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Historical Analysis of the Environmental Aspects of Maritime Security Issues in the Gulf of Guinea: An Examination of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. Effiong, Eke Nta
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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The historical background of environmental security issues and their effects on the Niger Delta region's maritime domain are examined in this paper. It examines how the environment of the area, particularly the water bodies, is affected over time by deforestation, open defecation, illegal and unprotected fishing, quarrymen's operations, oil spills, and gas flaring. The study employs a qualitative research approach, consulting secondary materials such as academic literature and official documents, in addition to primary sources, including field reports and interviews. According to the study's findings, the region's maritime environment faced several security issues, including open defecation, environmental degradation, and deforestation, which were exacerbated by the onset of oil extraction following its discovery in the 1950s. Since then, the region's maritime domain has faced increased security challenges. This study emphasizes the intricate dynamics underlying security issues and the necessity of sustainable development and environmental preservation to guarantee environmental security in the area by examining the interactions between these factors and maritime security difficulties.

The Evangelical Significance of the Healing Miracles in Mark 1: 29-34 in the Providence Delta Baptist Conference Evwierhurhoma, Silas Akpomejero; Enuwosa, Joseph
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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This study investigates the evangelical significance of healing miracles in Mark 1:29–34, with particular reference to the Providence Delta Baptist Conference in Nigeria. It examines the historical and theological background of the Gospel of Mark, scholarly perspectives on Jesus' healing ministry, and evangelical application of biblical healing narratives. Relying on historical, literary, and analytical methods, and drawing from a variety of scholarship and African contextual considerations, this study undergirds the place of healing as a platform for evangelism, a demonstration of Christ's authority, a sign of the gospel message, and a catalyst for discipleship. This research then examines the current practice of healing ministry within the Providence Delta Baptist Conference by focusing on present evangelistic practices, challenges, and opportunities that involve the integration of healing into outreach strategies. Practical models for effective ministries are proposed, such as house-to-house visitation, community healing events, discipleship linkage, and faith-based social projects. Ethical and doctrinal considerations for implementing healing ministry in Nigerian Baptist contexts are also discussed. The study concludes that the healing miracles of Jesus offer profound theological and practical insights for evangelical ministry. Integrating healing into their evangelistic strategies, Nigerian churches can deepen discipleship, engender faith, and expand the gospel's reach while maintaining doctrinal fidelity and ethical integrity. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of holistic ministry, contextualized evangelism, and the integration of healing in African Christianity.

The Trump Doctrine of Preemptive Extraterritorial Force: Targeted Killing Promises Against Nigerian Jihadists and the Crisis of International Legal Order Nabiebu, Miebaka; Eja, Alobo Eni; Njong, Cleverty Afu; Agube, Ntamy
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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The January 2026 public declaration by the U.S. President Donald Trump vowing to order lethal strikes against Islamic State-affiliated jihadist factions in Nigeria represents a critical inflection point in the normative architecture governing the use of force. This paper conducts an extensive doctrinal and policy analysis of such a declaration, situating it within the broader “Trump Doctrine” of unilateral, preemptive military action that challenges the United Nations Charter’s foundational framework. The paper posits that promises of extraterritorial force against non-state actors (NSAs) in the territory of a consenting but weak sovereign state like Nigeria create a complex tripartite legal nexus involving: the jus ad bellum limits of self-defense against NSAs (the “unwilling or unable” test), the jus in bello principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution in a counterterrorism context, and the emerging jus ad vim debate on the law of armed conflict short of war. Through a case study of Nigeria’s counterinsurgency against ISWAP and Boko Haram, analyzing the state’s capacity, territorial control, and ambiguous consent” the paper interrogates whether such U.S. action would constitute lawful collective self-defense, a violation of sovereignty, or an unlawful intervention. It further examines the dangerous precedent set by public, politically instrumental declarations of force, which risk eroding diplomatic channels, undermining host-state legitimacy, and legitimizing a global practice of “adversarial airstrike diplomacy.” The paper concludes that while the 2001 AUMF provides a contested domestic U.S. legal basis, the international legal permissibility hinges on a fact-specific assessment of Nigeria’s effective control and explicit consent, a threshold currently unmet in large parts of the Lake Chad Basin. Ultimately, the declaration epitomizes a trend toward the normalization of unilateral counterterrorism strikes, posing a systemic threat to the Article 2(4) prohibition and accelerating the fragmentation of international law into a hierarchy where powerful states dictate the rules of cross-border violence.

Beyond the Speaker’s Voice: A Phase-Based Syntax for Logophoric Pronouns in Benue-Congo Languages Nwogu, Aaron Ogbonnah
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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Logophoric pronouns are a distinctive typological feature of many Benue-Congo languages in Nigeria, providing a morphological window into the syntax of reported speech and attitude. While their referential properties are well known, this paper provides a novel syntactic account of their licensing within the framework of Phase Theory. We argue that the logophoric pronoun is not merely a discourse anaphoric element but a formal syntactic object that must be bound by a logophoric operator in the left periphery of an attitude bearing clause. This operator is base generated in the specifier of a Logophoric Phrase, projected above vP and or CP phases depending on the embedding predicate. Through comparative data from languages like Yoruba, Igbo, and Ebira, we demonstrate that the well documented impenetrability of non attitudinal clauses for logophoricity directly correlates with phase boundaries. A logophoric pronoun must be bound within the same phase where its logophoric operator is merged; extraction across a non logophoric phase edge leads to ungrammaticality. Our analysis successfully predicts the complementizer sensitivity of logophoric pronouns, recasting it as a reflex of phase head agreement. This paper moves the analysis of logophoricity beyond its traditional pragmatic domain, integrating it into the core computational system of syntax and offering a unified model for its cross linguistic manifestations within Nigeria's linguistic landscape.

The Negative Impacts of Suffering on Followership Loyalty Within the Local Church Assemblies in African ADEYEMI, Paul; ODERINDE, Olatundun; OBASOLA, Kehinde
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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Suffering has long been recognized as a central reality in the religious experience of African Christians. The impact of suffering on followership loyalty within the local church assemblies’ remains underexplored. This study investigates the negative effects of suffering on members’ commitment, trust in leadership, and sustained participation in African church contexts. The study adopts a documentation method of content analysis, examining secondary sources such as books and scholarly articles to identify trends and patterns relating to followership loyalty within local church assemblies in Africa. Drawing on theological reflection and sociological insights, the study examines how prolonged economic hardship, unmet spiritual expectations, leadership failure, and unresolved personal crises contribute to disillusionment, reduced engagement and eventual withdrawal from church life. The findings suggest that when suffering is poorly interpreted or inadequately addressed pastorally, it weakens spiritual resilience as well as disrupting faith formation as it erode institutional loyalty. Furthermore, the absence of supportive structures and transparent leadership during periods of suffering intensifies skepticism toward the church and its moral authority. The study concludes by emphasizing the need for contextual pastoral care, sound theological education on suffering, and holistic support systems to restore trust and sustain followership loyalty within African local church assemblies.

The Political Economy of Trauma: International Humanitarian Law, the Commercialization of Mental Health, and the Unaccounted Casualties of Nigeria’s Counter-Insurgency Alobo, Eni Eja; John, Egbe Inyang; Ekpe, Wekekayo Eteng; Eko, Aji Elemi; Alobo, Eko Thomas
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 14, No 1 (2026)
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This paper proposes a transformative integration of Ubuntu philosophy, captured in the phrase Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu meaning "I am because we are", into the enforcement mechanisms of international humanitarian law (IHL). It argues that the prevailing state centric, individualistic enforcement paradigm faces systemic challenges in contexts of asymmetric warfare, collective violence, and non state actor impunity. Drawing on African communal justice traditions and the theory of Ubuntu Based Collective Responsibility in International Humanitarian Law (UCR IHL), this work explores how principles of communal accountability, restorative justice, and preventive obligations can strengthen global humanitarian governance. Through detailed case studies of African post conflict societies and contemporary asymmetric conflicts, the paper illustrates how UCR IHL can complement rather than replace existing legal frameworks to foster more legitimate, participatory, and sustainable enforcement. Ultimately, it contends that embedding Ubuntu informed mechanisms into IHL enforcement can address persistent gaps in compliance, victim redress, and conflict prevention, particularly in regions where Western legal paradigms lack cultural resonance. The framework represents a significant contribution to the ongoing project of decolonizing international law and making global governance more epistemically inclusive and practically effective.

The Theory of Therapeutic Communalism: A Communicative Framework for Proactive Crime Prevention Ijiomah, Amarachukwu Onyinyechi
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 13, No 2 (2025): Juli – December 2025
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Contemporary criminal justice systems operate predominantly within a reactive paradigm, intervening only after legally cognizable offenses have been committed. This temporal positioning fundamentally limits their capacity to address the psychosocial, relational, and communicative antecedents that precede criminal behavior. This article advances the Theory of Therapeutic Communalism, a novel socio-legal framework that reconceptualizes crime prevention and recidivism reduction as emergent properties of intentional, empathetic, and healing-centered communication within communities. Building upon the foundational insights of Therapeutic Jurisprudence developed by David B. Wexler and Bruce J. Winick (Wexler & Winick, 1996), the theory extends therapeutic reasoning beyond formal legal institutions into the micro-social fabric of everyday communal life. It posits that early conversational intervention, cultivated collective responsibility, and empathetic dialogue within social networks can interrupt criminogenic pathways during their developmental stages, thereby preventing harm before formal legal intervention becomes necessary. The article systematically delineates the theory’s intellectual genealogy, core theoretical assumptions, operationalizable components, and practical applications across diverse social institutions. By situating crime prevention within the relational dynamics of daily interaction, Therapeutic Communalism offers a human-centered, sustainable, and cost-effective complement to traditional punitive models, contributing a significant preventive dimension to socio-legal scholarship and public safety policy.

Security Challenges and the Conduct of Legislative Process in Nigeria: The Case of 8th National Assembly Iheanacho, Onyendinachi; Inok, Glory Edim; Ubokuloh, Etim Edet Okon
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 14, No 1 (2026)
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This study examines the relationship between security challenges and the conduct of legislative processes in Nigeria, with a particular focus on the 8th National Assembly (2015–2019). The paper provides conceptual clarifications of key terms and presents an overview of Nigeria's security challenges before specifically analysing security incidents that confronted the 8th National Assembly and their legal implications. Notable security issues examined include the theft of the Senate mace, the blockade of the residences of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President, and the invasion of the National Assembly complex by operatives of the Department of State Security Services. Furthermore, the study evaluates the challenges of lawmaking in an insecure environment to determine whether the quality of legislation enacted during periods of insecurity is adversely affected. The findings reveal a direct correlation between insecurity and poor legislative outcomes. The paper concludes by recommending that excessive interference by the executive arm in the affairs of the National Assembly should be curtailed. Additionally, the National Assembly security architecture should be restructured to place Special Forces in charge of protecting legislative personnel and facilities.

From International Court to Community Conflict: The Unintended Consequences of the Bakassi Ruling on Inter-Community Relations in the Cross River Estuary Inuaesiet, Utitofon Victoria
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 14, No 1 (2026)
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Performance appraisal systems constitute a fundamental component of human resource management in public sector organisations worldwide, serving as the primary mechanism for evaluating employee performance, determining career progression, and identifying developmental needs. In the Nigerian civil service context, however, concerns persist regarding the effectiveness of these systems in actually enhancing employee productivity and service delivery. This study examines the relationship between performance appraisal systems and employee productivity in the Cross River State Civil Service, focusing on selected ministries in Calabar, the state capital. The research adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative survey data from 387 civil servants across five ministries with qualitative interviews of human resource directors, permanent secretaries, and union representatives. The findings reveal significant gaps between the formal design of the appraisal system and its practical implementation, including inadequate rater training, subjective assessment practices, delayed feedback mechanisms, and weak linkage between appraisal outcomes and tangible rewards or consequences. The study further identifies rater bias, inadequate resources, political interference, and low employee trust as key factors undermining the motivational potential of appraisals. Statistical analysis demonstrates a moderate but significant positive correlation between perceived appraisal fairness and self-reported productivity, suggesting that improvements in appraisal system integrity could enhance employee performance. The research contributes to the literature on public sector human resource management in Nigeria by providing empirical evidence on appraisal system effectiveness in a state-level civil service context. Recommendations include strengthening rater training programmes, implementing technology-enabled appraisal platforms, establishing clear performance-reward linkages, and fostering a culture of constructive feedback and continuous performance dialogue.

From International Court to Community Conflict: The Unintended Consequences of the Bakassi Ruling on Inter-Community Relations in the Cross River Estuary Okoi, Ibiang; Okorn, Felix Tabi
Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi Dialektika Kontemporer Vol 14, No 1 (2026)
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The 2002 International Court of Justice ruling on the Bakassi Peninsula, which ceded the territory to Cameroon, represents one of the most significant boundary decisions in post-colonial Africa. While extensively analysed for its geopolitical and legal implications, the ruling's unintended consequences on inter-community relations within Nigeria's Cross River estuary remain inadequately examined. This paper argues that the ICJ judgment triggered a cascade of secondary boundary disputes by fundamentally altering Cross River State's coastal status, creating legal ambiguity around maritime boundaries, and generating resource competition that has manifested in renewed tensions between neighbouring communities and states. Drawing on legal geography and borderland studies frameworks, the paper analyses how an international legal decision, designed to resolve a bilateral dispute, has produced complex local consequences including the Cross River-Akwa Ibom offshore oil wells conflict, heightened inter-community competition over fishing grounds and mangrove resources, and internal political fragmentation within affected communities. The research demonstrates that international boundary adjudication cannot be understood as an isolated legal event but must be recognised as a transformative force that reshapes local spatial realities, often in ways that judicial bodies neither anticipate nor address. The findings contribute to broader scholarly conversations about the relationship between international law and local lived experiences, the unintended consequences of boundary-making, and the limitations of state-centric approaches to territorial dispute resolution.

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