This thesis titled „A Contrastive Analysis of Lexical and Phonological Variations in Enone and Enochi Varieties of Idoma Language‟ was embarked upon with the intention of investigating the lexical and phonological variations that exist in Enone and Enochi speech forms. The study examines and analyzes some of the differences and similarities whi... Continue Reading
The major objective of this thesis is to examine the history of the Nupe from 1068 “ 1810 AD. For a proper conceptualization, the geographical location of the study area in relation to its neighbors is examined. This is to enable us see the socio-cultural affinities, archaeological, linguistic, political and economic relationships among various ... Continue Reading
The aim of this study is to contribute to the research on Fulfulde through a scientific approach; hence the decision is to carry out a comparative study on Fulfulde and French syntagmatic movements. This is to facilitate the study of French language for Fulfulde natives. This work also analyses the Fulfulde phrase structure in comparison to that o... Continue Reading
Studies in child language indicate that social and environmental conditions affect the rate of language development in children. Most of these researches have been carried out in western countries with different sociolinguistic settings. The few available ones in Nigeria are longitudinal studies where each of the researchers used just one subject, ... Continue Reading
The purpose of the research is to examine the shades of meaning that are associated with names and naming in Igala. The study examinened the various circumstances attached to the meaning of names in Igala, and the peculiar features that differentiate the practice from those of other Nigerian languages. The study looked at the practice of naming am... Continue Reading
This study examined the historical processes that led to the evolution and subsequent development of intra-city commercial transport services and their overall impact on the economy of Kano metropolis from 1967-2014. The study therefore, centers on the role of commercial road transportation in molding the economy of Kano. Its main focus is post- co... Continue Reading
Ataba-apipa is an abandoned hill-top settlement site in Okaito, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The site was occupied in the past by the clan known as Egiri. To the best of the researcher’s knowledge, no archaeological research has been carried out on this site prior to this research despite the historical significance of the hill to t... Continue Reading
This study focuses on the Origin and Development of Ethnic Militia in the Wukari Area of the present Taraba State during the period 1945-2005 using the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups as a case study. The proliferation of ethnic oriented violence in Nigeria and in the Wukari Area in particular is a product of ethnic militia, and has become a national t... Continue Reading
This research focuses on a category of folklore; praise songs, and would be more focused on Hausa praise singers. There are two major types of praise singers in Hausa land; court singers, those who sing for a particular patron and freelance singers, those that sing for whoever pleases them. This dissertation analyses the two types of Hausa praise s... Continue Reading
This topic "A history of Makarfi area C. 1779-1902," is a study of the Makarfi area. This covers the origin, socio-cultural, political and economic development in the area in one hundred and twenty three years (C. 1779-1902). The area has been one of the districts of Zazzau Emirate located at the extreme North. It has several towns and villages mo... Continue Reading
Communication, be it verbal or non verbal, has remained a powerful instrument for expressing the cultural identity of a given society. This is why it is often difficult to have two languages sharing the same cultural expressions especially in non verbal communication; hence, culture and language have left a little or no distinctive conscious nuance... Continue Reading
This thesis entitled “Tashen Macikule a Matsayin Wasan Kwaikwayo na Musamman a {asar Zazzau”, portrays „tashen macikule‟ as dramatic and also went ahead to indicate its uniqueness among other Hausa traditional drama. The study has successfully shows how „tashen macikule‟ differ from all kind of Hausa plays and even among its group of ... Continue Reading
Stress and its fatal consequences on health negatively affect the job performance and productivity of academic staff in our educational institutions. Against this backdrop, this research was carried out to assess the communication of stress management for healthy living and higher productivity among the academic staff of Ahmadu Bello University, Za... Continue Reading
The low rate of adoption of modern family methods has long been a bone of contention in Nigeria and especially resisted in Northern Nigeria. Despite huge sums of monies expended in order to enlighten the populace on the need for family planning, the use and access of family planning services has remained relatively low. This apathy by the populace ... Continue Reading
This study focuses on the Origin and Development of Ethnic Militia in the Wukari Area of the present Taraba State during the period 1945-2005 using the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups as a case study. The proliferation of ethnic oriented violence in Nigeria and in the Wukari Area in particular is a product of ethnic militia, and has become a national t... Continue Reading