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Item Arabic our heritage: teaching and learning of contemporary arabic in South west, Nigeria(Pan-African University Press, Austin, 2022) Akewula, A. O.Item A writing of theatre in modern arabic literature(Faculty of Arts Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos, Nigeria, 2017-07) Akewula, A. O.Item A literary exposition of Arabic novel in Saudi Arabia(Department of Arabic Language, University College, Trivandrum, India, 2017) Akewula, A. O.Item An overview of the impact of arab civilizaton on yoruba culture in Nigeria(The Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria (YSAN) c/o Department of Linguistics and African Languages University of Ibadan, 2023-01) Akewula, A. O.; Kamorudeen, B. K.Nigeria was a land where idol worship marked the religious life of the inhabitants. With the advent of Islam which came with its civilization, Nigerians’ faith, rituals, rites, practices and customs changed and impacted the Nigerian culture. Invariably, the contact of the Arabs with the people of Yorubaland in Nigeria brought about a new era in their beliefs. The Arabs who were mainly Muslims and with the focus to spread Islam preached assiduously against the syncretic religious practices of the Yoruba in the Southwestern region of Nigeria. There is no gainsaying the fact that every religion has its own unique identity characterized by traditions, values and norms that make it stand out. Over the centuries, we have observed that the southwestern Nigeria culture is gradually fading away as we adopt Arab civilization and this persists as days go by. The Arab civilization has influenced the Yoruba culture in different domains. Some of the impacts are noticeable in our education, language, borrowing, social activities, entertainment, traditional settings, marriage, naming, burial and funeral rites and widowhood. This paper employs historical method which attempts to examine how Arab civilization influenced Yoruba culture in the aforementioned domains including religion and devotional rites. It is our hope that some aspects of Yoruba Culture that are not inimical to Islamic teachings would be preserved to avoid becoming moribund.Item Naja nigricollis venom altered reproductive and neurological functions via modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative damage in male rats(Elsevier, 2022) Ajisebiola, B.S.; Adeniji, O.B.; James, A.S.; Ajayi, B.O.; Adeyi, A.O."Reproductive and neurological anomalies are often characterized by malfunctioning of reproductive and nervous organs sometimes attributed to systemic toxins. However, limited information is available on the impact of snake venom toxins on male reproductive and nervous system. This study investigated the toxicological effects of Naja nigricollis venom on male reproductive and neural functions in rat model. Twenty male Wistar rats weighing between 195 and 230 g were divided randomly into two groups of ten rats each. Group 1 served as normal control while rats in group 2 were envenomed with a single intraperitoneal injection of 0.25 mg/kg1 (LD12.5) of N. nigricollis venom on first and twenty fifth day within the period of fifty days experiment. The venom signif- icantly decreased sperm counts, motile cells and volume combined with increased sperm abnormalities. The venom induced hormonal imbalances in the envenomed group as levels of testosterone, luteinizing and follicle stimulating hormones depreciated compared to the control. Oxidative stress biomarkers: malondialdehyde significantly increased parallels with depletion of glutathione level and catalase activities in testis, epididymis and brain of envenomed rats. Furthermore, N. nigricollis venom up-regulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin1-beta (IL-1β) production in testis, epididymis and brain of envenomed rats compared to the control. Also, various histological alterations were noticed in tissues of testis, epididymis and brain of envenomed rats. Findings indicated that N. nigricollis venom is capable of inducing reproductive and neurological dysfunction in envenomed victims."Item Myths(Indiana University Press, 2016) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Speaking in tongues: a review of Dawood Tijani’s translated and unpublished arabic works(2016-11) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Idioms, proverbs, and dictums(Pan-African University press, 2017) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Faith(Indiana University Press, 2016) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Cruelty towards animals: an Islamic perspective(Association for the Study of the Interplay between Religion and Science (ASIRS), 2010) Omofoyewa, K. A.