Table of Contents

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CATEGORY ONE: SOCIAL SCIENCES / LAW

(Health Psychology, Socio-Psychology, Entrepreneurial Studies, Governance and Development)

GARUBA, Rasheed Obasekore and AMEEN, Abdullateef: Democracy, Legislature and Nation-Building in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic ……………………….…………………………………….………….…………….2

Farouk Umar and Amandu Yassin Is’haq: External Business Environment and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Arua Municipality, Uganda ……………….………………………...………10

Jamiu Adewumi Oluwatoki: Hajj Management Tradition in Nigeria, 1958 - 2006 …………..…………..……21

Akintayo D. Idowu, Shadare O. Adetunji, Ayantunji I. Oyelekan and Olaniyan T. Solomon: Impact of Cashless Policy on Organizational Performance in National Control Center Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria ........31

Erinosho T.O., ‘Niyi Ogunkoya and Osiyale B.O.: Leadership Failure and Socio-Political Ferment in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic ……...………………………………………………………………….…………...…..……......45

Razaq Justice Adebimpe: Legal Education in Nigeria: Trends in Quality Assurance ……………………..…54

Abubakar Shehu Ahmad Tijani, Afolabi Mutiat Abisola and Aliyu Muhammed Olaitan: Access to Court and Access to Justice: Piercing through the Conceptual Ambiguities and Matters Arising ……………………62

Ayinla L. A. and Oniyide. T.: Juridical Perspective on the Regulation of Online Dispute Resolution in Nigeria ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………71

Barakat A. Raji, Shittu A. Raji and Idris A. Tanimu: Role of Mediation in Resolving Construction Disputes: A Study of Mediation Centre in Kwara State ……………………………………………………………………80

Razaq Justice Adebimpe: Security Breaches: Continuing Relevance of Law and ‘Poverty Theory’ in Nigeria..89

Ahmed Olawale Moliki, Joseph Okwesili Nkwede and Kazeem Oluwaseun Dauda: Federalism, National Security and State Policing System in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic …………………....………………95

Ahmed Olawale MOLIKI: Party Leadership, Intra-Party Crisis and Democratic Consolidation in Southwest Nigeria ………………………………………………………...………………………………..……………….105

Saidu Badamasi: Loss of Intergroup Relation and Conflict Escalation: The Case of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Kaduna State, Nigeria ………………………………...…………..……………………………..………………118

CATEGORY TWO: HUMANITIES / EDUCATION

(Organizational Development and Administration, Diplomatic Relations, Literacy Analysis, Arts and Designs)

Balogun, O. O. E. and ‘Niyi, Ogunkoya: Doctrinal Contradictions and Abuse of Quranic Interpretation Challenge to Socio-Political Propaganda in Osama Bin Laden Psyche ………………………...………………131

HASHIMI, A.O.: Gender Balance and Arabic Cultivation: A Case Study of Selected Female Arabic Cultivators in Pre-Colonial Northern Nigeria ……………………………………………………………….….……….…139

Saad Murtala: Shariah in Nigeria Before the Colonial Period: A Study of Yoruba-Land …………………….145

KAZEEM ADEKUNLE ADEGOKE: DHIMMAH Contract in Sokoto Caliphate of Nigeria and Contemporary Challenges ……………..……………….…………………..……………………………………………...……150

KHALIL MOHAMMAD USMAN GBODOFU: Travelogue in Nigeria Arabic Literature: A Critical Analytical study……………….…………………………………………..….……………………………………………..159

KAZEEM IBRAHIM: Grammatical and Morphological Scale in the Criticism of Nigerian Arabic Poetry ..…168

Abdulmalik Adakole Amali: Traditional Perception and Concept of Beauty in Idoma Culture ..….…………175

Moses A. ADÉKÚNLÉ: Pronouns in Kétu: A Dialect of Yoruba ………………………………..…………….179

LAWAL, Abdulmumin Abubakar: Analysis of Secondary Schools Teachers’ Commitment in Kwara State, Nigeria ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………...……188

Akinbebije Christianah Olufunbi and Ayodele Christian Junior: Teacher Education and Sustainable National Development in Ekiti State, Nigeria ………………………………..….……………………………..194

Samuel Adesina Okueso, Ayo Okundare and Folajimi Adebolu Adekoya: Socio-Economic Factors as Predictors of Traditional and Faith Based Health-Seeking Behaviour of Rural-Mothers in Ogun State, Nigeria ……………………...…………………………………………………….…………………………………...…200

Ajibola Olusoga Ogunyemi, Segun Oyetunde Babalola and Bolanle Olaleye: Psychological Determinants of Xenophobic Behaviours …………………………………………..……………...……………..……………208

Samuel Adesina Okueso and Folajimi Adebolu Adekoya: Implications of Drug Use and Abuse as Perceived by Student Athletes of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, South-West Nigeria ……..………….……218

Ahmed Yusuf Jibrin and Yunusa Umaru: Effect of Behaviour Contract Counselling Technique on Impulsivity among Primary School Pupils in Zaria Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria ……………………..…………….225

Moses A. ADÉKÚNLÉ: Toward an Introduction to Descriptive and Derivative Hypothesis (DDH) in Morphological Analysis: Yoru`ba´ Language as Example …………………….…...……………………………232

Mustapha Adam Ishola, Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem, Yusuf Suleiman and Lawal Ade Aliyu: Lecturers’ Perception of Academic Staff Retention Strategies, Job Satisfaction and Goal Achievement in Private Universities in South-West, Nigeria …...………………………………………………………………………239

Abdulmalik Adakole Amali: Application of Technical Aesthetics of Costume, Make-up, Props and Performance Space in Idoma Traditional Performance Theatre ………………………….………………………………..…245

Ogunlade Joseph Olurotimi, Babatunde Christianah Adekemi, Makinde Veronica Ibitola and Adebayo Comfort Bosede: Effective Counselling through Media Advocacy and Eradication of Child Abuse in Ekiti State ……….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…250

Igot Ofem and Mariam Ogboye: Private Investment and University Ranking: The Role of Media Coverage in Africa .………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…257

Usama Kasagga and Sawuya Nakijoba: Effect of Romantic Relationship on Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance: A Case Study of Islamic University in Uganda .………………………………………264

CATEGORY THREE: SCIENCE/ENGINEERING/ICT

(Science, Engineering, ICT, Medical Sciences)

Yawale M. A., Garko M. S., Sa’ad A.M. and Bello T. T.: Effect of Weed Phytosociological Characteristics on Control Practices in Upland Rice Production Under Sudan Savanna of Nigeria ………………………..……273

Ibrahim K. Ogundoyin, Lawrence O. Omotosho, Kudirat O. Jimoh and Adeyemi G. Yusuf: Design and Simulation of a Secured Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Network ……………..………………………..281

Adeosun O. O., Umar N. J., Anyebe E. E., Olubiyi S. K., Afolabi W. A., Ibraheem M. A., and Yalwa, T.: Predictor of Nursing Mothers’ Accessibility to Child Welfare Services: A Case of Palm Avenue Primary Health Care Centre, Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria ……...………………………………………………….………….293

Garba M. K., Banjoko A. W., Yahya W. B. and Gatta N. F.: On the Use of Linear Programming Model Approach in Profit Optimization of a Product Mix Company …………………………….………………...…299

Eromon P. E., Awunor N. S., Enobakhare E. and Neba F.: Prevalence of Low Back Pain Among Adult Patients Attending Family Medicine Clinics in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria ..……..306

Sulayman A. A., Aremu A.B., Awunor N.S., Ilori O., Salaam M., Omogbadegun O.R.: Prevalence of Antibiotic Self-Medication Among University Students in Kampala, Uganda …………………….…………313

Chinedu C. Adindu, Musa A. Musa, Chioma S. Okoro, Bamfo-Agyei Emmanuel and Saheed O. Yusuf: A Building Information Modelling Framework for Enhanced Public Participation in Customised Mass Housing Projects in Africa …………………………………………………………………………………………….…317

Sefiu A. Onitilo and Deborah O. Daniel: The Effects of Heat and Mass Transfer on Magnetohydrodynamic Oscillatory Flow.…………………………………………………………...…………………………...………332

Adamu Mohammed and Zainab Abba Haliru: Investigating the Factors that Decrease the Usage of Nigerian Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Basug Library.…………………………………………………...………342

RABIU A. M., GARBA E. J., BAHA B. Y. and MUKHTAR M. I.: Optimizing Frameworks for Building More Efficient Concurrent Application in Java.………................................................................................................………348

Danmallam A.M., Agbaji E. B., Nwokem N. C., Sani U. and Nwokem C. O.: Improved Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste by Trace Elements Supplementation …………..………356