Words from the Editor

Welcome onboard this Volume 1 Number 2 of THE NOUN SCHOLAR of the National Open University of Nigeria.
We welcome you onboard again to yet another edition of THE NOUN SCHOLAR Volume 1 Number 2 of the National Open University of Nigeria. Yet again a multi-disciplinary read in the Arts has come again. It features researchers of repute like:
Philip Asura Nggada, Theodore Iyere, Abraham Adeiza Obakachi, Azeez Oricha, Ismaila Bolajoko Aliyu, Doris Obieje, David O. Fiki-George, Sani Aliyu Gusau, Amadi E. Ahiamadu, Chukwu Nkechinyere, Iorvaa Peverga Sai, Patricia Nneka Ogbuehi, Samuel Edem, Happy D. Omenogor, Ibrahim Garba Gwammaja, Jummai Lucy Jibrin, Clement Gowon Omachonu, Ezekiel Augustine Hammangabdo, Oyebode Paul Jegede, Adaobi Muo, Sharafudeen Kareem, Lucas Saba, Ali Diko Joshua, Usman Mohammed Goro and Ahmad Abubakar Abdullahi.
Of course, the reading list extends to various topics of interest in Arts and caters for almost everybody’s reading needs in Religious Studies, English Language, Literature, Discourse Analysis, French Studies, Philosophy and Others.
Thank you and I invite you to enjoy this academy journey.
Doris L. Obieje

Niger Delta Poetry as Mainstream Nigerian Poetry

Obakachi Abraham Adeiza, Ismaila Azeez Oricha (PhD) and Aliyu Bolajoko (PhD)

Sapiential Instructions to ‘My Sons’ (Proverbs 1-7; 31:2) in Afro Nigerian Existential Environment: Essay in Honour of Emeritus Professor Hendrik L. Bosman

Rev. Dr. Amadi E. Ahiamadu

A Pragmatic Study of Insult and Bullying as Markers of Aggression in Parental Family Conflict

Patricia Nneka Ogbuehi, PhD

Hand’s Configuration in Hausa Deaf Grammatical Items

Ibrahim Garba Gwammaja, PhD

A Stylistic Analysis of the Inaugural Speech of the 46th United States President Joseph Biden on 20/1/2021 at Capitol Hill

Ezekiel Augustine Hammangabdo

Lekki shootings: Verbal aggression and impoliteness in EndSARS virtual discussions

Sharafudeen Kareem, PhD