Sheriff Olasunkanmi Ibiyemi

This study explores the issues and prospects which emerged, following the activities of the youths in the last general elections in Nigeria and Lagos State in particular in February 2023. The T political atmosphere of Lagos politics was confronted with a shift in paradigm which saw youths actively involved in the transition of power thereby bringing in a 'third force' in the history of political transition of the state. The study examines the challenges of social justice and political inclusion agitated by the youths as a vital force, which led to youth agitation. It is on the basis of search for accountability and good governance that this study through the methods of quantitative and qualitative analyses involving the use of questionnaire and oral interview to engage 2500 students across the Lagos State University, Ojo and Epe campuses; Lagos State University of Technology, Ikorodu Campus; and Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin and Epe Campuses respectively, in January 2024. The research aimed at showing the motive behind the youth activism and rigorous participation in the transition process, which was discovered not to be based on political hooliganism and aggrandizement, but a genuine agitation for social justice and better accountability in governance. This study ultimately recommends the utilization of the vibrancy of youths in contemporary knowledge and technological advancement at various levels of policy and decision making to ensure a better society.

Currently, Non-human animals have the popular identity of beingregarded as food on the plate or tool for exploitation. In response, philosopherslike Peter Singer and Tom Regan objected from the place sentience andentitlement to rights. However, this issue persists, where some scholars calledthe pretentious claim of change in practice to be a modification of theirapproach to exploit, which we consider, is due to the failure to emphasis onthe ontology of these animals. Hence, this research paper aims to approach itfrom an African perspective of spirituality, particularly from the Yorubaworldview. To the Yoruba, the environment, just like humans, has itsrespective spirits, purposes, and relevance. It is not to be treated with disdainor abused. In the case of animals, they, in their traditional settings, have alwaystreated animals with respect and reverence, considering their ontologicalbeing. Even if used for the purpose of consumption, or sacrifices, animals aretreated with a certain dignity, and not just as meats, as against the unethicalview of animals, most especially the consumable ones as mere foods on theplate. As a framework for ensuring the responsible consumption of animals inpresent time, this research paper presents the Yoruba approach to givingreverence to animals, which is well-documented in their folklores. It surveyshow within the Yoruba settings animals are treated with dignity and reverence,considering their communal belonging, spiritual consciousness, andecological relevance, all of which would contribute to the global walk toenvironmental sustainability.

Even as globalization has, no doubt, catalyzed or served as a basis for advancements in several spheres of human endeavours across the globe, it is also pertinent to highlight or indicate some of its drawbacks, especially as it pertains to the preservation of culture and morality. Whereas some studies have already attested to the fundamental link between culture and morality, some others have moved on to indicate how globalization may have a negative impact on culture and morality, especially within the African context. The present research queues with the latter group of studies as it investigates the extent to which the moral and cultural values associated with the Yoruba concept of Omoluabi has metamorphosed in the 21st century. The research relies on philosophical and hermeneutical analyses for its agenda as it discloses how the concept of ‘Omoluabi’, has evolved from its original usage and semantics to what now obtains in the 21st century.