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BRIEF HISTORY OF OGURUGU AND THE PEOPLE

                                        BRIEF HISTORY OF OGURUGU AND THE PEOPLE ISANI BRIGHT CHINWUGO INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA bright.isani@unn.edu.ng Ogurugu is a border town in Uzo-uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State , Nigeria. It is bordered in the north by Igala-mela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State in south by Ojjor an Igala community in Uzo-uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State , east by Opanda-Nimbo also in Uzo-uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State and west by Obale in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. Ogurugu is an agrarian community. They farm rice, cassava, moderate yam, beans, corn and among others. However, about 2% are fishermen. Their language is Igala, though about 60% of elite and non-elite alike understand Igbo.Ogurugu people practice Igala traditional religion though 10.5% are Christians wh...

The Teacher Died: An Overview by Greg Odo

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As a script, the work is a voluble creative evaluation of the author’s society, Sambisa Republic, by looking at his gawky educational system. Apart from many contending issues in the discourse, the author’s use of cross-cultural references added to the universal relevance of the play. A typical science secondary school is established in Sambisa Republic to foster scientific growth through specialist imparting of empirical knowledge to students. Things go wrong as both the principal of the school and some of his unprincipled teachers’ descend on having licentious relationship with the wayward students. Some other teachers decide to make the difference by refusing to be engulfed in the vulgar and shame. Those teachers organize students’ debate thereby making the students to become the mirror in which the society can see itself. Mr. Obonogwaogwu, the coordinator of the students’ debate is at times amazed at the barrage of revelations by his students during the debate. The first debate ...