This study examines the aesthetic components in Children‟s literature in Nigeria using the works of Fatima Akilu, Yusuf Adamu, Ayodele Olofintuade, Lola Shoneyin, and A. O Oyekanmi‟. The research aims at showing that Children‟s literature in Nigeria can be viewed from an angle beyond that of morality and psychology. Thus using the... Continue Reading
This paper defines open access literature as digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. It also discusses the open access publishing models which are open access journal ("gold road") and open access repositories or institutional repositories ("green road"). It goes further to discuss the concept of res... Continue Reading
French language has its own syntactic structure which is different from that of our indigenous languages. This structural difference sometimes poses problem to the Nigerian learners of French. This study therefore focuses on the analysis of the French and Igbo sentences structures. It particularly studies the linear relations among the syntactic el... Continue Reading
Attempt is made in this study to investigate the aesthetic embellishment inherent in the Arabic calligraphy of mosques in Kano, Nigeria. Attention on the research was stimulated by the way scholars overlooked this expressive art form particularly amongst the non-Arab speaking Muslim Ummah. In the course of doing that, the study traced the historica... Continue Reading
This study attempts to document the history of industrial development in Gombe State Area from the period of incorporation of Ashaka Cement Company in 1974, to the end of the second civilian administration in Gombe State in 2011.In a bid to understand the forces behind the location, relocation and collapse of industries in Gombe State, the study a... Continue Reading
â€�“The Impact of Colonialism on the Sarauta Sytem in Kano Emirate, 1903-1960â€Â� is a dissertation that demonstrates the systematic denuding of the essence of the Sarauta during colonialism. It conceptualizes the Sarauta as an indigenous social system evolved by the Hausa. The Sarauta was as fully developed in Kano as elsewhere, if not more ... Continue Reading
This study is a psychoanalytical interpretation of JhumpaLahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies and Brian Leung’s World Famous Love Acts.This is born out of the fact that previous studies have focused on the intricate relationship between dislocation in respect to spirituality and narration. In this regard, this study examines cultural and... Continue Reading
The aim of this study is to establish that indeed communication is at the heart of change. Regardless of the sophistication of technology, its use or adoption is dependent upon the communicative processes amongst stakeholders leading to its formulation, conceptualization and design. In the first part, a general review of existing body of literature... Continue Reading
This thesis entitled â€�“Tashen Macikule a Matsayin Wasan Kwaikwayo na Musamman a {asar Zazzauâ€Â�, 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 e... 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
This thesis is a study of the districts and local government administration in the Northern part of Zazzau Emirate, 1902-1976. It examined the various processes and fundamental changes witnessed in the spheres of administrative development at the grassroots level. In pre-colonial period, the relationship between the emirate central government and ... Continue Reading
The study is about the dynamics of political development in a multicultural society: The case of Ilorin during the 19th and 20th centuries. It is conceive to help us appreciate the impact of the interplay of the dynamics of politics and the multicultural nature of the society on social relations among groups of varying political, economic, religiou... Continue Reading
Students are faced with the challenge of using English language to communicate effectively in writing. Essay writing is an important part of their academic activities, which they have to engage in to answer test and assignment questions. The researcher observed over the years of teaching Higher Diploma Students of Kaduna Polytechnic, that students... Continue Reading
This dissertation titled: RESISTANCE ANTICOLONIALE ET TECHNIQUES THEATRALES DANS KONDO, LE REQUIN DE JEAN PLIYA, takes a look at the themes and the theatric techniques in the play, Kondo, le requin. Jean Pliya, aiming at contributing towards the glorification and elevation of African past heroes, exposed the exploits of King Gbehanzin of the ancien... Continue Reading
This thesis titled â€�“etude comparative des determinants en FranÃÂ�ais et kanouri â€�“discusses the determiners of these two languages which are from different background: French is a roman language from indo-European family and Kanuri is a Chadic language from the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan languages. The determiners are divided in... Continue Reading