GAJRC | Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and Literature

Journal Name:	Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and Literature
Abbr. Title:	Glob Acad J Linguist Lit
ISSN(Print):	2706-9028
ISSN(Online):	2707-2541
Frequency:	Bi-Monthly
Language:	English
Chief Editor:	Dr. Saeid Rahimipoor
Publisher:	Scholars Middle East Publishers
Country of Origin:	United Arab Emirates

Journal Name:

Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and Literature

Abbr. Title:

Glob Acad J Linguist Lit

ISSN(Print):

2706-9028

ISSN(Online):

2707-2541

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

Language:

English

Chief Editor:

Dr. Saeid Rahimipoor

Publisher:

Scholars Middle East Publishers

Country of Origin:

United Arab Emirates

This research paper examines power and ethics in Shakespeare’s King Lear and Macbeth, focusing on how the playwright portrays power dynamics and authority structures within these works. This study reveals the complexities and the impact of power on personal and political spheres. The paper explores how Shakespeare’s characters represent power and ethical norms in society. We used Foucault’s power theory as a framework to analyse the plays selected. The findings underscore the nuanced approach Shakespeare takes to ethics and power, offering insights into the historical context of his plays and their relevance to contemporary discussions on gender and authority. Human beings despite moral education have remain or become amoral. Such people tend to be found among certain criminal types who cannot seem to realise they have done anything wrong. They tend not to have any remorse, regret or concern for what they have done. It seems an underlying factor that the binding tie between good and bad governance lies in ethical consideration and moral judgement by those on whom power is being exercise.

June 17, 2025

Genetics, Culture and Heritage of Nasiru Shehu Idris in the Songs of ALA and Rarara

Abubakar Ayuba, Nura Isah Zubairu
Glob Acad J Linguist Lit; 2025, 7(3): 40-50
DOI : https://doi.org/10.36348/gajll.2025.v07i03.001

The paper titled “Genetics, Culture, and Heritage of Nasiru Shehu Idris in the Songs of ALA and Rarara” examines these concepts from the songs: Ɗaura Ɗammarar Fama Nasir and Ɗanmajen Kasar Zazzau. The study aims to appreciate the royal lineage, cultural heritage, and legacy of Nasiru Shehu Idris, Ɗanmajen Zazzau, from the corpus songs. The researchers listened to the compositions attentively, transcribed them, and selected relevant stanzas for analysis. They also chose and translated stanzas that discussed the royal lineage, cultural heritage, and legacy of Nasiru Shehu Idris. Beyond these, the researchers consulted books on literary appreciation, the government in Zazzau, the history of the Katsinawa dynasty in Zazzau Emirate, and a biographical history of Sultans of Sokoto since 1804. The article utilizes the theory of Personhood and the history of the Katsinawa dynasty for analyzing the corpus songs and confirms that the lyrical eulogy of genetics, culture, and heritage from ALA and Rarara testifies that Nasiru Shehu Idris is of royal bloodline, and one among the children of the 18th Emir of Zazzau, His Highness Shehu Idris (1975-2020), and a grandson of the 17th Emir of Zazzau, His Highness Muhammadu Aminu (1959-1975), respectively. The paper reaffirms that Abdulkarim (1834-1846) was the founding father of the Katsinawa ruling dynasty of Zazzau, and Muhammadu Sambo (1881-1890) was the second emir produced by the dynasty. Moreover, Usman, brother to Muhammadu Sambo (1881-1890), was not Ɗan’iya as ALA calls his title but Iyan Zazzau. Mai Unguwa Idrisu autan Sambo and Abubakar Kwasau remain the same in the history of the Katsinawa dynasty of Zazzau, as the lyrical eulogy affirms. Conclusively, the corpus songs acknowledge that Nasiru Shehu Idris, Ɗanmajen Zazzau, is an architect by profession with a specialization in disaster and construction risk management, who is committed to preserving and advancing the legacy of his forefathers as the Head of Works to the Emir of Zazzau.

Abstract: Oral literature exists in every human society and it is, therefore, a universal phenomenon. Like elsewhere in Yorubaland, oral literature has played a vital role in sustainable cultural norms among the Àkókó people of the Northeastern part of Yorùbá land. The study focuses on the motifs and cultural significance of Akoko oral literature in promoting the sustainability of Àkókó oral literature and culture. Its role in the preservation of cultural values cannot be eroded. Like several Yorùbá people whose cultures have received little scholarly attention, oral literature among the Àkókó people occupies a mere footnote position in the extant cultural sustainability in Yorùbá land. This is the gap this study seeks to fill. It examines the sustainability of oral literature for socio-cultural advancement. The study adopts an ethnographic research design. The study concludes that as far-reaching as the Western influence on oral literature, the sustainability of oral literature on the preservation and understanding of norms and values in Àkókó cannot be over-emphasized.

In the current digital age, information technology has become an indispensable tool in all fields, especially in education. Increasing the application of information technology in foreign language teaching at Ha Long University is becoming an inevitable trend to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The article focuses on analyzing the current status of information technology application in foreign language teaching at Ha Long University, thereby proposing some solutions to contribute to increasing the application of information technology in foreign language teaching in Ha Long University today.