Volume 9, No.1

Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Iniobong Daniel Umotong

Editor: Dr. Moses Augustus Udoh

Editorial Assistants

Uwaezuoke Precious Obioha (Assoc. Prof) (Managing Editor)

Dr. Otto Dennis (Commissioning Editor)

Alexander Christopher Udofia (Assoc. Prof) (Copy Editor)

Dr. Inameti Lawrence Udo (Copy Editor)

Dr. Vero Gladstone Ekpris (Associate Editor)

Dr. Udosenimi Akpanudo (Associate Editor)

Editorial Consultants

Professor Otoabasi Akpan, Department of History and International Studies. Vice-Chancellor, Akwa Ibom State University

Professor Godfrey Ozumba, Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Professor Emmanuel O. Alana, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Kogi State University, Nigeria

Professor Okon Eminue, Department of Political Science, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Professor Elijah Okon John, Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Table of Contents

1. An Analysis of the Language Problem in African Philosophy By Boniface Etim and Moses Augustus Udoh, Ph.D - 1-15

2. An Exploration of the Parallels between Ubuntu-ism and Process Metaphysics By Ibiyemi, Sheriff Olasunkanmi - 16-34

3. Esther’s Political Intervention as a Paradigm for Women Socio-Political Activism in Nigeria By Asukwo, Edet Oko, Ph.D, Etiemana, Warrie Benjamin and Aniefiok Effiong Umanah - 35-59

4. Decolonizing the Absolute Presuppositions of Humanistic Studies: Towards Gendering the Humanities By Olajumoke, Akiode, Ph.D - 60-80

5. Democracy and the Challenges of Leadership in Africa By Etteuko, Dianabasi Effiong - 81-96

6. Scepticism and the Emergence of Intellectual Orientations in the History of Western and African Philosophical Traditions By Ibiyemi, Sheriff Olasunkanmi and Onipede, Gabriel Tunde - 97-107

7. The Role of Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism in the Quest for Socio-Economic Well Being of the Nigerian State By Victor, Edem Akpan - 108-125

8. An Appraisal of Nikola Tesla's Idea of Artificial Intelligence By Udosen, Uforo Akpan - 126-143

9. Linguistic Hermeneutics and the Problem of Interpretation in African Thought By Obioha, Uwaezuoke Precious, Ph.D and Etifiok, Nkereuwem Udominyang - 144-160

10. Human Availability and Strategies of Students’ Performance in Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria By Akpan, Ukeme Sunday and Asuquo, Godwin Okon - 161-175

11. An Appraisal of Robert Greenleaf’s Political Model and Crisis of Leadership in Nigeria By Etteuko, Dianabasi Effiong - 176-196

Publication Date: 11th November, 2025

Boniface Etim and Moses Augustus Udoh, Ph.D

Edet Oko Asukwo, Ph.D, Warrie Benjamin Etiemana and Aniefiok Effiong Umanah

Uwaezuoke Precious Obioha, Ph.D and Nkereuwem Udominyang Etifiok