January 2016

A Critical Review of the Evolution of Kingship System Among the Igbo of Nigeria

This paper studies the evolution of the kingship system among the Igbo people of Nigeria. From a republican form of administration where the Council of Elders played pivotal roles in determining the political governance of the people, the Igbo are made to adopt a kingship system that confers political authority on a single individual. Aside of the initial hiccups that arose while introducing the system, there is a...

Author(s): Dons Eze

January 2016

Community-initiated human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) prevention programmes and mitigating measures among the Idoma-speaking people of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria: A qualitative study

Deliberate efforts to halt human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) propagation and mitigate human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) impact in resource-poor communities are critical elements of HIV/AIDS control and care. This study investigated the HIV/AIDS prevention programmes and mitigating measures (HIV/AIDS PPMM) among the Idoma-speaking people in Benue State,...

Author(s): Emmanuel E. Anyebe, Joseph M. Hellandendu, John E. Gyong and Reginald O. Obiako