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Literary Creativity and the Condition of the Nigerian Writer in the Age of Globalization
(2025) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi
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This paper examines the impact of social change on the Nigerian literary writerinthe contemporary Nigerian society. The social change in the country, as intherestofAfrica, has been occasioned by globalization within a capitalist economywhichNigeria practices. Such change in the Nigerian social consciousness has madetheAfrican literary writer redefine his/her social identity and more thanever placeemphasis on material acquisition. The new orientation of wealth acquisition, however, conflicts with the age-long stereotype of the African literary writer asanaustere scholar whose main essence of living is to serve as a watchdog ontheillsofthe society. This is a reflection of the tenets of the philosophical theoryofDeterminism as the theoretical framework for the study. Globalization has exposedthe Nigerian populace to glamorous lifestyle of Western celebrity, whichthesocietyexpects the African literary writer to satisfy, in a stifling capitalist economy. Yet, literature, the means of income for the writer, has lost its dominance as the primarysource of enlightenment in Nigeria. This may indicate that literary creativityisnegatively af ected in Nigeria. Consequently, vocational literary creativity maynotbe so lucrative to many people as a viable source of income. The writer is, therefore, caught between his/her role as the conscience of the society and the expectationofwealth acquisition that the glamour of globalization and an austere economyhasmade the society have of him/her. Key words: Literature, Globalization, African literary writer, Capitalism,
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ANTIBIOTIC PROFILING OF DENTOGINGIVAL BACTERIAL FLORA OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN AGO IWOYE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2013-01-01) Osho, Adeleke
he dentogingival bacterial flora was determined using cultural method while the antibiotic
susceptibility testing was carried out using agar disc diffusion techniques and interpreted as
described by clinical laboratory standard institutes. Also, the levels of bacterial counts were
determined on appropriate selective media prior to confirmation using biochemical test. Results
obtained, showed on alarming trend of important dental caries pathogens in the following
proportion Streptococcus sobrinus 22 (21.8%), Streptococcus oralis 22 (21.8%, Streptococcus
mutans 26 (25.7%, Streptococcus mitis 17 (16.8%), Actinomyces, naeslundii 4 (3.96%) and
Neisseria mucosa 10(9.9%). The antibiogram assay potrayed ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin as the
most resisted by the isolated organisms while ampicillin was found to be the most efficacious.
The levels of bacterial counts ranged from 1 X 103 to 3 X 104 cfulg of the food sediments
examined. It can therefore, be concluded, that the studied population harbour arrays of dental
caries agent in their mouth.
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L'interdisciplinarité de la littérature médicale: vers une éducation thérapeutique
(Department of Foreign Languages, University of Uyo, 2022) Okoro Harmony Ezinne
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Memories of Departure and other Stories in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Writings
(Press Université Internationale de Rabat, Morocco, 2023) Okoro Harmony Ezinne
Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian born in Zanzibar
in 1948 is a renowned and reputed writer. The
Nobel laureate for literature in 2021 is a prolific
writer who holds ten novels published till
date, to his credit: Memory of Departure (1987),
Pilgrim’s Way (1988), Dottie (1990), Paradise
(1994), Admiring Silence (1996), By the Sea (2001),
Desertion (2005), The Last Gift (2011), Gravel Heart
(2017) and Afterlives (2020). As an academic,
Gurnah is a professor of English and Postcolonial
literature at Kent University. He is metaphorically
referred to as a sea turtle because sea turtles are
renowned for their ability to return to the same
nesting grounds where they were born, even
after migrating thousands of miles