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Arabic Source Materials and their Relevance in the History of the 19th century Sokoto Caliphate

Arabic Source Materials and their Relevance in the History of the 19th century Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate was an Islamic state that was established in the 19th century in the northern area of modern Nigeria. One of the outstanding achievements of the Sokoto Caliphate was recorded in the area of intellectual activities. The intellectual […]

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THE INFLUENCE OF ARABIC LANGUAGE ON AFRICAN SOCIETIES

Abstract  THE CASE WITH ARABIC DAYS OF THE WEEK            Time is often measured in minutes, hours, days, years etc. The measurement usually starts with a unit of time called second. Next to second is the minute is a period of sixty seconds and beyond the minute is the hour which is one of the […]

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THE PLACE OF ARABIC LANGUAGE IN THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF EARLY NIGERIAN HISTORY

Abstract             Scholars studying early Nigerian history have had recourse to oral source material as the only available and reliable source of writing History, neglecting a large pool of written source material in Arabic language. This utter neglect could be attributed to the fact that, most of our historians do not have a thorough grasp […]

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Gudaha siyaasadda Soomaaliyeed In the internal politics of Somalia

Gudaha siyaasadda Soomaaliyeed In the internal politics of Somalia   The presidency in every Somali political heart Qofka kasta soomaaliyeed waxaa qalbiga kaga jira inuu madaxweyne noqdo, horay baa waxaa loo yiri dadka haddii ay sinnaadaan way halaagsamaan. taas waa run dadka oo dhan haddii ay naago noqdaan maxaa dhacaayo, sidoo kale haddii ay caruur […]

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Cuntada cayilka jirka u keenta

Cuntada cayilka jirka u keenta Protein-rich foods, as well as important vitamins to the body Cuntada burutiinka iyo vitamiinka u leh jirka ayaa keenta cayilka. Foods that lead to obesity waxaa ka mid ah hilibka iyo caanaha iyo dhamaan wixii laga sameeyo caanaha. sidoo kale macmacaanka isaga cayil ayuu keenaa, qofka rabo inuu dhaqsi u […]

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A Survey of Television Stations Broadcasting in Hausa Language

Abstract             The establishment of the Radio Television Kaduna, known as Broadcasting Corporation of Northern Nigeria (BCNN) by the government of the Northern Nigerian Region in 1962, marked the beginning of television broadcasting in Hausa language. Hence, several television stations that were later established in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Cameroon began broadcasting in Hausa. This […]

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African Languages and the Media The Case of Nigeria Language Policy and the Media

Abstract Nigeria is said to have 500 languages and each of these languages has a legal backing as being a national language. In this paper we shall analyze the language policy of Nigeria that protects all indigenous/national languages against death and for usage at appropriate community and levels. In Nigeria languages are tagged as endangered, […]