of teaching and learning‚ both teachers and learners are constantly searching for improved
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Bantu Migration of the Bantu people throughout Africa The Bantu migrations had a vast influence on the development of the African Continent. They inhabited regions embracing the eastern part of modern Nigeria and the southern part of Cameroon. They settled mostly along the bank of the rivers. They specialized in agriculture‚ animal domestication‚ iron metallurgy and cultural development throughout South Africa. The Bantu people mainly cultivated yams and oil palms‚ but they wore
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Cited: Abeghe‚ Tyu. Tiv Riots and the Aftermaths. Makurdi: Oracle Business Limited‚ 2005. Ahire‚ P. Culture‚ Democracy and the Rule of Law: Theory and Evidence from Nigeria. Nasidi and Igoil (eds.) Culture and Democracy. Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited‚ 1977. Akaayar Gemanam V. Tarkaa Nyoughur & ors Citation: (1997) LPELR-CA/J/59/95 in the Court of Appeal Jos Judicial Division‚ Tuesday‚ 6/05/1997. Akough
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The Culture in Things Fall Apart The tragic story that unfolds in Things fall Apart ‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ is about a strong and power man named Okonkwo who lived in Nigeria. Although Okonkwo was one of the main leaders in the tribe of Umuofia‚ his whole life was driven by his constant fear of becoming like his dad. Because of this‚ he went out of his way to be the complete opposite of his father. Later on in the story‚ Okonkwo accidentally killed a boy and his town exiled him to his mother’s homeland
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY ENGINEERS TO NATION BUILDING: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. Nations of the world set objectives which they continually strive to achieve. These objectives which are regarded to be of benefit to the citizens of the country are collectively known as national interest. The extent to which a nation can achieve its national interest and indeed the influence it wields in the international community depends largely on its level of development. Nation
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currency Some member states lack a common currency within which to trade. This had lead to the formation of a collective union which is known as the West African Monetary Zone. (WAMZ) The WAMZ is made up of five countries namely Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea‚ Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The main aim of the WAMZ is to plan to introduce a common currency‚ the Eco by the year 2015. Already‚ eight states (Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Mali‚ Niger‚ Senegal‚ and Togo) under the West African Economic and Monetary
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