1 2 LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 6(2) 2009 i LWATI A Journal of Contemporary Research Volume 6 (2) December 2009 Contents EDUCATION Demand and Supply of Teachers for Primary Schools in the 21st Century in Nigeria M O Omo-Ojugo ......................................................................................................... 1 Stress Profile of Secretarial Administration Students in Nigeria Monday Bassy Ubangha ........................................................................................... 10 The Rhetoric of Globalization and Communication Education in Nigeria: Issues, Prospects and Challenges Peter Esuh, ................................................................................................................ 29 To Teach or not to Teach: The Politics of Becoming a Business Teacher Burman M Sithole ..................................................................................................... 38 Business Educators’ Views on the Entrepreneurial Competencies Needed by Business Education Graduates in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria Ojo Kennedy E. and Ekpenyong, Lawrence E. ......................................................... 44 Quality and Standard Balancing in Nigerian University Education: Implications for the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals Onyene, Virgy; Ikebude, Osita and Uche Chineze ................................................... 51 Awareness and Curricula Integration of Sustainable Development Indices in University Programmes in Nigeria Ahunanya Stella and Uche Chineze .......................................................................... 65 Connecting Reading and Writing Through Whole Language Activities: A Strategy for Achieving Literacy for National Development Adeosun A. O. and Dr. Maduekwe A. N. ................................................................... 72 HISTORY The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace and the Struggle for Democratization in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1972-1980 Munyaradzi Mushonga ............................................................................................. 84 ii LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 6(2) 2009 Obolo (Andoni) women in the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970 John H. Enemugwem and Romokere B. Sara .......................................................... 95 LANGUAGE STUDY Deprivation and Development of Indigenous Languages: An Evaluation of Cross River State in Nigeria Offiong Ani Offiong ................................................................................................. 107 The Role of Christian Discourse in Redefining Identity, Literature and Language Education in Southern Africa: The Case of the Founding Text of Paul Mwazha’s African Apostolic Church Andrew T Manyawu ................................................................................................ 116 LITERATURE Gender Roles in Initiation Songs of the Igembe People of Kenya John M. Kobia and Kitula King’ei .......................................................................... 127 Proverbial Dirges: The Urhobo Example Felicia Ohwovoriole ............................................................................................... 139 Autofictional Themes, Practices and Strategies in View of the Construction of Intercultural Values at the University of Swaziland Karen Ferreira-Meyers ........................................................................................... 153 The Nigerian Novel and the Imperative of Good Governance: A Critical Study of Joseph Edoki’s The African Dream Jude Aigbe Agho ..................................................................................................... 163 Authenticating History with Oral Narratives: The Example of Ekajuk Clan in the Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State in Nigeria Francis Mowang Ganyi .......................................................................................... 170 Translation, Principles and Application in Theatre and Media Studies Edde M. Iji .............................................................................................................. 178 Mother/Daughter Relationship: Psychological Implication of Love in Toni Morrison’s Beloved Onuora Ben Nweke ................................................................................................ 198 Gender Relations and Domestic Power Politics Iniobong I Uko ........................................................................................................ 210 The Concept of Illness and Musical Intervention among Members of the Iyayi Society of Esan, Edo State of Nigeria Charles Onomudo Aluede and Omoera Osakue Stevenson .................................... 219 iii POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT Down the Great Drains: A Sociological Discourse of the Entangle and Challenges of Corruption and Development in Nigeria E. B. J. Iheriohanma ............................................................................................... 232 Aborigines – Migrant Settlers’ Crisis and Reconstruction Efforts in two Yoruba Communities in South Western Nigeia Adisa Ademola and Agunbaide Ojo M. ................................................................... 241 Africa and Ethnic Conflict Management: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and South Africa Patrick Osatohamwen Oviasuyi and Jim Uwadiae ................................................ 251 Socialism as an African Social and Political Philosophy: Senghor Paradigm Godwin Azenabor ................................................................................................... 261 Patterns and Processes of Recruitment and Trafficking into Sex Work in Nigeria. Aborisade, R. A. and Aderinto, A. A. ....................................................................... 277 Towards a Genuinely Participatory Approach to Poverty Alleviation in the Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State Charles E. Udosen .................................................................................................. 293 Political Anger: The Basis for Contemporary Lack of Civility in Nigerian Politics. William .E. Odion, and Patrick N. Uhumwangho ................................................... 300 The Determinants of the Supply Side Intermediation Performance of Commercial Banks in Nigeria: An Error Correction Mechanism Approach Enoma, Anthony I and Ofanson, E. J ...................................................................... 307 “African Art and the New Humanism” Ochigbo, Simon Best ............................................................................................... 319 HEALTH AND GENDER STUDIES Breast Cancer a Multifaceted Phenomenon in Older Women in Nigeria Augustina Izadi Anakwe .......................................................................................... 327 Child Battering Tendencies in Nigeria: A Complimentary Approach to the Eradication of Child Abuse Suleiman Dikko ....................................................................................................... 335 iv LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 6(2) 2009 RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Tension Between the Scientific and the Magical Worldviews in Africa: A Philosophical Reappraisal against the Canvass of Post-modernism Obi Okogbuo ........................................................................................................... 341 Artificial versus Natural Intelligence: An Addendum to the Philosophy of Mind Kyrian Ayiba Ojong ............................................................................................... 352 Ethics of Care: a Panacea to the Niger Delta Crises N M Eribo and M A Izibili ...................................................................................... 358 Church and State in the Social and Political Realms through the Ages Louis Monieri Manyeli ............................................................................................ 370 GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL PLANNING Development Options as Strategies for Conflict Reduction in ProtectedAreas: An Assessment of Peoples Preferences in the Cross River National Park, Nigeria Elizabeth E. Andrew-Essien, Francis E. Bisong and Adebayo I. Animashaun ....... 378 Household Solid Waste Disposal in Public Housing Estates in Awka, Anambra State Ahiadu, Hayford O., Okoye C. O. and Okolie, Kevin C. ........................................ 385 Analysis of Rainfall Distribution over Enugu during the Little Dry Season (1990-2005) Enete Ifeanyi Christian and Ebenebe Izuchukwu N ................................................ 393 ICT AND MASS COMMUNICATION Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Documentation in Tertiary Institutions Virgy Onyene, Pat Mbah and S.C Madumere ........................................................ 406 Global Media and Media Products in Nigeria Olise, Festus Prosper .............................................................................................. 424 From Past to Present: The Issue of Communication in a Polarized World Nkereuwem Udoakah and Aniefiok Udoudo .......................................................... 438 An Analysis of Anaphora Resolution in Common Botswana Newspaper Articles Alfred J. Matiki ....................................................................................................... 446 v Editorial There is a new kid on the block! This is the groundbreaking issue of the newly biennial LWATI Journal and we are truly glad to welcome you - the readers, essayists and stake holders. You are the main reason for the birth of this new baby. We therefore dedicate