International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

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African death and burial customs clearly illustrate the indigenous belief in the reality of the unseen world and the thinness of the veil that separates the living from dead. Elaborate rites and ceremonies are associated with death and burial, and their performance is a duty devolving upon individuals as well as upon community. This paper focuses on the significance of Adiye-Irana vital and the belief of Yoruba on life after death. It goes o traditional burial rites. It further examined burial ceremonies and provisions for the dead and as his journey to the unseen world. It concludes that death is inevitable; this is one of the Adiye-Irana. People who eat the fowl believe that one day, the same rite would be observed after their demise, hence the meaning “Adiye-Irana, kii se ohun ajegbe, meaning: as you eat sacrificial fowl of the dead, yours would also be eaten by some people after your demise.

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This article concern itself with feminist leadership role, using Moremi Ajasoro as a case study. The methodology adopted in writing this article is an analytical method.  The paper did a distilled analysis of potentials a good leader should posses.  It also recommends that transparent, committed and transformational leadership is what is highly required in our nation.  The leadership quality of Moremi Ajasoro has to do with the ability and capability to guide and protect her people from Ugbo people who raided and terrorized the people of Ile-Ife.  This article examines certain sterling qualities which good leader must possess in order to achieve desired objectives. These qualities include fear of God, honesty, faithfulness, patriotism and exemplary living. Having learnt these good leadership qualities, we would then be in a better position to choose or vote for the right people who would become the leaders of various states, parastatals and the country at large. 

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