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ISA 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Theme: Uwa Ndi Igbo (Igbo World, Igbo Condition)

June 17-20, 2021

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PLENARY SESSION: Opening Ceremony / Call to Order: (Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 3.00 am – 4:00 am (Central and Mountain Time, USA and Canada)(Venue: Zoom)

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PLENARY SESSION: Opening Ceremony / Call to Order:

Moderator: Rev. Chijioke Azuawusiefe, PRO, ISA

Ecumenical Invocation: Rev. Chijioke Azuawusiefe, SJ

Opening Remarks: Prof. Chidi Igwe, Conference Chairperson

Welcome Remarks: Dr. Ada U. Azodo, President, ISA

Breaking of the kolanut Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike

Plenary Topic: “He Served and still Serves: The Place of Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike n’Ala Igbo and the Nigerian State” Professor Apollos O. Nwauwa

Keynote Topic: Professor Emeritus Joy Ngozi Ezeilo Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

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Panel 1: Home, Family, and Naming(Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 1: Home, Family, and Naming

Ịchọ Mma Ụmụagbọghọ na Nkwadobe Ịlụ di n’Ala IgboNwankwo, Anne OnyinyeDepartment of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi

Nwaoke, Emmanuel Emeka Department of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi

A Sociolinguistic Investigation of Address Forms among the Igbo

Edeoga, Patience Nonye Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos

Girl-child Naming Practices in Igbo: A Study of the Bende Zone of South-East, NigeriaAhamefula, Ndubuisi Department of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Udechukwu, ChinweDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Nwokocha, StellaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Family-Oriented Betrothal: Remodelling a Lost TraditionLemoha, Ositadinma Nkeiruka Department of English University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos Nigeria

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The Monkey for the Dog: Deconstructing Contemporary Igbo Burial RitesChukwuneke, Ogechukwu U. F.Department of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chinedu Chidịebere EzebubeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Onye Chefuru Ọji Chefuru Ndụ Asụsụ na Omenala Igbo: The Sharp Decline of The Kolanut Ritual as a Mirror Image of the Fate of Igbo Language and CultureEmejulu, Obiajulu Executive Director, National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba

Akachi Faith UwakweDepartment of Communication Studies, National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba

Names and Abbreviations in Igbo: A Semantic ImplicationIbeneche, Charles ChinweoluDepartment of English and Literature, Abia University, Uturu

Mary Chinturu AdinduDepartment of English and Literature, Abia State University, Uturu

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Panel 2: Medicine, Nursing, and Health(Time: 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 2: Medicine, Nursing, and Health

Identification of Vancomycin and Clindamycin-Resistant MRSA Isolates in South-East Nigeria and Characterization of their Susceptibility to Other AntibioticsAnejionu, Miriam Goodness Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

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Nutmeg: An Important Spice in the Fight against Bacterial InfectionsOsondu, Nnamdi Chidiebere Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal polytechnic Oko, Oko, Anambra State

The ‘Forbidden’ Forest, Ostracism, and Quarantine in the Management of Environmental Health among the Ancient Igbo: Lessons in Contemporary Environmental GovernanceAzuwike, Ogechi Catherine Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

Azuwike, Okechi Dominic Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

Design and Development of a Mobile Phone Based e-Health Service SystemOsondu, Chukwudi S. MICT Unit, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria

Laxity in Elite Employment of the Igbo Language in Igboland: Effect and Psychotherapy Nwigwe, Nwakaego Department of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Nneka Justina EzeDepartment of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

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Panel 3: Human, Women’s Rights(Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 3: Human, Women’s Rights

Igbo Women and their Traumatic Experiences: A Study of Ann Iwuagwu’s Arrow of DestinyAnyachebelu, IjeomaDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Adaobi Olivia IhuezeDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

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Discourse Strategies in Obituary announcements of Married Women among the IgboOyeka, Chiamaka NgoziDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria

The Igbo in Nigeria: Human Rights Abuses and the Question of Restitution, 1967-2002.Ojiakor, Ngozi EstherDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Socio-cultural Identity of Igbo Women in the 21st CenturyEzedinachi, Edith IfeomaDepartment of History, International Studies and Diplomacy, Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu, Nigeria

Ngozi Esther OjiakorDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Nigeria

Oluchukwu Nnenna OrizuDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Nigeria

Uwa Umunwanyi, Uwa Oma: Women’s History and Culture in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru and Idu”: Indigenous Igbo Feminism and Female EmpowermentEzeigbo, Akachi Department of English & Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nwaanyi: Ide Ji UloOkafor, Chisom NneamakaChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra state Nigeria

Obielosi, Dominic

Nwanyi Bu Ihe: In the Light of the Igbo Social WorldObielosi, Dominic Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

Mary Emilia AboekweDepartment of Religion and Society, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

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Panel 4: Religions, Beliefs, and Numerology(Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 7.00 am – 8.00 am (Central and Mountain Time, USA and Canada)(Venue: Zoom)

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Panel 4: Religions, Beliefs, and Numerology

Chi and the ‘Withdrawal’ of God (Chukwu) in Igbo Cosmology: To What Extent?Nwashindu, VitalisDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Igbo Factor in a Contested Geography and the Evangelisation of Ukwuaniland, 1845-1945Odili, Jones UgochukwuDepartment of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt

Kingsley Ifeanyi OweteDepartment of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt

The Ominous In Igbo LiteratureIhedigbo, Ruth EbereDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Jacinta Ndidi Okey-AgboDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Literary Appraisal of Suicidal Trends in Contemporary Nigerian Igbo SocietyAnyachebelu, Adaora, LoisDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

The Abuse of Religion in Igboland: A Threat to Uwa ndi IgboEbelebe, Charles A. Senior Lecturer and Academic Dean, Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu, Enugu

In the Realms of Both the Sacred and the Profane: The Njoku and Mmaji Institutions amongst the Owere IgboE. C. EjioguDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Nneka L UmegoDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Self and Identity in Igbo Cosmology: A Re-Definition of Beingship in Igbo CultureEzenwa-Ohaeto, NgoziDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Miracle Nmesoma MaraDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Nghọta Ndị Igbo Banyere Chukwu Na Asụsụ Ofufe YaIlechukwu, Daniel Ihunanya Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Toward Restoring the Sacredness of Life: Re-reading Etche Mythology, “Gị Gbuo Mmadụ Ịgaghị Ịla Bọlee”Nwankwo, John Justice Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt

Caroline MbonuDepartment of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State

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Panel 5: Folklore, History, and Literature(Time: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 5: Folklore, History, and Literature

Igbo Folktales in Animated Cartoons: Panacea for Dwindling Moral Values among Igbo Children

Amalukwue, Lotachukwu LovethDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

C.C. Onoh and the Wawa Struggle: Outcomes and Lessons, 1957-2007

Ani, Uchenna S. Department of History and Strategic Studies, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria

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Ezeonwuka, Innocent F. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Folklore, History and Literature: Exploring the Relevance of Catherine Acholonu’s Messages in Contemporary Nigeria

Egbuna-Acholonu, Nneka Programme Officer, Catherine Acholonu Research Centre (CARC), Nigeria Women and War Efforts in the Biafra Struggle: Focus on Ụmụ-Owelle Clan, 1967-1970

Ezedinachi, Edith IfeomaDepartment of History, International Studies and Diplomacy, Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu, Nigeria

Ngozi OjiakorDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Folklore: A Veritable Instrument of Language Education in Igbo Society

Ikonne, Ugochi Happiness School of Education, National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

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Panel 6: On Investment(Time: 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 6: On Investment Igbo Traditional World-View and Entrepreneurial Resilience: Source of Blessing and Hatred

Anyacho, Ernest O. Ven. Department of Christian Religions, Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria

Food Policy as it Concerns Natural Igbo Foods Chukwudi, Ifunanya ChiomaDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State

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Indigenous Salt Production among the Ohaozara Women in Ebonyi StateChukwuma, Agustina Ogochukwu Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin-City

Daniel IwezeDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin-City

Economic Prospects of Nigeria Harnessing African Growth and Opportunity ActOkafor, Chinagolum VeronicaSchool of Business, Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Panel 7: Women, War/Conflict Resolution(Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 7: Women, War/Conflict Resolution

Social Implications of Women’s Organizations in Conflict Resolution and Community Development in South-eastern NigeriaDuru, Fidelia Amara Department Of Sociology, Abia State University, Uturu

Peace Education in Nigeria: The Role of Igbo WomenObasi, Cletus Onyema Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Onyonyo Muru Nwa Nya: Revisiting Aku Women Protest Movement of 1924 Obi-Ani, Ngozika Anthonia Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ngozi E. OjiakorDepartment of History and international Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Onyonyo Muru Nwa Nya: Revisiting Aku Women Protest Movement of 1924 Ojiakor, Ngozi Esther Department of History and international Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Ngozika Anthonia Obi-Ani Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

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Igbo Women in the Warring Zone: A Study of Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s Roses and BulletsIhueze, Adaobi OliviaDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Ebele Peace OkpalaDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Nigerian Women, War and Conflict ResolutionEronini, Rita

Owerri Women and Peace and Conflict ResolutionOparanozie, Promise Udo Department of Religious Studies, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

Talking Death: Postwar Literature and the Work of Mourning Esonwanne, UzomaDepartment of English & Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto, St. George, Canada

Igbo Women and their Traumatic Experiences: A Study of Ann Iwuagwu’s Arrow of DestinyIhueze, Adaobi Olivia Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Ijeoma AnyachebeluDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

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Panel 8: Feminism and Female Empowerment (1)Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 3.00 am – 4.00 am (Central Time, USA and Canada)Venue: (Zoom)

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Panel 8: Feminism and Female Empowerment (1)

Buchi Emecheta’s Feminism: Minuscule ‘f’ versus Majuscule ‘F’Azodo, Ada Uzoamaka Minority Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies, Indiana University Northwest, U.S.A

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Indigenous Igbo Feminism and Female Empowerment in South-Eastern NigeriaAsinobi, Isabella Lady

Igbo Feminism and Female Empowerment: Narratives from South-eastern NigeriaNwajiaku, Ijeoma C. Department of Languages, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria Okide, Ujubonu Juliet

Feminist Tendencies of Igbo Women as a Basis for their Empowerment in the SocietyDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos

Gender Inequality in Nigeria with Particular Recourse to IgbolandOkolie, ChideraDepartment of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

Gender Attitudes and Domestic Violence in Igbo Literature Okafor, Ebele Eucharia Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, Lagos

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Panel 9: Feminism and Female Empowerment (2)Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 9: Feminism and Female Empowerment (2)

Retention Marriage in Igbo Culture for Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Analysis of some Literary Texts by Igbo NovelistsOkoro, Nkiru E. Ministry of Health (PHC Section), Enugu

Onuora Ngozi T. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, NigeriaDi Bu Ugwu Nwanyi: Examining the Validity of an Old Igbo Aphorism in Modern Times Onyinyechi, Priscilla University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Christian WaribokoUniversity of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Redefinition of Female Identity in Selected Male-Authored Igbo Plays: An Africana Womanist ReadingAguobi, NkechinyereDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria

Nwanyi Bu Ihe: In the Light of the Igbo Social WorldAboekwe, Mary EmiliaDepartment of Religion and Society, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria

Obielosi, Dominic Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

Nwanyi bu Ulo: A Post-feminist Engagement of Domesticity and Modernity in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple HibiscusAbonyi, Chinasa Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Influence of Feminism on the Igbo CultureEzeudo, Chika Obiageli Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Indigenous Igbo Feminism and Women’s Empowerment in Ceramic ArtKonkwo, Victoria Ifeoma

Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Imo State University, Owerri Nigeria

Girl-child Naming Practices in Igbo: A Study of Bende Zone of South East NigeriaNwokocha, StellaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Ndubuisi AhamefulaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Chinwe UdechukwuDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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Panel 10: Migration, Emigration, Marginalization,Restructuring

Time: 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)Time: 5.00 am – 6.00 am (Central Time, USA and Canada)

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Panel 10: Migration, Emigration, Marginalization, Restructuring

Psychological Impact of International Migration on Left-behind Wives in Abia State NigeriaChukwu, Ngozi Eucharia Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Nma-Njoku, Alexandra ChukwuDepartment of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Migration, Diasporas, Desertion and the Future of the IgboOsondu, Chukwudi S. Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State -NIGERIA

Earth Goddess Concept in the Igbo Ecological Knowledge System: An Indigenous Response to Climate ChangeAlokwu, Obiora C. Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Rationalizing Emigration of Young Family Members by Older Adults in Enugu, South-EastNigeriaEbimgbo, Samuel O. Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ngozi Eucharia ChukwuDepartment of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Reenactment of ‘Igwebuike’ Spirit amongst the Igbo in the Diaspora as the Way Forward Onyejegbu, Maureen NwandoResearch Fellow/Lecturer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Institute of African Studie

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Panel 11: Climate Change and Environmental DegradationTime: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 11: Climate Change and Environmental Degradation

The African Environment and the Paradox of a Religious Universe Okpalike, Chika J. B. Gabriel Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Exorcism and the Problem of Environmental Degradation and Depletion of Economic Trees in IgbolandAdaora Lois AnyachebeluDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Chigozie Bright NnabuiheDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Deforestation Menace: Adaptation of Wood Motif for Fabric Surface DecorationEkwezia, Awele VivianAnambra State polytechnic, Mgbakwu

The Environment in Igbo Poetry: A study of Selected Igbo PoemsNnyigide, Nkoli MercyDepartment of Igbo, African and Asian Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

Igbo Culture and Ecological ProtectionsIgbokwe, Benedict Nkemdirim

Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

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Panel 12: Infrastructure and Social Development Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 12: Infrastructure and Social Development

Igbo Language: A Powerful Force in Promoting Igbo Traditional Arts and Cultural Identity in NigeriaKonkwo, Victoria IfeomaDepartment of Fine and Applied Arts, Imo State University, Owerri,

The Power of Language in Societal Development: The Igbo ExampleNwosu-Okoli, Ifeoma, Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo

Repositioning the Traditional Igbo Apprenticeship Scheme as a Development Leverage inTwenty-First Century NigeriaEboh, Emmanuel Department of Sociology, Imo State University, Owerri

Agụmagụ Ọnụ Dịka Ntọala Agụmagụ N’ala Igbo Okey-Agbo, Ndidi Department Of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ruth Ebere IhedigboDepartment Of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Language as a Marketing Tool among the IgboEdeoga, Patience NonyeDepartment Of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Chiamaka Ngozi OyekaDepartment Of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Social Networking Skills for Enterprise Management for University Students in NigeriaEze, Justina Nneka Department of Computer and Robotics Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Benardine OnahDepartment of Computer and Robotics Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Laxity in Igbo Language Used by the Elites in Igbo Land: Effect and Psychotherapy Eze, Justina NnekaDepartment of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Nwakaego Nwigwe Department of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Plurilingual Pedagogy: A Tool for National UnityEzenwa-Ohaeto, Ngozi Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Ogechukwu Bridget OkekeDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Economic Prospects of Nigeria Harnessing African Growth and Opportunity ActIkeanyionwu, Chioma School of Business, Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State, Nigeria

Chinagolum Veronica OkaforSchool of Business, Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Panel 14: Insecurity, Crime and PunishmentTime: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 14: Insecurity, Crime and Punishment

An Overview of Social Media Related Cybercrime and Legal RemedyUzoka, Ngozi ChisomDepartment of International Law and Jurisprudence, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Traditional Security System in Colonial Eastern Nigeria: An Appraisal of Ogugumiri and Ogbuzuru Ikelionwu.Onyeawuna, Ambrose OnuDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

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Ogechi Ikem AkureDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Explosive Remnants of War and the Igbo in Post-War NigeriaUgwuja, Alex Amaechi Department of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

Recollecting the 1966 Targeted Killings of the Igbo in NigeriaNwaokocha, Odigwe A. Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Appraisal of the Rights of Children in Correctional Institution: Security Threat to Southeast in NigeriaObiamaka, Umejiaku Nneka Department of Commercial and Property Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Ngozi C. UzokaDepartment of International Law and Jurisprudence, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Women and War Efforts in the Biafra Struggle: Focus on Umu-Owelle Clan, 1967-1970Ojiakor, NgoziDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Nigeria

Edith Ifeoma EzedinachiDepartment of History, International Studies and Diplomacy, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria

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Panel 15: Ideology, and DevelopmentTime: 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 15: Ideology, and Development

Review of Uwa Ndigbo in Idemili LGA: The Ethical Challenges of the Igbo Woman in a Modern WorldOkoye, Ogochukwu Violet Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Ebe onye bi ka o na-awachi: Implications for the Development of IgbolandOsondu, Chukwudi S.Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko

Igbo Traditional Communications: Focus on Umunya, Oyi, Anambra State, NigeriaOkorji, Roseline Ijeoma Department of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria


Isaac EzeobaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

The Nexus between Population, Ethnicity and Development: The Nigerian Case and lesson for the IgboAgugua, Augustine Okechukwu Department of Sociology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

Language as a Marketing Tool among the IgboOyeka, Chiamaka NgoziDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Patience Nonye EdeogaDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Embedded Philosophies: Igbo Worldview in Igbo Oral Funeral SongsNwosu, Onyebuchi Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria

The Quest for a Peaceful Coexistence among the Igbo in a Contemporary Society: A Study of Agbachaaekurunwa Songs of Mbaise Igbo WomenEchebima, Helen C. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria

Igbo Traditional Communications: Focus on Umunya, Oyi, Anambra State, NigeriaAhamefula, NdubuisiDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Isaac EzeobaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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Roseline Ijeoma OkorjiDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Mmetuta Mmasị Ụmụakwụkwọ N’Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ụlọakwụkwọ Sekọndịrị dị N’Okpuru Ọchịchị Ime Obodo NsụkaEze, Roseline Ifeoma Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chineke, Stella Obioma Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Omeje, Monica N. Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ugwuoke, Priscilla Ebere Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

On Violence and Character Refinement: Insights from Lejja Omaba ChantsMadu, Uchechukwu Evelyn Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo.

Self and Identity in Igbo Cosmology: A Re-Definition of Beingship in Igbo CultureMara, Miracle NmesomaDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NigeriaNgozi Ezenwa-OhaetoDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Toward Restoring the Sacredness of Life: Re-reading Etche Mythology, “Gị Gbuo Mmadụ Ịgaghị Ịla Bọlee”Mbonu, Caroline Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt

John Justice NwankwoDepartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt

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Panel 16: Entrepreneurship, and Wealth Creation andRepatriation


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Panel 16: Entrepreneurship, and Wealth Creation and Repatriation

Indigenous Salt Production among the Ohaozara Women in Ebonyi StateIweze, DanielDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin-City

Agustina Ogochukwu ChukwumaDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin-City

International Migration, Xenophobia and the Victimization of Igbo Migrants/NigeriansUrama, Evelyn Nwachukwu Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo

Land, Safety and Cooperation: Challenges to Diasporas Investment in Igboland Ogbu, Ugonna Chris-Collins Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria

Chukwudi Solomon OsonduDepartment of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, NigeriaStandardizing the Structure of Traditional Apprenticeship System in Igboland to Improve Employment Condition of the YouthObuka, Uju Department of Customary and Indigenous Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Future of Igboland: Imperatives from an Inward-Looking Self-Generating ModelOmenukor, Donald Uchenna Department of Philosophy, Imo State University, Owerri

Social Networking Skills Needed for Enterprise Management for University Student in NigeriaOnah, Benardine Department of Computer and Robotics Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Blessing Ngozi EzeDepartment of Computer and Robotics Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Investment Opportunities in IgbolandOnwumere, Roseline UgochinyereDepartment of Guidance & Counseling, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State

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Igbo’s Attitudes, Beliefs, and Ethnic Identity to the Globalization of the Igbo LanguageUdeze, Chinenye Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

Nneoma Chinemerem UdezeDepartment of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

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Panel 17: Symbolism Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 17: Symbolism

Symbolism and Leadership: A Reconstruction of Igbo Royal Metal Symbols in Nkwerre, Imo State, NigeriaIsiodu, Kosieme Georges Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, NigeriaGrace Chizoma Onyebuchi-IgbokweDepartment of Fine and Applied Arts, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria

Ozu Nwadora: Symbolic Representations in the Funeral Rites of a Woman in AwkaIwuchukwu, OnyekaNational Open University of Nigeria, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja

Shifting the Paradigm of Ududu-Eze: The Mystical Pot of Clay from Aguleri that Serves asthe Symbol of Power that Creates the Eze Nri in Igbo Traditional Religion Madukasi, Francis Chuks Department of Religion & Society, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Nigeria

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Panel 18: Corruption and Fraudulent PracticesTime: 1.00 pm –2.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 18: Corruption and Fraudulent Practices

Ontological Foundations of Selfishness: Igbo View – Panel PresentationAnichebe Obiora Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Christian O. Agbo

Humanities Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chinenye A. Ezema


“Ego Mbute”: Ugly Trend amongst the Igbo of TodayEnweremadu, Queen E. C.Department of English Language, School of Arts, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

Peace-Val. C. Eze Department of Nigerian Languages, School of Arts, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

Voter Apathy in Igbo Land: Implications for Igbo LeadershipUmo, Uju ClaraDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Samuel Agozie Ezeudu Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Panel 19: Social Justice, Militarism, and Criminal Justice


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Igbo Community in China: Decrying Shifting Norms and Diasporic Ambivalence in IfeomaOdinye’s My African-China Odinye, Ifeoma Ezinne Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Politics or Politricks: Nigerian Politics of Bribery and Corruption in IgbolandDominican Community, Emene, Enugu, Enugu StateEnwerem, Iheanyi

Burial Rituals and Widowhood in Igbo Culture: The Changing Trend Unaegbu, JephthahPrincipal Cinematographer, Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Thirsting for the New World: Igbo Women Migration to United States of America since 1970 Ojiakor, Ngozi Esther Department of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

“Hell’s Island”: Nigerian Labor, Plantations Agriculture and Imperial Collaboration on Spanish Fernando PoKorieh, Chima J. Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Nneka OnuDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Panel 20: Land Tenure, Nationalism, and Self-DeterminationTime: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 20: Land Tenure, Nationalism, and Self-Determination

50 Years after the Nigeria-Biafra War and the Renewed Call for the Biafra RepublicDuruji, Moses Metumara Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota

Mmegbu Na Nhazi Dịka O Siri Metụta Ndị Igbo Na NaịjirịaObayi, Joy Ifeadikanwa Humanities Unit School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Peace Ebere UdensiHumanities Unit School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Biafra and “Comfort Women” of Nsukka, Northeast, Igboland: 1967-1983Obi-Ani, Ngozika AnthoniaDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ngozi E. OjiakorDepartment of History and international Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

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Panel 21: Leadership, Militarism, Politics, and Governance

Time: 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 21: Leadership, Militarism, Politics, and Governance

Echoes from the Neo-Biafra’s Enduring Quest for Self DeterminationAdibe, Emeka Cyprian Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

Indigenous Language: A Tool for Good GovernanceEkeoma, ChinasaDepartment of Languages and Communication, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba

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Voter Apathy in Igboland: Implications for Igbo LeadershipEzeudu, Samuel Agozie Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Uju Clara UmoDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Grace Ogechukwu UgwonnaDepartment of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Socio-cultural Identity of Igbo Women in the 21st CenturyOjiakor, Esther NgoziDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Nigeria

Edith Ifeoma Ezedinachi Nike,Department of History, International Studies and Diplomacy, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria

Oluchukwu Nnenna OrizuDepartment of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Nigeria

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Panel 22: Music, Visual Arts, Film, Social Media, Cyber Crime Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 22: Music, Visual Arts, Film, Social Media, Cyber Crime

Akwukwo Komiki n’Asusu Igbo: Usoro iji Kwalite Mmuta Edemede na Agumagu n’Igbo NgwangwaEmejulu, ObiajuluNational Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State

Chidimma OkeoguDepartment of Translation and French Studies, National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State

Michael BitzNew Jersey

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Advocating for the Igbo Cultural Heritage through Visual ArtsOnyebuchi-Igbokwe, Grace Chizoma Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri

Igbo Traditional Communications: Focus on Umunya, Oyi, Anambra State, NigeriaEzeoba, IsaacDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ndubuisi AhamefulaDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Roseline Ijeoma OkorjiDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Mbari in Contemporary Igbo Art Culture: Fossil or Phoenix?Opara, John Kelechi Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Contemporary Igbo Popular Music and Nurture: Flavour’s MusicForchu, Ijeoma Iruka Department of Music/Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

Creativity and Entertainment as an Ideology of Social Regeneration in Post-Civil War Igboland, 1970- 1979Ifekwe, Bernard Steiner Department of History and International Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria

Revivifying Writing Culture in Igbo Language in the Era of Digital Media: The Role of Social Media PlatformsIkwubuzo, Iwu Department of Linguistics, African & Asian Studies, University of Lagos

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Panel 23: Nollywood, and Igbo Culture and Values Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Nollywood and Popular Performance of Christian Wifehood: August Meeting and Matters ArisingAzuawusiefe, ChijiokeUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Error Analysis of the Subtitles of Igbo Nollywood MoviesUkaegbu, Eunice KingsleyDepartment of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Calabar, Calabar

Michael Akumjika ChikammaDepartment of Linguistics & Nigerian Languages, University of Calabar, Calabar

Igbo Culture and Royalty Portraitures in Nollywood FilmsIwuh, John Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Nollywood Movies and Child Rights Issues: A Study of Viewers of Select Movies in IgbolandObi, IjeomaDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Angela Nkiru NwammuoDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Timothy Ekeledirichukwu OnyejelemDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Akwukwo Komiki n’Asusu Igbo: Usoro iji Kwalite Mmuta Edemede na Agumagu n’Igbo NgwangwaBitz, MichaelNew Jersey

Obiajulu EmejuluNational Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State

Chidimma OkeoguDepartment of Translation and French Studies, National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State

Caveats on Framing Igbo Culture in the Nollywood Television Drama ContextDuruaku, ABCAlvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri

Error Analysis of the Subtitles of Igbo Nollywood MoviesChikamma, Michael AkumjikaDepartment of Linguistics & Nigerian Languages, University of Calabar, Calabar

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Ukaegbu, Eunice KingsleyDepartment of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Calabar, Calabar

Made in Nollywood Igbo Elders Mythologizing Narrative: Contesting Characterization, Identity and Culture of Screen RepresentationsUwah, Innocent Ebere Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Nollywood Movies and Children’s Rights: A Study of Viewers of Selected Movies Nwammuo, Angela NkiruDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Timothy Ekeledirichukwu OnyejelemDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Ijeoma ObiDepartment of Mass Communication, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Impact of Internet Marketing on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Asaba Udoye, Rita Nneka School of Business Education, Federal College of Education (technical), Asaba, Delta State

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Panel 24: Igbo Language, Endangerment and Preservation

Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)Time: 4.00 am –5.00 am (Central Time, USA and Canada)

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Panel 24: Igbo Language, Endangerment and Preservation

Igbo Names and their Abbreviations: A Semantic ImplicationAdindu, Mary Chinturu Department of English and Literature, Abia State University, Uturu

The Nigeria-Biafra War and Igbo Language EndangermentAgbasimalo, Ada Lagos, Nigeria

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Ethno-Linguistic Rivalry among the Igbo People of NigeriaAkujobi, Odochi S. Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Igbo Language: Its Endangerment and PreservationAnikwenze, ChinenyeDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Ngozika Anthonia Obi-AniDepartment of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Mmegbu Na Mkpagbu Asụsụ Igbo: Nke Si Ụmụafọ Igbo N’AkaAruah, Virginus Onyebuchi Ngalaba Lingwistiks, Asụsụ Igbo na Asụsụ Naịjirịa ndị Ọzọ, Mahadum Naịjirịa, Nsụka

Obayi, Joy IfeadikanwaYuniit Amụmụ Ọha (GS Unit), Mahadum Naịjirịa, Nsụka

Abused Code Mixing and Language Endangerment: The Igbo ExampleNwagbo, Osita Gerald Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Ndọghachi Azụ Ọmụmụ Asụsụ Igbo N’Ụlọakwụkwọ Sekọndịrị Ndị Dị Na Kansụlụ Abankaleke N’Okpuru Ọchịchị Steeti EbonyiMpamugo, EmmanuelEbonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi StateLevi OgbuEbonyi State College of Education, Ikwo, Ebonyi State

Attitude of Non-Igbo Speakers to the Study of Igbo Language: A Case Study of the School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, NsukkaObayi, Joy IfeadikanwaHumanities Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Peace Ebere UdensiHumanities Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Panel 25: Igbo Language, Translation and Teaching Time: 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 5.00 am –6.00 am (Central Time, USA and Canada)

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Panel 25: Igbo Language, Translation and Teaching

A Lexico-Semantic Study of Molière’s Femme Savante and ‘Filamint Na Ndi Otu Ya’ Translated by EzehNkoro, Ihechi Department of Foreign Language and Translation Studies, Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria

Doublets in Legal Parlance in English and Igbo: Implications for TranslationIjioma, Patricia Ngozi National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba, Abia State

The Igbo Language as a Foreign Language: Somewhere, SomehowObieze, Juliana N. Department of French, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria

Jovita N. OlolohDepartment of French, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria

Ọnọdụ Asụsụ Igbo: Mkpatara, Mmetụta na MmekwaDimebo, Ifunanya Nzubechukwu Department of Languages/Linguistics, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo,

Code-Switching in the ESL Classroom: Case of Two Ebonyi State Primary Schools Ononiwu, CharlesDepartment of Languages and Linguistics, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo

Perceptions of Secondary School Nigerian Language Students on the Use of Mobile-assisted Language Learning Applications: A Case Study of Igbo Language JSS Students in Lagos StateBlessing ChidiebereDepartment of Arts and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos

Usoro Fọmụla N’Ịkuzi Na Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ogo Sekọndịrị Junịọ (Formulae and Strategies for the Teaching and Learning of Igbo Culture in Junior Secondary Schools)Eze, Roseline IfeomaDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Priscilla Ebere UgwuokweDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Roseline Ifeoma EzeDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Chioma.M. AkaezeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Non-Metaphorical Objects as Alternative Means of Literary Communication in Selected Chukuezi’s PlaysAkaeze, Chima MagdalineDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ugwuoke, Priscilla Ebere Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ikechukwu-Ibe, Chioma Juliet Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Melting Point of Igbo and Chinese LanguagesOkoye, Chidimma Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Christiana Obiageli OkoyeDepartment of Languages, Federal Polytechnic, Oko

Li LinpingConfucius Classroom, Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

Igbo Terminology Research in Special DomainsCookey, Scholastica Ahiazunwa National Institute Nigerian Languages, Aba

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Panel 26: Igbo Language, Acquisition, and Pedagogy (1)Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Ọmụmụ Asụsụ Ịgbo ka Ọ dị Taa n’Ụlọ Akwụkwọ dịgasị na Steeti Enugu, NigeriaOgwudile, Christian E. C. Ngalaba Amụmamụ Ịgbo, Afrika na Eshịa, Mahadum Nnamdị Azikiwe, Ọka

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Asụsụ Nnukwu Akara Njirimara Ndị: Asụsụ Igbo Dị Ka NjiatụleIlechukwu, Chiamaka Patience Nnamdị Azịkiwe University, Awka

Provision, Availability and Maintenance of School Facilities as Correlate of Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Ebonyi StateOrih, Felicia A. Imo State College of Education, Ihitte / Uboma, Imo State, Nigeria

Morphology and Syntax of IgbongọOkpala, Chinasa PatienceDepartment of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Igbo Language and Folk Etymology: A Study of Maazi Greeting in Ngwa Land Adindu, Mary Chinturu Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria

Mmetuta Mmasị Ụmụakwụkwọ N’Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ụlọakwụkwọ Sekọndịrị Dị N’Okpuru Ọchịchị Ime Obodo NsụkaOmeje, Monica N. Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka


Stella Obioma ChinekeDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Priscilla Ebere UgwuokeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Agụmagụ Ọnụ Dịka Ntọala Agụmagụ N’ala Igbo Ihedigbo, Ruth EbereDepartment Of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ndidi Okay-AgboDepartment Of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka

Adịmire Usoro Nkụzi Mmekọrịta Na Mmeta Nke Ọma Ụmụakwụkwụ Sekọndịrị N’Abụ Ederede IgboChineke, Stella Obioma Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Uju Clara UmoDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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Language Acquisition and Pedagogy: A Focus on Standard Igbo and the Dialect VarietiesAbonyi, Daniel Odinaka Department of Linguistics and Igbo, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Okeke, Ogechukwu Bridget

Plurilingual Pedagogy: A Tool for National UnityNgozi Ezenwa-OhaetoDepartment of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Learning Igbo Language as a Second Language: Prospect and ChallengesEgonu, Ngozi Grace Department of Languages and Humanities, School of General Studies, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri

Holophrastic Utterances: Types and Meaning Dimensions in IgboNwobu, Edith U.Department of Igbo, African & Asian Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Aloysius U. UmeodinkaDepartment of Igbo, African & Asian Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

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Panel 27: Igbo Language, Acquisition, and Pedagogy (2) Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Panel 27: Igbo Language, Acquisition, and Pedagogy (2)Ontological Foundations of Selfishness: Igbo View – Panel PresentationAgbo, Christian O. Humanities Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chinenye A. Ezema


Obiora Anichebe

Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Usoro Fọmụla N’Ịkuzi Na Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ogo Sekọndịrị Junịọ (Formulae and Strategies for the Teaching and Learning of Igbo Culture in Junior Secondary Schools)Akaeze, Chioma Magdalene Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ugwuoke, Priscilla EbereDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Eze, Roseline IfeomaDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Adịmire Usoro Nkụzi Mmekọrịta Na Mmeta Nke Ọma Ụmụakwụkwụ Sekọndịrị N’Abụ Ederede IgboUmo, Uju Clara Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Stella Obioma ChinekeDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Holophrastic Utterances: Types and Meaning Dimensions in IgboUmeodinka, Aloysius U.Department of Igbo, African & Asian Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Edith U. NwobuDepartment of Igbo, African & University, Awka

Adịmiire Akụkọ Ifo N’Ịkụzi Ọgụgụ Aghọtaazaa N’Ogo Agụmakwụkwọ Praịmarị Na Steetị EbonyịEze, Justina NnekaDepartment of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Nwigwe Nwakaego Department of Arts and Social Science Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

The Melting Point of Igbo and Chinese LanguagesLinping, Li Confucius Classroom, Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

Christiana Obiageli OkoyeDepartment of Languages, Federal Polytechnic, Oko

Chidimma OkoyeDepartment of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Usoro Fọmụla N’Ịkuzi Na Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ogo Sekọndịrị Junịọ (Formulae and Strategies for the Teaching and Learning of Igbo Culture in Junior Secondary Schools)Ugwuoke, Priscilla EbereDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka


Chioma M. AkaezeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Panel 28: Community Rituals Time: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Unique Cultural Practices in Igbo Land: Deaths and A Totemic Tradition amongst Ikwo PeopleNweke, Onuora BenedictAlex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State

Sky-Related Rituals, Festivities and Calendar of Parts of Igbo-Speaking People of South-eastern Nigeria, Urama, Johnson Ozoemenam Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Non-Metaphorical Objects as Alternate Means of Literary Communication in Selected Chukuezi’s PlaysUgwuoke, Priscilla EbereDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chioma Magdaline AkaezeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Chioma Juliet Ikechukwu-IbeDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Festivals and the Making and Re-Making Of the Igbo Cosmos, Calendar and Festivals in Ugwuoba Town, Oji River L.G.A Nwankwo, Lawrence Nchekwube Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Traditional Marriage Ceremony in Igboland: Special Reference to Ubakala, Umuahia, Okeogu, Chidinma Ihuaku National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba, Abia State

Girl-child Naming Practices in Igbo: A Study of Bende Zone of South East NigeriaNwokocha, Stella Department of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria


Chinwe UdechukwuDepartment of Linguistics, Igbo & Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Alụmdi Na Nwunye Ndị Igbo N’Oge Gboo Na N’Oge Ugbu aChibụndụ,Vivian Chikọdị Ngalaba Asụsụ Na Ihe Metụtara Mmadụ, Ụlọakwụkwọ Amụmamụ Izugbe, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria

Pauline Chinasa NwizuNgalaba Asụsụ Na Ihe Metụtara Mmadụ, Ụlọakwụkwọ Amụmamụ Izugbe, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria

Ethnopragmatics of the Ọjí Ritual Performance among the Owerri Igbo of South-Eastern NigeriaWachuku, UkachiSchool of Languages, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

The Place of Akwa-ọcha in Igbo Cultural Festivals: Problems and ProspectsNwosu, Calista O.Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Nigeria

Mwepụta Nkὰ Ejie Ọdịnala Maka Nkwalite Omenala Nya Ndụ Ndị IgboNnebedum, Theodora NgoziDepartment of Languages & Linguistics. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi

Nwizu, Pauline Chinasa Department of Languages and Humanities, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri

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Akwamozu Nwaanyi Luru Di N'Okpuru Ochichi Ihiala N'Anambra SteetiNsolibe, Obiageli TheresaChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria

The Trinity: Birth, Life and Death - Changing Igbo Traditional Perspectives Okafor, Mercy Department of Fine & Applied Arts, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State

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Panel 29: Igbo MasqueradesTime: 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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Demystifying the Gods: An Analysis of Masquerade Practices in Nkanụ, Enugu, Nigeria Mbah, Chukwuemeka History & International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Women and Igbo MasqueradeJell-Bahlsen, Sabine Anthropologist and Documentary Film Maker, Former Editor-in-Chief, Dialectical Anthropology A Study of Ndi Igbo Masks and Masquerades in Nigeria

Anyasodo, Baldwin Chika Arts Department, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Nneka Justina Eze Arts and Social Science Education Department, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Atumma Masquerade: A Social Critic and Embodiment of Art and TheatreIkwuegbu, Francis Nnamdi Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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Panel 30: Morality in IgbolandTime: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)


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At Midnight: Reclaiming the ‘Egwu Ọnwa’ Philosophy in the Face of a Global Obliteration of Moral ValuesAsika, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Department of English, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam

Onyeaghananwanneya: Trading Boundaries for Bridges: A Study of Edgell’s Beka Lamb and John’s UnburnableMuo, Adaobi P. O. Box 9772, Marina, Lagos

Monogamy as Gender Equity: Teeming Spinsters and Married Male Malcontents in the Igbo Social SystemNwachukwu, Ogbu Chukwuka Department of English and Literary Studies, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu- Alike, Nigeria

Baby-Mama Syndrome and the Changing Values for Marriage and Family

Nzewi, Uchenna Mariestella Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Nkiru Christiana OhiaInstitute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

Panel 31: Children’s RightsTime: 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (Central Time, USA and Canada)Venue: (Zoom)

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Panel 31: Children’s Rights

Mmetuta Mmasị Ụmụakwụkwọ N’Ọmụmụ Omenala Igbo N’Ụlọakwụkwọ Sekọndịrị Dị N’Okpuru Ọchịchị Ime Obodo NsụkaEze, Ifeoma RoselineDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Stella Obioma ChinekeDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Monica N. OmejeDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Priscilla Ebere UgwuokeDepartment of Linguistics and Other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Indigenous Languages, Information Dissemination and the Child Rights Act: The Role of TranslationOhaike Nkechinyere B. Director, Academic Planning, National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba, Abia State

Advocating for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Women in Nigeria: An AppraisalUmejiaku, Nneka ObiamakaDepartment of Commercial and Property Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Ngozi Chisom UzokaDepartment of International Law and Jurisprudence, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Akwamozu Nwaanyi Luru Di N'Okpuru Ochichi Ihiala N'Anambra Steeti

Nsolibe, Obiageli TheresaChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria

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CLOSING CEREMONYTime: 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)

Time: 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm (Central Time, USA and Canada)Venue: (Zoom)

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Documents

DRAFT - Igbo Studies Association Inc., USA - Igbo Studies