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In West Africa, Nigeria to be precise, African wax prints are seen as one of the Indigenous garbs characterized by bold and colourful designs. The Igbo(found in the Eastern part of Nigeria) women folk make use of these fabrics for various occasions suc…

For some time, the use of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to sustain coastal resources has been a major concern, as governments and other stakeholders have tried to offer various solutions without much success. This paper examines the worldview, beliefs, and…

Tanzanians, like other East African people, have long-standing gendered dress traditions where attempts at cross-dressing have historically been met with disdain and resistance, reflecting deeply ingrained gender norms. However, the increasing influenc…

The argument that tends to make homophobic some Africans’ resistance to same-sex practices is debatable. The paper aims to engage a discussion on same-sex practices and the cultural framework of secrecy with a critique of the Western organizations, gov…

Globally, teenage pregnancies continued to halt the efforts of numerous states in achieving equal accessibility to primary education among girls and boys. The current study, entitled “Exploring the Perception of Teen Mothers on Re-Dropping from Seconda…

This paper examines Kobie, an indigenous Ogoni socio-philosophical ideal, as a viable framework for fostering peaceful coexistence and rebuilding fractured communal relations in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Historically, the Ogoni people …

Artisans in the informal economic sector are least enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria despite their exposure to numerous health hazards. This study investigated artisan’s perception and utilization of the NHIS in Ido loc…

This paper presents findings of a study on the indigenous knowledge and management systems of marine resources among the Mijikenda people of Coastal Kenya. The objective of the study was to investigate how Mijikenda indigenous system of practices and b…

Gelede is a vibrant Yoruba masquerade tradition with deep roots in the Ketu region, now in southwestern Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. Although frequently examined for its artistic and ritualistic qualities, its role as a political and gendered dis…

This study explores the intersectionality of disability, identity, and cultural meaning-making in Zimbabwe, where socio-religious and cultural valuations often render disabled persons as objects of “substitution” rather than inclusion. Despite policy a…

This study was carried out to correlate the external ear dimensions and hand dimensions and to establish predictive regression formulae within an adult Igbo population in Imo State, Nigeria. 100 male and 100 female subjects between the ages of 18 and 6…

This paper is a historical investigation into the discrimination of Persons with Albinism (PWA), a major problem in sub-Sahara Africa. The discriminated PWA have been subjected to extreme violence including killings, which have caused physical and psyc…

Rituals have always been at the behest of the advent and growth of African festivals they serve as spiritual, cultural, and communal anchors that give these celebrations their depth and meaning. This study takes a cursory look at one of the most famous…

Isabel Bredenbröker’s exploration of funerary practices in Peki, a town in Ghana’s Volta Region, offers a profound and nuanced dissection of the interplay between death, community, and the material world. Her book is structured into three distinct part…

The study focuses on how the Dagbamba linguistically encode the culturally embedded beliefs crucially associated with Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday to determine the vitality and morale values of these beliefs at the instance of Islamisation, formal…