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Superstition and Exploitation in Faith Ben-Daniels' A Quarter Past Midnight and Ammadarko's The Housemaid

Superstition and exploitation has been an integral part of human life and experiences which many writers have delved into this subject matter. Superstition is the outcome of human fears and imagination whereas exploitation is of greed and selfishness. This work therefore aims at exploring superstition and exploitation as a subject matter in Faith Ben- Daniels' A Quarter Past Midnight and Amma Darko’s The Housemaid. The study draws references from the library and the internet to ...

Media Ownership, Funding and Challenges: Implication for State Owned Media Survival in Nigeria

This study examines ownership, funding challenges and its implication for state media survival in Nigeria. The study adopted two research designs- survey and focus group discussion. The participants comprised of 66 registered journalists from Taraba State Broadcasting Service (TSBS) and Taraba Television (TTV). The researchers examined the entire population in order to totally eliminate sampling error.The instruments used for data collection were the questionnaire and the focus group. Sixty-...

Socioeconomic Impact of the Baptist Missionaries in Ogbomoso Between the Years 1850 and 1920

My research study puts the Baptist Missionaries forward by giving an historical assessment of their contributory roles to the growth and development of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, between 1855 to 1920. This study serves as an historical appraisal of their respective efforts.

The Consequences of Premarital Sex in Genesis 34:1-5, 25-31 and its implications to Curbing Sexual Immorality among the Youth of Arochukwu Presbytery

This research is titled, “The Consequences of Premarital Sex in Genesis 34:1-5, 25-31 and its implications to Curbing Sexual Immorality among the Youth of Arochukwu Presbytery.” Although, God designed humanity to be “a sexual being” sexual activities are placed within the context of holiness and faithfulness, as God stipulates diverse rules which regulate every sexual activity ensuring that all sexual activities are appropriated in accordance to God’s decretal will. Unfortunately, a...

Theological Education in the Light of 2 Timothy 3:10-17: A Necessity for Successful Pastoral Ministry in the 21st Century

God’s calling of humankind for the work of the ministry is as old as the beginning of the world; but God does not call a man without a period of training known today as theological education. Unfortunately, these days, there is an emergence of anti-intellectualism in the pastoral ministry, where many pastors go into ministry without basic token of theological training. Also, many seminarians attend the seminary for formality purposes, just to acquire certificate for their licensing and ordi...

Incidence of Early Marriage in Ghana

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENT                                                                                                    PAGE DECLARATION      iii DEDICATION      iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    v TABLE OF CONTENTS    vi LIST OF TABLES    ix LIST OF ACRONYMS    x ABSTRACT    xi CHAPTER ONE:INTRODUCTION   1 1.1. Background to the Study  1 1.2. Statement of the Problem   4 1.3. P...

A Research into Writing Difficulties Faced by Basic Pupils at Fereso R/C Primary School in Ghana

The goal of this project was to help the students at Fereso R/C Primary School become better handwrites. For the study, 33 students were chosen. Analyses were done on the interviews and the responses. To get information from the students, an observation and test were also done. Interventions that were implemented were. First, weekly handwriting instruction activities were implemented under the researcher's supervision. The assignment was scored and marked. Once more, test items were given out...

Effect of Television Advertising on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour in Oshodi Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos State

ABSTRACT The effect of Television advertising on consumer purchasing behaviour was carried out in oshodi-isolo using Concept of advertisement, Television advertising, Consumer buying behaviour, Effect of advertising on Consumers’ behaviour, Empirical studies. Advertising through all media influences audiences, but television is one of the strongest mediums of advertising and due to its mass reach and visual components; it cannot only influence individuals’ attitude, behaviour, lifestyle, ...

A SPEECH ACT ANALYSIS OF INDIRECTNESS IN DUL JOHNSON'S MELANCHOLIA.

ABSTRACT This research analyzes indirectness in selected utterances of characters in Dul Johnson’s Melancholia. It aims to identify how characters in the play deployed direct and indirect speech act in their conversations. It also examines the effects of the indirect speech act on the hearers; and the motives of the characters for deploying speech act in their conversations. Meanwhile, this study adopts Searle’s Speech Act Theory (SAT) 1969. The researcher finds out that characters deploy...

Impact of Effective Communication on Organizational Performance (A Case Study Of National Open University of Nigeria)

ABSTRACTSome Organizations see communication as a normal routine of daily organizational activity. This study set out to explore ‘the impact of effective communication on organizational performance with NOUN as case study with 53 sample size selected at stratified random sampling. The study finds that: the extent to which communication techniques affects productivity in NOUN is high. (X2c = 40.8 > X2t = 9.49; α = 0.05)..Similarly, the extent to which communication channel affect efficiency...

Establishment And Management Of University Electronic Libraries In The Northwest Zone Of Nigeria

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page--------i  Declaration--------ii Certification--------iii Dedication--------iv Acknowledgements-------v Table of Contents-------vi List of Tables --------xi List of Abbreviations------xiii Abstract--------xv CHAPTER ONE:INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to Study-----1 The conventional library-----1 The Electronic Library-----2 Management in the E-library----3 Nigerian university library-----4 1.2Statement of the Problem-----5 1.3Research Question------6 1.4Objectives of ...

Role of Nollywood in Promoting Political Apathy Amongst Nigerian Youths: Narrative Study of the Film ‘King Of Boys’

 ABSTRACT As reality is said to be reflected in film, this study was conducted to comprehend the variances to the subject of political apathy amongst Nigerian youths as depicted in the movie, King of Boys. The theories social realism (film) theory and agenda-setting theory were adopted to identify ongoing issues that have an impact on people’s daily lives and how the media has an impact on a given subject matter placed on a public agenda. The study adopted quantitative research design with...

THE ROLE OF PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS (A CASE STUDY OF NAWIRI PROGRAMS IN ISIOLO COUNTY)

Community participation is the active engagement of people in solving their developmental problems and it is essential for the success of developmental programs. For community participation to happen all stakeholders need to be part and parcel of the process from the beginning to the end. The community members who are the major stakeholders should be actively involved and engaged in the order they can air out their issues and concerns to possess a meaningful impact and outcome. It is goo...

BRIEF SYNTHETIC STUDY OF OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY

The word “Theology” is derived from two Greek words, theos and logos which in English mean “the study or discourse of God” and implies that those who undertake to study God will learn a great deal about God’s nature, actions and attitudes. House argues that from learning about God, the student would in turn discover how God relates to the created world, including the human race and that all analyses begin with God and flow to other vital subjects. So, the Old Testament Theology can ...


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