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Volume 56, Issue 297, September, 2020

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Umulumgbe Odo masquerade ritual performance is an art form that reflects the creative work of the imagination of the people of Umulumgbe. It is an art form, characterized by the imitation of action that is serious and of great magnitude. Odo masquerade performance is a drama that deals with the social lives of the people of Umulumgbe, and their belief in afterlife which is being transmitted through time from one generation to another. It is also a performance that gives them the avenue to dramatize on how their belief system has contributed to their social wellbeing and on how they deal with the difficult situations that happen in life, especially the situation that has to do with the loss of a loved one. Umulumgbe Odo masquerade performance is a social drama because of its ability to occupy the space between the real and the imagined, mainly as a result of the belief that death is not the end of life but its continuation in the other world that is, the spiritual world. It is a ritual performance that represents and incorporates all the belief and the thoughts expressed in connection with death and afterlife (Ref: Gloria Nwandu Ozor, Chesaina Ciarunji, Masumi Odari. Umulumgbe ODO masquerade traditional ritual performance as a social drama. Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 589-602); (Image: EikoOjala).

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Umulumgbe ODO masquerade traditional ritual performance as a social drama

Gloria Nwandu Ozor, Chesaina Ciarunji, Masumi Odari

Umulumgbe Odo masquerade ritual performance is an art form that reflects the creative work of the imagination of the people of Umulumgbe. It is an art form, characterized by the imitation of action that is serious and of great magnitude

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 589-602

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An investigation of rural infrastructural resources and sustainable rural expansion in India

Balamurugan P

Rural infrastructural resources are crucial for agriculture, agro-industries and overall economic development of rural areas such as, credit absorbing capacity, enhancing the productivity of crops and livestock, generating employment, increasing farmers’ income, etc.

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 603-610

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Impact of macroeconomic variables on the growth of insurance companies in Nigeria

Ponjul B. Gonji, Angyak Jonathan Ahan, David M. Zamdayu, Pam Bitrus J. Pam

This study is an empirical analysis on the effect of macroeconomic variables on the growth of insurance companies quoted on Nigeria Stock Exchange from 1990-2019

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 611-619

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Econometric analysis of air passenger demand in Nigeria

Oladun, Emmanuel A, Ayantoyinbo, Benedict B

Broadly, transport economics and air transport economics in specific can be considered to be the engine of economic activity because of its derived nature

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 620-627

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SCIENCE

Limnological study of Dwarkeshwar river water in the downstream at Arambagh, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India

Nilu Halder

Water is an important essential element for survive of life and it is directly linked with human civilization and welfare. The present work deals with the analyses of fifteen limnological parameters of water

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 628-633

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MEDICINE

Assessment of the renal function status in persons occupationally exposed to lead in lead acid battery manufacturing factory in Nnewi

AN OKPOGBA, EC OGBODO, GI MUONEKE, CN CHINAKA, SO NWOKO, EP MOUNMBEGNA, IC EJIOGU, CG IKIMI, AO OKEZIE, AK AMAH

Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal with widespread use which has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 634-641

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

An evaluation of fraud risk management activities in government boards and parastatals in Nigeria

Abubakar Saidu, Yohanna Gyang Jugu, Mary Ada Ogenyi, Tosin D Bodunde

The continuous occurrence of frauds in government parastatals has become a matter of concern among researchers; this paper therefore was set out to evaluate fraud risk management activities in government boards and parastatals in Nigeria

Discovery, 2020, 56(297), 642-654

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