Browsing by Author "Daniel, Mary Taiye"

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    An Appraisal of James 5:1-6 and its Significance on Employer-Employee Relationship in Nigeria
    (NASR, 2019) Daniel, Mary Taiye
    It is no news that life is extremely difficult for many Nigerian workers today because of the economic recession. Some states in Nigeria have not been able to pay their workers for several months, this call for serious deliberations since the work-force of any nation is of great significance to the advancement of economic growth and its overall development. This situation has bred a dangerous work environment were several unemployed people are willing to take any job for survival rather than dignity. This made labour exploitation possible in many organizations in the form of poor salary, wages, motivation, and dehumanization of work and workers. Some employers are guilty of the above because they sought wealth far above their needs and in the process, they cheat workers of their wages. With exceptional severity, James reproaches such employers for pleasure-seeking at the detriment of their employees because the wealth they amassed will not last and the judgment of God will be upon them. This work adopts the expository, historical, and descriptive research methods with primary and secondary sources. It explores the issues relating to employer-employee relationships in Nigeria. This paper offers some reflections on some Christian values that can strengthen the relationship between the employer and employee, and recommends that trade union should be encouraged and should be a veritable tool through which excesses of employers are checked. Any organization/ company that fails to recognize the right of its employees should be dissolved or sanctioned. There is a need for a progressive workplace policy that can ensure decent work and adequate protection for workers in Nigeria.
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    Religious and Cultural Aesthetics of the Feminine power in Ahmed Yerima's Osun
    (Department of Performing and FIlm Arts, University of Ilorin., 2025) Atteh, Femi Yinka; Daniel, Mary Taiye; Iyanda, Sunday Elijah
    The African society represents a socioreligious landscape characterised by diverse cultures and traditional practices that aesthetically, influence gender relationship. In Nigeria, both Islam and Christianity coexist alongside indigenous ancient beliefs, which emphasise purity, spiritual cleansing, and the utilisation of feminine power as instruments for regeneration. Therefore, this study explores the religious and cultural aesthetics of feminine power in Ahmed Yerima's Osun. This study adopts the descriptive research design and content analysis with Arnold Arnold Berleant's Cultural Aesthetics Theory (2005) to foreground the study. The descriptive design is to conceptualise issues on the silent struggles of women, especially as contextualised in Yerima's Osun. Findings reveal that women have developed a feminine force capable of intercepting and reprimanding the influences of patriarchal tendencies within society's culture and religions. It is observed that these spiritually driven socio-religious practices have resurfaced through various avenues, Characters like Apena and Iyemoja should be emulated for supporting justice for tradition, and the mothers of the night's effort at destroying lecherous tendencies like King Ogidan for plaguing women and society. Ahmed Yerima's play, Osun offers a compelling narrative that underscores the religious and cultural aesthetics of feminine power within Yoruba cosmology. To further explore the theme of feminine power in African drama, it is recommended that scholars conduct comparative studies on similar portrayals in other playwrights' works. Theatre practitioners should also engage in productions that celebrate female agency in African spirituality.