FACULTY OF ARTS

Costume is a very important aspect of the people cultural identity. It is one amongst others ways you can identify the culture and personality of the wearers. It function serves more than covering of the body, it is a unique identity that is particular to the people it is
identifying. The researcher observed that costume is not mere a fashion but rather as an
indispensable tools in cultural reflection thereby showing its element of culture and a
means of identifying class, status, group, position, as well as religion. This research is aimed at examining the traditional Benin society, in general and studies the costume use at 2016 coronation ceremony in particular. The research method adopted in carrying out this study is qualitative method of research, using pictorial representation and analyses. The findings of the study reveals that costumes communicate meaning and beauty of the Benin people and it reflect their social, status, and cultural heritage, it therefore recommends that there should be a platform where citizens especially youth should be educated about the significance of costume in cultural practices.

This chapter concludes this work. It ties up all the major points in the previous chapters relating to the impact of change and continuity in Urhobo traditional marriage with case study of Ughelli Chiefdom.

The evidence from the study of the area of Urhobo marriage system and to examine the rationale of the changing role of traditional marriage system in Urhobo sub-ethnic group. The study indicates that a woman whose bride price has been paid is treated differently especially, when a situation arises from another woman who just packed in with a man. For example, respect is accorded to a woman who was married properly whereas a woman who just moved into a man’s house is treated with little or no respect by the man’s family. This is why every parent wants his/her daughter to be properly married is central concern of this research.

From the observation of this research marriage activities in Ughelli were well managed and elaborate, as it served the people well by helping to keep them united, stable and creating a sort of prosperity that made a remarkable Urhobo tradition in Ughelli which also inspired her neighbors.

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of radio in propagating culture in Nigeria. A
case study of Benin City in Edo State. The objectives of the study were to assess the level at
which Radio propagate culture and ways in which radio have impact on the people in Benin City. The study was anchored on cultural norms theory and social responsibility media theory. Survey
method was used and questionnaire was employed as instrument to collate responses. The
findings revea d that radio station propagate the cultural value of the people of Benin through
cultural and news programmes. The researcher therefore recommended that radio should
continue to promote cultural values through news/programmes in local languages and people
should try to listen to cultural programmes on radio.

Over the years, human trafficking which involves the trafficking of people especially young and
able bodied people for forced labour and prostitution has become a recurrent problem in Nigeria
human trafficking has been an endemic social problem in Edo State in which the state alone
constitute about 46 percentage of human trafficking in Nigeria. It was in an attempt to tackle to
tackle the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria that the Federal government established
National Agency for the Prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) in
2003. The agency is saddled with the onerous responsibility of investigating and persecuting
offenders of this heinous crime. On this note, this study has assessed the role of the agency in
combating human trafficking in Nigeria with special focus on Edo State which is notorious and
endemic hub for human trafficking in Nigeria. This study has identified the root causes of human
trafficking tits social and economic consequence in Edo State. It has also examined the strategies
adopted by National Agency for the Prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters in
combating the menace as well as the challenges the agency has faced in carrying out its statutory
responsibilities. This has established that successes recorded so far by (NAPTIP) have been the
collaborative efforts of other stakeholders such as the European Union, (EU) International
Organization for Migration (IOM), Non-government organizations, civil society groups, local
non-government organizations as well as the traditional institution of Benin, the Oba and his
chiefs in the fight against the scourge. Despite several efforts by the government in collaboration
with local and international non-governmental organizations, humanitarian and civil society
organizations, human trafficking is still to be totally eradicated.