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    A humanist appraisal of Foluke Ogunleyes jabulile
    (2018-01) Babatope, B.
    Humanism is “a system of thought centered on humans and their values, capacities, and worth. ” Humanism is an appeal to reason in contrast to revelation or religious authority as a means of finding out about the natural world and destiny of man, and also giving a grounding for morality...Humanist ethics is also distinguished by placing the end of moral action in the welfare of humanity rather than in fulfilling the will of God. ” Though the artist’s primary role is to entertain, based on the principle of socio-aesthetic harmony, it is obligatory for him or her to provide functional amusement. Humanism positions man at the centre stage of human existence and places on him the responsibility of making life meaningful, worth living and developmental. This has been the elemental pivot of humanistic drama from inception. This paper attempts an analytical review of Foluke Ogunleye’s Jabulile within the context of humanism. It argues that even though Ogunleye may not have been an avowed humanist (in the sense of its godlessness), her drama, with particular emphasis on Jabulile, subscribes to the tenets of cultural and literary humanism. The paper concludes that Ogunleye’s art does not only exemplify her humanistic disposition, it equally offers a panacea for the amelioration of the prevalent social dysfunctionalities in Nigeria
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    Studies on the effect of cocoa pod as filler in polyester composites
    (2008) Bolarinwa, M. A.; Babatope, B.
    This work investigates the effects of surface treatment on cocoa pod on the mechanical properties of polyester composites. Reinforcement varying between 0% w/w to 10% was used in the preparation of the polyester composite specimens. Tensile and hardness tests were carried out on the test specimens with and without reinforcements and the effect of loading on the mechanical properties were correlated. This work has a significant impact for the conversion of waste products, especially cocoa pod that pollutes the environment to engineering materials. The study found that apart from the common use of cocoa pod in the soap making industry, it would also become important in engineering materials fabrication. This has implication for the wealth creation programme embedded in the vision 20, 2020 target on the floor.