Special Edition Vol 18 No 1, 2025
THE PAAU SCHOLAR: Journal of Arts and Humanities
EDITORIAL
I am delighted to present the volume 18, 2025 edition of Anyigba Journal of Arts and Humanities (AJAH). The current issue is made up of thirty articles from various departments and institutions across the country.
In this edition we have well researched papers from scholars of those institutions. We sincerely apologise for coming out a bit late with this publication. We hope to continue to serve you better by making you more visible to the larger audience in the globe as the “DOI” number given to your article gives it better ratings in academic. We also aim at helping to bring about all round development in our country as well as the entire African continent and world at large. We sincerely appreciate you for your trust and continuous patronage
Secretary/Associate Editor
Editor-in Chief
THE PAAU SCHOLAR: Journal of Arts and Humanities
Special Edition Volume 18, Number 1, 2025.
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA DISCOURSE
Professor Muhammed Badar Salihu Jibrin); Abigail Oguche
AL-HISBAH, ADVENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ITS FUNCTIONS IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES
PROF. BADMUS N.O.A ALFA; MUHAMMED SALISU (Phd); MUHAMMAD ACHO BABA
An analytical Study of the Elements of Drama in Azakhira of Abdulganiyi Alabi
عبد الغني موسى و البروفيسور أبوبكر ثالث عبدالله و الدكتور عبد الواحد سليمان مرتضى ألَكوقا
CHRISTIAN CLERICS AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
SAMSON KOLAWOLE OYEKU
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PARTY SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON POLITICAL COHESION IN OGUN STAT
Balogun, Ganiyat Adedayo & Otubanjo, Taofeek Taiyeola
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE ROLES OF PRIESTHOOD IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND CHRISTIANITY
ABILAWON OLUWASEUN FUNMI
CONCEPT OF EKLOGEN IN ROMANS 9: 6 – 13 AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PREFERMENT OF CLERGYMEN IN KWARA ANGLICAN DIOCESE
Samuel Olatunji OYEYIOLA and Peter Adelaja OYEBANJO, Ph.D.
CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGION TO SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT IN BASSA LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREA OF KOGI STATE: PROSPECTS ANDCHALLENGES
Okpe, Nicholas Ojoajogwu, Ph.D and Musa, Paul (Ph.D Student)
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF IDEOLOGY IN THE NIGERIAN MEDIA: A STUDY OF SELECTED NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.
Prof. M.BS JIBRIN and Ushie, PATRICK BEKEH
EXTENT OF SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION IN THEUNIVERSITIES IN KOGI STATE
Ige, Comfort Mosunmola
GENDERING EDUCATION, SECULAR FEMINISTS AND FEMALE EDUCATION IN ISLAM: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES IN MUSLIMMAJORITY SOCIETIES
IBIYEMI LATEEFAT ADEOLA
GLOCALISATION OF AFRICAN CHRISTIAN PROVERBIAL SONGS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN AFRICAN INSTITUTED CHURCHES: BLENDING INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY, CULTURE, AND MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS
Izu Sunday Joshua, (Ph.D) and Bamidele, David Yemi
GROWTH OF MODERN TERRORISM: CAUSES, TACTICS AND COST OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
OGIRAI JOHN CHRYSESTOMS
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST AERIAL TERRORISM
OGIRAI JOHN CHRYSESTOMS
ISLAMIC LAW ON PREMEDIATED AND UNINTENTIONAL MURDER: A PANACEA TO BRUTAL HUMAN KILLINGS
Maisuna, Mustapha Yahya
PEACE-BUILDING AND NATION-BUILDING AS ELIXIR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE MOSES EXAMPLE HEBREWS 11:24-27
Iortyom, Mbazendan
REFLECTING ON THE SOCIO-POLITICAL ROLES OF PROPHET NATHAN (2 SAMUEL 12:1-15) AS A MODEL FOR CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN PROPHETS
OKUNOYE Job Oluremi, (Ph.D) and GIDEON Ongonimi Benjamin
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF THE MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IN YORUBALAND: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Nurayn Ademola AZEEZ
SACRED UNIONS IN TRANSITION: CHRISTIANITY’S TRANSFORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON EBIRA-TAO MARRIAGE INSTITUTIONS
Odei Moses Adeiza, PhD
Styles of Antithesis in Yuḥkā Anna by Abūbakr ʿAbdulMalik an Analytical Study
إعداد الأستاذ الدكتور أبو بكر ثالث عبد الله و الدكتور حامد أدينوي جمعة و عيسى محمد صالح
TEXT COHESION MECHANISMS IN AMIRIYYAT (A COLLECTION OF POEMS FOR ALYAQOOTY
إعداد عبدالله محمدالغالي
THE CHURCH IN POLITICS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIAN SOCIETY
ABALAKA, SUNDAY OKAI (Ph.D) and ABALAKA, FAITH FEDOJE
THE JIHAD OF FOMWAN AND CONTRIUTION TO SOCIAL SERVICES IN KOGI STATE FROM 1992-2024
Ismaila Usman Nuratu; Prof. NOA Badmus and Dr. Suleiman Muhammad Saleh
THE NEED FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO UNLOCK TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOKOJA
Mohammed Baba Sadiq; Murtala Ibrahim; Bajeh Hayatu
THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN CURBING MORAL DECADENCE AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE
Samuel Sunday ALAMU and Veronica Peace ODEY
THE UTILIZATION OF OIL FOR HEALING IN AFRICAN CONTEXT: A SUBSTITUTE FOR OLIVE OIL AMONG THE BASSA PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE
Musa, Paul (PhD Student) And Reuben, Adama Chimaobi, (PhD)
THEOLOGICAL MOTIFS IN PSALM 23 AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Muhammed Sule
TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PEACE-BUILDING PROCESS IN NIGERIA: THE SOUTHWESTERN (YORUBA) EXPERIENCE
Isaac Jesuvi Julius, (Ph.D) and Jegede O. Paul, (Ph.D)
UNVEILING THE DYNAMICS OF POWER: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF POWER RELATIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ECOSYSTEMS
Julius Ademola OYEWOLE; Idowu Paul ODEBIYI Ph.D; Olushola Ebenezer OYADIJI Ph.D
القيم الَّشلويّة في قصائد بعض شعساء بلاد يوزبا: قصيدة عيسى ألبي، وعلي بابا، وإبساهيم أولاوومي نموذجا
إعداد البروفيسور شعيب السيوطيأولوغيلي إنداربي and وعبد القادر سعد