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- ItemOpen AccessStructures and Functions of Music Among the Internally Displaced Persons in Makoko and Debojo in Lagos State, Nigeria(Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2023) ALABI, Motunrayo JulianahThe study identified the structures of different genres of musical practices among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Makoko and Debojo settlements in Lagos State. It discussed the functions of music among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements; and analysed the structure of music used among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements in Lagos State. This was with a view to advancing the understanding of the functions of music among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source included oral interviews with 30 purposively selected persons in Makoko and Debojo settlements. This included five adults within the age range of 40 and 65 years old in each settlement, five children and youth within the age range of seven and 39 in each settlement and five officials from each settlements. Participant observation was done to extract the musical practices during leisure, religious gatherings, games, and other social gatherings. Data were captured with the use of phones for audio and video recordings. The secondary source included books, journal articles, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. The data collected were collated, translated, transcribed, and analysed within the ethnomusicology framework. The results showed that the structures of different genre of musical practices are practiced among the Internally Displaced Persons in Debojo and Makoko settlements. These include Gospel music, Folk music, and Popular music. The study found that the functions of music among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements included entertainment, religious, psychological, moral, socio-cultural, therapeutic, and recreational functions. The analysis of the structure of music used among the IDPs in Makoko and Debojo settlements revealed that call and response, repetitive and non-modulatory passage featured prominently. The study also found that the music featured tritonic, tetratonic, pentatonic, heptatonic, and hexatonic scales. It also revealed that the music featured improvisatory, whistling, falsetto, and speech mode techniques. The study concluded that advancing and understanding of functions of music among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is a pointer to the use of music for the psychologically disturbed persons. It was also concluded that music practices in the camps was a measure of music as a function of social control.
- ItemOpen AccessA Criritical Assessment and Defence of the Legalisation(Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2022) FOLORUNSHO, Martha TosinThe study explicated and clarified the concept of euthanasia. It also examined arguments for and against euthanasia. The study also defended the idea of self ownership. This was done with a view to showing that the moral permissibility of euthanasia on the basis of self ownership provides a plausible ground for the legalization of euthanasia. This study adopted the method of philosophical argumentation, critical analysis and conceptual clarification of data collected from both primary and secondary sources. The Primary sources included works of philosophers such as: P.A Singer and M. Siegler Euthanasia: A Critique, Behnke, A. and Bok Sissels, (eds.) The Dilemma of Euthanasia, Jonathan G. Causing Death and Saving Life, Reisser, S. J Euthanasia, Joel Feinberg “Harm to self: The Moral Limit of Criminal Law”, Micheal Lacewing “Well-Being and Death” and D. Belgium “The right to die at the end of your life.” The secondary sources will include books, journal articles and the Internet. The data collected were subjected to critical analysis and philosophical argumentation. The study found that the concept of euthanasia has various meanings. It also found that the various arguments for and against euthanasia are inadequate because they did not pay adequate did not pay adequate attention to the concept of self ownership. Thus, the study found that the concept of self-ownership provides a plausible basis for the moral permissibility of euthanasia. The study concluded that the moral permissibility of euthanasia presents a justifiable ground for its legalization.
- ItemOpen AccessUne analyse stylistiqur des titres a la une des journaux francophones(Department of Foreign Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., 2023) Ogungbenro Fiyinfoluwa OreofeThe study identified and categorised the lexical features of the selected Francophone newspaper headlines. It analysed the syntactic structures of the selected Francophone newspaper headlines and also examined the interplay of the lexical choices and syntactic structures in constructing the headlines of the selected Francophone newspaper. This was done with a view to revealing how Francophone journalists deploy language when constructing headlines. This study used both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source contained newspapers from four purposively selected Francophone countries in West Africa (Burkina Faso, Cȏte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Benin Republic). The Newspapers were selected over a period of a month to obtain data. The headlines from the selected newspapers are closely read and explicated in terms of their stylistic features. The secondary source includes books, journal articles and the Internet. The data collected were analyzed using Halliday and Matthiessen’s model of Systemic Functional Grammar. The results of the study showed that Francophone journalists make use lexical items such as verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs when constructing headlines. The study showed that lexemes used in the selected Francophone newspaper headlines are concise and cachy. At the level of syntactic structures, the study revealed that the journalists used five constituents to construct their headlines which are the noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, adjectival phrase and adverbial phrase. The journalists also presented the headlines in form of simple, declarative and affirmative sentences in present tense while few headlines are in compound and complex sentences. Furthermore, the study showed that the choice of lexeme by the Francophone journalists make the construction of their newspaper headlines simple and understandable. The study concluded that majority of the Francophone journalists make use of nominal and verbal forms in the linguistic stylistic process of constructing their headlines.
- ItemOpen AccessThe Nigeria press and armed robbery in south western Nigeria, 1960-1987.(Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2021) SIKIRU, Abiona YusuffThis study examined newspapers narratives of armed robbery incidents in southwestern Nigeria between 1960 and 1987. It is fact of history that newspapers played a crucial role in the nationalist agitations, decolonisation and Nigeria‟s independence. Nonetheless, newspapers involvements in everyday social, cultural and economic developments during and after colonial periods are also noticeable. Beginning from the 1950s, newspapers attention had shifted gradually, especially from colonial antagonism to focusing on challenges and prospect of self-governance. Personality and ethnic politics also dominated newspapers engagements at the time. On the other hand, social problems, particularly, crimes became permanent features of newspapers reportage and public engagement. This study therefore focused on armed robbery in southwestern Nigeria from the newspapers point of view. This study relied on primary and secondary data. Specifically, the primary data were predominantly newspapers – Daily Times, The Nigerian Tribune, The Guardian and The Punch. Headlines, editorials, opinions, and letters focusing on armed robbery incidents were carefully collected and analysed. The study adopted historical methodology and highlighted the transformation of armed robbery and government responses during the civil and military rules. The study also relied on extant literature such as books and journal articles to draw relevant information on armed robbery in southwestern Nigeria. The study found out that newspapers were crucial to the debate on armed robbery, law and criminal justice during the period under investigation. Aside the fact that newspapers provided day to day reports on armed robbery incidents, it was also a platform through which concerned individuals engaged the government on possible ways to abate armed robbery in the society. One instance was the proclamation on shoot at sight by Gen Yakubu Gowon in 1967. The study also revealed that armed robbery reports and debates were used as pretext bythe newspapers to challenge the military administrations at various times. For instance, while newspapers reports condemned Anini‟s atrocities in the old Bedel State, it also pushed the narratives of bad governance, especially under the administration of General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida who approved the Structural Adjustment Programme against the will of the people. The study concluded that in spite of the institutionalization of penal code in the eradication of armed robbery in Nigeria, it remained endemic throughout the period covered. Factors such as corruption, unemployment and infrastructural decay which contributed to the rise of armed robbery remained unattended to and by 1987; armed robbery had become an institutionalized culture in Nigeria at large.
- ItemEmbargoAn examination of female ritual authority in Oya festival in Oyo town.(Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2024) Origbo, Tina OnomeThis study focused on the examination of female ritual authority in Ọya festival, Oyo town. The study examined the history of Ọya festival in Ọ̀yọ́ town, it also discussed the spirituality of female ritual power as exhibited by the Ìyá-ọya (chief priestess) and Arugbá (votary maid). Furthermore, this was done with a view to evaluated the significance of Ọya festival for women in Yoruba indigenous tradition. This study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source included oral interviews and participant observation. The oral interviews were conducted with 14 purposively selected respondents which included; the Ìyá-ọya (chief priestess), Arugbá (votary maid), six Ọya devotees (3 males and 3 females), and six indigenes of Ọ̀yọ́ town who were conversant with Ọya (3 males and 3 females). The secondary source included books, journal articles, and materials surfed on the Internet. The data collected was analysed using phenomenological approach. The study discovered that Ọya festival has a historical linkage to Ọ̀yọ́ town. The result discovered that female ritual power is in existence in Ọya festival which is exhibited by Ìyá-ọya (chief priestess) and Arugbá (votary maid). The result showed that, within Yoruba indigenous tradition, the Ọya festival holds greater importance for women. The study concluded that despite that Ọya festival has been largely overlooked, it plays a crucial role in showcasing the significance of women ritual power in the festival. Furthermore, the study established a historical connection between Ọya and Ọ̀yọ́ town, and it contributed to a deeper understanding of indigenous festivals in Yorubaland.