VOL. 5, NO. 1, JUNE/JULY 2023

      This fifth volume of the Journal features 13 interesting articles that talk about the motivations behind citizens' voluntary desire to join the military, a study of origin of Odu Ifa Corpus in Yorubaland, impact of Colonial Rule on food crop production in Annang Calabar, teaching strategy and academic outcome of economics and history students in colleges of education in North-Central Nigeria, historical exploration of the peoples of the southern margins of Nigeria-Benin Border, analysis of Nigeria's democracy in the 4th Republic, civilians' roles in complementing security agencies to combat violent conflicts in Nigeria, effects of climate change on security in Nigeria, African Union's security challenges in the Sahel, history of hometown security associations and nationalism in Ogbomosho southwestern Nigeria and the relevance of Hijrah to the formation of statehood in Islam, religious pluralism and party politics in Nigeria. Based on the different topics covered in this edition, this issue will be highly relevant to readers in both educational and non-educational sectors.