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    WEST AFRICAN PEOPLE, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
    (Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), 2017) Ukamaka, Iwuamadi
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    HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT AND SOCI-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF OJE MARKET IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
    (International journal of Economic and Development, 2015) Ogunbunmi, O. A.; Folaranmi, Adams.A
    This study is an attempt to explain the historical origin of Oje as a community and as an important economic center that as attracted different caliber of traders into Ibadan
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    A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE CHALLENGE OF NATIONAL POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA
    (NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL STUDIES, 2015-10) Ogunbunmi, O. A.; Bamigbose, Jacob Olusola
    It is becoming an acceptable fact that leadership problem is an important challenge that faces the Nigerian polity in the contemporary age. The problem has greatly precluded sustainable growth and development of the country. This paper, therefore examines the situation and the existential realities that have networked together to precipitate the challenge of national political leadership in Nigeria. The paper discovers that the foundation of Nigeria was laid with a phenomenon that dictates the super structural political history of Nigeria that is fraught with leadership challenge after independence. Hence, the paper suggests establishment of national mechanisms that can help creates political figures with human tendencies favourable to nationhood, as well as the structures that will sustain unionism among the diverse ethnic groups in Nigeria. The work relies on qualitative analysis to address its focus. Data were sourced from books, journals, newspapers, magazines and other relevant historical documents.
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    THE EBOLA PANDEMIC IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 1976 - 2014
    (NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL STUDIES, 2015) Ogunbunmi, O. A.; Akinyoola, Niyi
    Diseases are not strange to humans and human beings are not strange to diseases. The latest challenge and threat of the Ebola pandemic is, however, alarming. This paper examined the Ebola pandemic in historical perspective since its first discovery in 1976. Primary and secondary sources were synthesized in writing this paper. Findings revealed that the Ebola pandemic is a serious danger to the continued existence of humanity; if not properly managed. It was recommended that proactive measures should be employed by government all over the world to check this new challenge.
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    PECULIARITIES OF GBATITI FESTIVAL IN OYO ROYAL DOMAIN
    (Multi - Disciplinary Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, 2015) Ogunbunmi, O. A.
    igba Titi is the dramatic performance of the Queens (Ayabas) in the palace and it is specifically design and recited to entertain the king of Oyo (Alaafin) and to praise the heroic deeds of his ancestors.
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    AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT OF NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA TOWARDS NATION BUILDING AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    (Journal of Professional Teacher Trainers, 2014) Ogunbunmi, O. A.
    The paper discusses the historical explanation of the problems and prospects of Nigerians in Diaspora in social economic and political development of Nigeria
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    ETHNO-RELIGIOUS CONFLICT : A MENACE TO NIGERIA'S DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION
    (Archers' Peace & Conflict Studies Collective, 2013) Ogunbunmi, O. A.
    The paper carefully and critically traces the antecedent of ethnic conflict to pre - colonial, colonial and post colonial era (Independence) by given historical surveillance of some ethnic and religious crises.
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    TRENDS IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN NIGERIA
    (2010) Ogunbunmi, O. A.
    This paper examines the salient contributions of women towards the nation's development
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    Historicising the Twinship Institution in Oyo Yoruba Society
    (Journal of the institute of african studies university of ibadan nigeria, 2004) Ogunbunmi, F.O
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    HISTORICAL REVIEW OF NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FIFTY YEAR AFTER INDEPENDENCE : PROPECT AND CHALLENGES
    (Journal of arts and social science update, 2011) Ogunbunmi, O. A.; Ogunbunmi, Solomon Tunde
    This paper examines critically the down toll of educational system in Nigeria since her independence in oct1, 1960. This historic analysis is imperative because of the noticeable and unacceptable decadence in the education sector
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    NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION AND ERADICATION OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA : A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
    (FCE (SP) COEASU JOURNAL FOOTPRINTS, 2008-06) Ajayi, A.O
    As a result of the prevalent pervasive and virulent nature of poverty in Nigeria which makes the country ranks as one of poorest countries despite abundance of human made and natural resources
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    THE MYTH OF RELIGIOUS WAR: THE VATICAN INVOLVEMENT AND NIGERIA’S DEFENSIVE DIPLOMACY DURING THE BIAFRAN WAR, 1967-1970
    (KDJAS: Kenneth Dike Journal of African Studies, 2020) Faseke Oladipo, Babajimi
    The Nigerian civil war was caused by a number of factors ranging from politics to colonial legacies, as well as the fragile trust existing among the major regional and ethnic groups. All of these reached a crescendo after the coup and counter coup in 1966. The fact that the secessionist region was made up of predominantly Igbo Catholic Christians as opposed to the Muslim Hausa dominated Nigerian Sate also exacerbated the conflict. Indeed, the Biafrans made the most of this factor in selling the propaganda that the war was religious and that the Catholic Igbos were being persecuted by reason of their faith; a claim that won the sympathy of some foreign actors, including the Vatican. While the allegation of a religious war was unfounded, it calls into question how a non-material factor like religion could be so potent as to be a major determinant in influencing international actors. It was not until the religious element was decisively squashed that the Vatican involvement in the war waned, thus reinforcing the strength of faith in diplomacy. It is against this backdrop that the essay investigates the extent to which the Vatican bought Biafra’s religious war propaganda, how this influenced its participation, and the extent to which the Nigerian Military Government (FMG), as a diplomatic tactic, discredited the Pope and Vatican’s interpretation of the war as religious.
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    THE ARAB SPRING AND ITS AFTERMATH
    (Babcock University Press, 2014) Faseke Oladipo, Babajimi
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    RELIGION, ETHNICITY AND POLITICAL IDENTITY IN NIGERIA BEFORE 1960
    (ACU JOURNAL HUMANITIES, 2020-06) Faseke Oladipo, Babajimi
    Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country and policies and public opinion are sometimes influenced by this reality. This details is further accentuated by the fact that the northern part of the country and the southern regions appear to favor different religions and-by extension-worldview therefore, sometimes conflict on national issues.
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    Quaker mission in the Nigerian civil war and Ephraim Isaac’s mediation in the Ethiopian civil war: lessons in religious peacebuilding
    (JOURNAL OF RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK: SOCIAL THOUGHT, 2019-10-15) Faseke Oladipo, Babajimi
    Traditional peacekeeping discourse has ignored the role of religious bodies (or individuals) in conflict resolution, preferring to focus on the activities of skilled diplomats and negotiators. History suggests, however, that not only have religious bodies been engaged in peacebuilding efforts, they have produced some of the most rewarding successes. It is in this connection that the paper examines two notable case studies: the Quaker Mission during the Nigerian Civil War and Ephraim Isaac’s mediation effort during the Eritrea/Ethiopia conflict. Using both primary and secondary sources, a historical and comparative methodology is adopted. It argues that while the case studies differ in many respects, there is a convergence in methods which yielded positive results. The essay concludes that whether acting as a foreign mediator (as in the case of the Nigerian Civil War) or an indigenous one (as in the case of Ethiopia), the religious “tag” they carry gave them an added advantage in the mediatory role they performed. This is more so the case since these bodies demonstrated the spirit of nonpartisanship, empathy, integrity and credibility; all of which are necessities for achieving success in religious peacebuilding.
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    Nigeria and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: A Discourse in Identity, Faith and Development, 1969–2016
    (religions, 2019-03-05) Faseke Oladipo, Babajimi
    Nigeria is both a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, with Islam and Christianity being the dominant religions. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is therefore an institution that the Muslim segment of the country can readily identify with. However, there is the question of the secular posture of the country, which Christians within the polity use as an excuse to distance the country from an institution they perceive to be exclusively for Muslims. However, despite being an organization that emerged from Muslim solidarity, the OIC transcends faith to provide economic and political opportunities for member nations. The fact that Islam remains a rallying point within the OIC, however, made Nigeria’s relationship with the organization tenuous for the most part. It is against this backdrop that the paper traces the origins and evolution of Nigeria’s involvement with the OIC, identifying its cost and benefits. The essay argues that Nigeria will be the better for it if both the Christian and Muslim segments of the population embrace the OIC as a whole or are unanimous in discarding it. The divisive tendency that Nigeria’s membership breeds, however, will be detrimental to the nation’s unity and development.