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Taxing the Informal Digital Economy in Nigeria: A Legal Pluralist Perspective

The rapid expansion of Nigeria’s informal digital economy, driven by widespread mobile and internet access, has created new avenues for income generation through platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. However, this growth has largely occurred outside the rea...

Reimagining Modernity through Oneness and Mnemonic Myths: A Comparative Study of Ben Okri's In Arcadia and Zakes Mda Heart of Redness

This study explores the agency of Oneness and Mnemonic myths as social-reconstruction tools in the selected novels by Ben Okri and Zakes Mda. “Oneness” is defined as a single, grand narrative which serves as a cognitive mode of understanding the feelings, aspirations, and apprehe...

The Dialectics of Hungan Burial Performance among the Ogu People of Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria

Burial performance occupies a central position in the cultural life of the Ogu people of Badagry, where it functions as both a ritual of interment and as a complex performative process of mediating between the living and the dead. Within this cultural framework, Hungan burial per...

Quranic Evidences and Historical Phenomena in Selected Works of Shaykh Adam Abdullah al-Ilory (1917–1992): An Analytical Study

The Qur’an is not limited to expounding legal rulings, but also holds historical knowledge of the earlier nations that provide valuable insights into the development of human civilization. Over the centuries, scholars, especially the Islamic historiographers, have depended on the...

Mobility Pattern and Safety of the Older Population in Accessing Public Transport in Emerging Global Cities

This study examined the travel behaviors and mobility challenges experienced by older adults (60 years and above) residing in emerging cities of Nigeria. The findings indicate that elderly individuals receive no special consideration when using public transport, which significant...

Ownership, Control and the Crisis of Editorial Independence: A Political Economy Analysis of Media Objectivity in Nigeria

Institutional independence and objectivity are crucial to effective governance within the democratic framework, but in Nigeria, such a relationship is continually undermined by media ownership structures that make editorial content congruent with the political and economic intere...

Ownership, Control and the Crisis of Editorial Independence: A Political Economy Analysis of Media Objectivity in Nigeria

Institutional independence and objectivity are crucial to effective governance within the democratic framework, but in Nigeria, such a relationship is continually undermined by media ownership structures that make editorial content congruent with the political and economic intere...

Quranic Evidences and Historical Phenomena in Selected Works of Shaykh Adam Abdullah al-Ilory (1917–1992): An Analytical Study

The Qur’an is not limited to expounding legal rulings, but also holds historical knowledge of the earlier nations that provide valuable insights into the development of human civilization. Over the centuries, scholars, especially the Islamic historiographers, have depended on the...

Navigating faith in a New World: The Religious Challenges of African Migrants in Boston Massachusetts

The migration of Africans to the West part of the world has surged dramatically in recent decades, bringing vibrant cultural and religious traditions into new contexts yet posing significant challenges to religious identity and practice. This study addresses the critical research...

Length-Weight and Length-Length Relationships with Condition Factor of three Commercial Fish Species from River Niger, Itobe, Kogi State, Nigeria

The Lower River Niger at Itobe is one of the key sources of livelihood to many communities, as it supports large artisanal fisheries for teleost species. This study evaluated the length-weight relationship (LWR), length-length relationship (LLR), condition factor (K), and size-fr...

Navigating faith in a New World: The Religious Challenges of African Migrants in Boston Massachusetts

The migration of Africans to the West part of the world has surged dramatically in recent decades, bringing vibrant cultural and religious traditions into new contexts yet posing significant challenges to religious identity and practice. This study addresses the critical research...

Constructing Power through Prose: An Integrated Stylistic Reading of Institutional Authority and Gender in Lola Akande's What It Takes

This study argues that in Lola Akande’s What It Takes, language does not simply describe institutional power and gendered vulnerability within the Nigerian university system but actively constructs, sustains, and at moments contests them. Existing commentary on the novel, includi...

Exploring the Relationship between Bi-multilingualism, Cognition and Communicative Competence among Students of Redeemer's University, Nigeria

The relationship between multilingualism and cognitive development has attracted considerable attention in applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and educational research. While colonial languages often enjoy greater prestige than indigenous languages in many multilingual societ...

'Those of you who Refuse to Repent, God Will Judge You': An Exploration of Power and Ideology in Selected Online Christian Sermons

Extant studies on power and ideology rely on Critical Discourse Analysis, while the application of Transitivity to uncover these constructs has received less scholarly attention. This study engages Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2014) Transitivity framework to examine assertive expr...

Evaluating Oxidative Stress Markers and Inflammation in Female BALB/c Mice Model of Azoxymethane-Dextran Sulphate Sodium– Induced Colitis and Colon Dysplasia

Chronic ulcerative colitis doubles the overall risk of colon cancer in women. This study assessed oxidative stress, inflammation, and antioxidant enzyme activities in female mice administered azoxymethane (AOM) with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS). Thirty-six female BALB/c mice, eq...

Analyzing Audience Perception of Deepfake Advertisements Featuring Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Seun Okinbaloye

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into advertising has introduced deepfake technology as a powerful yet controversial persuasive tool. Given limited empirical research on Nigerian audiences’ responses to deepfake advertising, this study investigated perception...

Exploring the Relationship between Bi-multilingualism, Cognition and Communicative Competence among Students of Redeemer's University, Nigeria

The relationship between multilingualism and cognitive development has attracted considerable attention in applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and educational research. While colonial languages often enjoy greater prestige than indigenous languages in many multilingual societ...

'Those of you who Refuse to Repent, God Will Judge You': An Exploration of Power and Ideology in Selected Online Christian Sermons

Extant studies on power and ideology rely on Critical Discourse Analysis, while the application of Transitivity to uncover these constructs has received less scholarly attention. This study engages Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2014) Transitivity framework to examine assertive expr...

Length-Weight and Length-Length Relationships with Condition Factor of three Commercial Fish Species from River Niger, Itobe, Kogi State, Nigeria

The Lower River Niger at Itobe is one of the key sources of livelihood to many communities, as it supports large artisanal fisheries for teleost species. This study evaluated the length-weight relationship (LWR), length-length relationship (LLR), condition factor (K), and size-fr...

'You Go Collect': A Pragmatic Analysis of Ideological Inclinations in Asari Dokubo's Anti-Protester Speech

This study examines the ideological and pragmatic dimensions of Asari Dokubo’s anti-protest speech titled “You Go Collect,” delivered in the context of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Drawing insights from Mey’s Pragmatic Acts Theory (2001) and Critical Discourse Analysis, t...