Researches Undertaken

  1. “Bette – Bendi Migration and Unim Libum: A legend;” an Oral Literature Research project submitted to the Department of English, University of Calabar, Nigeria, 1982.
  2. “Derek Walcott’s vision of the New World in The Castaway and The Gulf” a graduating essay submitted to the Department of English University of Calabar, Nigeria, 1983.
  3. “Customs and Usages of Bendi Clan,” a community-based Research Work submitted to the Government of Cross River State, Nigeria, 1985
  4. “A Stylistic Analysis of the Language of Written Directives in the Nigerian Civil Service,” a Master of Arts Dissertation in the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1988.
  5. “Many Voices, Many Visions: A Stylistic Study of ‘New’ Nigerian Poetry,” a Ph.D. Thesis in the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2001.
  6. “Neo-Colonialism and the Eclipse of Post-Colonial Discourse in Nigeria,” a paper commissioned by a Nigerian newspaper, The Mirror.  2005.

On-going Research Work/Studies:

  1. A book on the History of the English language for Nigerian Students.
  2. Editing of a book by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) on Chinua Achebe’s novel, Arrow of God at 50.
  3. Editing of a book on the late Professor Eskor Toyo: Symbol of the Struggle.
  4. Work on Bette-Bendi Traditional Marriage Songs
  5. A poetry collection entitled Yawns and Belches.