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The Okuko in Igbo Sculpture: Deconstructing Identity and Sacrifice in Nigeria’s Hubris.

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Francis Nnamdi Ikwuegbu — Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

The Igbo people in Nigeria exhibit a dual personality—often perceived as both a blessing and a curse by other Nigerians. Since the 1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates under British colonial rule, the Igbo have faced persistent strife. European colonial interference, followed by Northern political dominance after the …

Ebe Mmepụta Ọrụ Nka dị iche iche: Ohere dị Mkpa n’Ala Igbo

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Ifeyinwa Cordelia Isidienu — Department of Igbo, African and Communication Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

Ndị Igbo bụ agbụrụ na-arụsi ọrụ ike. Ha na-akatọ ịda ngana n’ihi ya, onye Igbo ọbụla na-enwe ọrụ nka o ji mere akaọrụ. Mmadụ ji ọrụ nka enyere onwe ya aka, na-azụ ezinaụlọ ya, na inyere obodo aka. Iji igwe, osisi na aja ụrọ rụpụta ihe, ịhazi nri maka nchekwa, …

Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Advancement of the Internet of Things in Higher Institutions in Rivers State

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Felicia King-Agboto — Captain Elechi-Amadi Polytechnic Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Clifford O. Ugorji — Department of Educational Foundation, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

The advancement of the Internet of Things has brought about numerous opportunities and challenges for higher institutions in Rivers State that are worth exploring.The study seeks to explore Opportunities and Challenges in the Advancement of the Internet of Things in higher Institutions in Rivers State. This study adopts descriptive survey …

Man is the Price: Exploring Gender Ideologies in Igbo Personal Naming Practices

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Akumjika Chikamma Michael — Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Igbo of southeast Nigeria is a patriarchal society, and this is evident in every aspect of the cultural practices of Igbo people, including naming practices. A name is a significant aspect of Igbo culture that communicates the society's values and belief system. The paper adopts an ethnopragmatics approach, which studies …

Conflicts in Ancestry and Alien Urban Climate Governance Strategies: The Metaphor of a Successful Paradox in Igboland, Nigeria

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): John D. Njoku — Dept of Environmental Management, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, Francis Vincent C. Njoku — Dept. of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

In southern Nigeria, city climate governance strategies are in transition, and showed conflicts of alien and ancestry cultures, norms and mores. As cities grow, expand and metamorphose to bigger urban milieu, the micro and macro climates vary and change overtime. The city infrastructures and amenities exemplify admixture of alien and …

Challenges and Opportunities of Old Age: A Comparative Study of La Fontaine’s Fable ‘Le Lion devenu vieux’ and Ezeuko and Anowai’s Poem ‘Agadi Nwoke’

Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Presenter(s): Ihechi Nkoro — Department of Foreign Language and Translation Studies, Abia State University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria

Living and non-living things co-exist to make life worthwhile. Human capital and non-human capital interact in various ways in different places to sustain life. Whereas plants, animals and humans belong to the class of living things and grow from being young to being old, only humans can share the life …

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