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(AKSU Journal of Arts, 2024) Fawole, Immanuel Taiyewo
Postcolonial studies is an essential area of study in literary research that explores the indigenous perspectives marginalized or erased by colonial domination. Although there has been significant scholarly attention on postcolonial themes in various literary forms, there is a pressing need to interact more with dramatic texts that address postcolonialism. This paper firmly examines the play We the Beast by Chukwuma Okoye through the lens of postcolonial theory to explore themes of postcolonialism in Nigeria. The study uses content analysis and literary discourse to analyze how Okoye weaves postcolonial themes and motifs into the play's fabric. By examining specific excerpts from the text, this study sheds light on how postcolonialism shapes the play's narrative structure and character dynamics, providing a better understanding of its thematic underpinnings. This research firmly emphasizes the importance of incorporating postcolonial perspectives into analyzing literary works, particularly those depicting childhood experiences of the Nigerian Biafra war. It offers valuable insights into the enduring trauma of colonialism on African societies and cultures, particularly Nigeria, more than half a century later after the civil war.
Infant weaning knowledge and practice among mothers attending infant welfare clinic in three primary healthcare centres in Ikenne local government area, Ogun state, Nigeria
(International Journal of Applied Research, 2017) Daramola Chinonye Lucky
Abstract Objective: Infant weaning is the introduction of supplementary diets to a child’s food after the first six months of life. Early introduction of supplementary diet and incorrect weaning practices are commonly found in communities around the world. Poor breastfeeding and weaning practices are the prime causes of malnutrition in the first two years of life and information gap exists in relation to how and when weaning takes place. The study explored infant weaning knowledge and practice among mothers attending infant welfare clinic in three primary healthcare centres in Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Method: This study adopted a descriptive method. Researchers included 100 mothers attending infant welfare clinic using simple random sampling. Participants completed a developed questionnaire to assess their knowledge and practice regarding infant weaning. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Results: Result showed that majority 50(50%) of participants had moderate knowledge regarding infant weaning while majority 66(66%) had low practice concerning infant weaning. Finding showed a statistically significant relationship between occupation and weaning practices among mothers (P=0.000)；finding showed statistically significant relationship between educational level and weaning practices among mothers (P=0.000)； finding showed no statistically significant relationship between ethnicity and weaning practices among mothers (P=0.723)； finding showed a statistically significant relationship between mothers knowledge level and weaning practices (P=0.001). Conclusion: Infant weaning knowledge and practice among mothers attending infant welfare clinic is moderate. The study recommended that nurses should regularly train mothers on infant weaning to improve their knowledge and practice concerning infant weaning.
Hydro-Physicochemical Quality and Microbial Safety of Water Used by Food Vendors in Oke-Owa, Ogun, Southwestern Nigeria: Implications for WASH, Hydrological Vulnerability, and Public Health
(Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2026) OJO ODUNAYO TOPE
Inadequate hygiene and unsafe water in informal food-vending areas present serious public-health hazards particularly in the fast-urbanizing areas of Nigeria. In this paper, the hydro-physicochemical quality, microbial contamination and hygienic determinants of the water sources used by 100 food vendors wereevaluated in Oke-Owa Community, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The samples of water collected at fivewidespread sources of vendors were evaluated in terms of pH, TDS, lkalinity, hardness, ORP, ions, andheavy metals by using the standard guidelines of American Public Health Association. E. coli, Salmonellaspp, and total count of coliform was measured using microbiological tests. The findings indicated that the water was very acidic (pH 4.00 – 4.50), low TDS (21.5 – 30 ppm), zero kalinity, low traces of hardness,and high ORP (159 – 232 mV) meaning that it had high oxidizing capacity and low buffering capacity.Contamination with microorganisms was extreme: E. coli was detected in 74 percent of samples,Salmonella spp. in 68 percent and the average TCC of 8.36 ± 2.03 × 105 CFU/mL. Logistic regression revealed that training of vendors and access to clean water were significantly associated with compliance to hygiene. The result of Principal Component Analysis revealed three ehavioral domains that include personal hygiene, cross-contamination control, and environmental sanitation. Results point to hydrological instability, inadequate water governance, and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) deficits. that all increase health vulnerabilities. The adoption of the World Health Organization Water Safety Plan strategies is vital in protecting the health of the people in informal markets.
SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN SOCIETY IN DIGITAL TRAVEL NARRATIVES: A CRITICAL THEMATIC APPRAISAL
(2026) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi
Africa is known by some derogatory sobriquets which include the Black Continent and underdeveloped. Such offensive epithets are intended to designate the parlous social conditions in many African countries. The unfavourable social situation has relegated the continent to the background at the global stage. Many concerned Africans have therefore been proffering solutions to the deplorable social situations. These include youth social media travel v-loggers. This study, which is qualitative in nature, is guided by John Stuart Mill’s Social Progressivism theory. The v loggers posit that the development of Africa depends on the potential of the civil society and standard social practices to complement pragmatic governance. Adoption of civil society’s potential such as promotion of nativity, women’s endowments, the rule of law such as tax compliance and standard social practices is dimensional to the economic recommendations of the Global North. The suggestions of the youth on harnessing civil potential are novel to the traditional conception that the development of the continent is solely in the hands of the political elite in government. However, insecurity, recent return of military regimes in some African countries, patriarchal supremacy, and professionalisation of politics are some of the impediments to these youths’ social growth initiatives.
Culture and Lexical Choices in African Literature in the New Age of Global Inter-culture
(2026) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi