About IDAKWO Ocholi Victor, PhD

Chief Lecturer|B.A (English), M.A (Literature), PhD (Literature)

School

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Department

General Studies

Programme

National Diploma & Higher National Diploma

Research Interest

Literary Theory and Criticism Trauma Studies Postcolonialism

Teaching Areas

a Use of English (GNS 101)
b Use of English II (GNS 201)
c Use of English III (GNS 301)
d Technical Communication II (GNS 303)
e Use of English IV (GNS 401)
f. Communication in English I (GNS 102)
g. Communication in English II (GNS 202)
h. Communication in English III (GNS 302)
i. Technical Report Writing II (GNS 314)
j. Business Communication II (OTM 312)
k. Literary Appreciation and Oral Composition

Selected Publications

Ogunpitan, S. A & Idakwo, O. V (2020) “The Janus Called JP: A Tale of Two Biographies on John Pepper Clark”. LASU Faculty of Arts Journal)

Adesanmi, M. A & Idakwo, O. V (2020) “A Lexico-Semantic Description of Language of Contractual Agreement”. Ilaro Journal of Women in Technical Education. Vol 1. Issue 2. December. (pp. 96-103).4 https://fpiwitedjournal.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng

Idakwo, O. V & Adesanmi, M. A (2020) “Mythology and the Collective Unconscious: Reflections on the Shared Values of Selected Indigenous Communities. Journal of Business and Educational Policies. Vol. 26. No. 1

Idakwo, O.V and Ogunpitan S. A (2019) “Postcolonial Trauma and Environmental Despoliation in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water”. Covenant Journal of Language Studies (CJLS) Vol. 7 No. 1, June (pp. 47-58). ISSN: p. 2354-3582 e. 2354-3523. DOI: 10.20370/zw2h-yd35. URL: http://journals.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/cjls.

Jiboku, O and Idakwo, O.V (2018) “Attitudes to Language Learning of Selected Polytechnic Students as Predictor of Performance in Communication and English Studies”. Ilaro Journal of Management Art Science and Technology (TIJMAST). Vol. 1 No 1. October: 85 – 95.

Idakwo, O.V and Ogunpitan S. A (2017) “Pain as Therapy: An Analysis of Trauma Narratology in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s By the Sea”. In Lagos Papers in English Studies. Vol. 6, No. 1 November: 81-94.

Idakwo, O.V (2017)”Existential Nihilism in Mowah’s Eating by the Flesh and Bandele-Thomas’ The Man Who Came from the Back of Beyond”. In Ede Journal of Business. Vol. 5 No 1.pp. 56-67.

Idakwo, O.V, Awogu-Maduagwu, E and Abiodun-Eniayekan, E (2017) “The Impact of Globalization on the African Culture in Helon Habila’s Measuring Time”. In An International Journal of Arts and Humanities. Vol. 6 (1), S/No 20, January 2017. 111-123.

Idakwo, O.V (2013) “Myths as Core Elements in Evolving Acceptable Patterns of Social Behaviour”. Journal of Management and Technology. Vol. 3 No 3 November. 102 – 108. Page 10 of 15

(2012) “From Pristine Beginnings to Apocalyptic Endings: A Study of Mowah’s Eating by the Flesh and Bandele-Thomas’ The Man Who Came From the Back of Beyond”. Ilaro Journal of Management Art Science and Technology (TIJIMAST). Vol. 2. September. pp. 42-7.

(2011) “Social Realism in Ahmed Yerimah’s Little Drops”. In Journal of Management and Humanities. pp.47-56.

(2009) “An Exposition of Determinism in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night”. Ilaro Journal of Management Art Science and Technology (TIJIMAST). Vol. 1. March pp. 107-119.

Idakwo, O.V (2007) “The Neglect of the Academic Community in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus”. Journal of Management and Humanities. Vol. 2. No.1. December, pp. 64-71.

 

Conferences Attended

Jiboku, O, A, Idakwo, O. V & Ajao E. (2021). “Effect of Team Teaching on Writing Skills of Environmental Science Students in Nigerian Technological Institutions”,presented at the 15th ELTT Conference at FederalPolytechnic Ilaro, 10th and 11th November
Idakwo O. V, Ogunpitan S. A & Chiluwa E. I (2020) “Discarding Empathy for the ‘Other’ in Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions and Habila’s Oil on Water”. 7th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, 20 – 22 January 2020-Dubai
Idakwo O. V, Ogunpitan, S. A & Chiluwa E. I (2020) “Hangovers of Female Abuse: A Feminist Discourse of Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero” ”. 7th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, 20th – 22nd January, Dubai

Idakwo, O.V and Feyisitan, A. O (2019) “Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus as a Narrative of Paternal Repression”. Presented at The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro 10th National Conference of the School of Management Studies, 26th– 29th August.

Jiboku, O.A. & Idakwo, O.V. (2019) “Using Research and Innovations in the Pedagogy of E.A.P Classrooms of Selected Technological Institutions in South-West Nigeria”. Proceedings of the 16th iSTEAMS Multidisciplinary Research Nexus Conference, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 9th – 11th June, 2019. Series 2, pp. 153-156. www.isteams.net - DOI Affix - https://doi.org/ 10.22624/AIMS/iSTEAMS-2019/V16N2P17

Idakwo O.V (2018) “A Discourse of the Traumatic Aftermaths of Industrial Production and Modernity in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water”. First Ilaro International Conference on Knowledge and Technological Innovation for Global Competitiveness. 5th – 8th November.

Idakwo, O.V, Omotayo E.A and Oluseye A.B (2015) “Disappearing Cultural and National Boundaries in the Era of Globalization: A Study of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time”. Presented at the ASUP Zonal Conference. Page 11 of 15 12th – 13th May.

Omotayo, E.A, Oluseye A.B and Idakwo, O.V (2015) “Aspects of Globalization and Migration in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah and Chika Unigwe’s On Black Street”. Presented at the ASUP Zonal Conference. 12th to 13th January.

Musa P.O and Idakwo, O.V (2014) “An Assessment of the Nigerian Mass Media on the Mission of Nation-Building” . Presented at the Federal Polytechnic School of Management Conference. 21st – 23rd January.

Idakwo, O.V and Musa P.O (2014) “Conciliatory Information Flow in Democratic Nigeria during an Era of Economic and Security Challenges”. Presented at the Federal Polytechnic School of Management Conference. January 21st – 23rd.

Idakwo, O.V (2013) “The Doctrine of Nihilism in Mowah’s Eating by the Flesh and Bandele-Thomas’ The man Who Came from the Back of Beyond”. Presented at the 10th ELTT Conference at Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State. 11th – 14th September.

Jiboku, O.A and Idakwo O.V (2013) “Attitudes to Language Learning of Selected Polytechnic Students as Predictor of Performance in Communication and English Studies”. Presented at the 10th ELTT Conference at Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State. 11th – 14th September.

Ezekiel, I. D, Jiboku, O. A, Idakwo O.V and Ezekiel E. I (2012) “A Survey of Applied Research Works in Selected Technological Institutions in South-West Nigeria”. Presented at The 4th International Conference On Culture, Science and Sustainable Development, Songhai Centre, Portnovo, Republic Of Benin. 9th - 10th October.

Jiboku O.A, Omotayo E.A and Idakwo O.V (2011) “Language Policy for Innovation and Enterprise Institutions (IEIS) in Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020”. Presented at the 7th National Conference of the School of Management Studies The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro. 5th–9th September.

Idakwo, O.V et. al (2011) “Information and Communication Skills Acquisition for the Development of Technical Education for Page 12 of 15

Polytechnics in Nigeria”. Presented at the 4th National Conference of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Ilaro Chapter, held between 5th – 9th September.

(2011) “Realism in Ahmed Yerima’s Little Drops”. Presented at the 7th National Conference of the School of Management Studies, the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

Idakwo, O.V and Musa P.O (2008) “Nigerian Polytechnics in the Dispensation of Degree Awarding Status: The Challenge of Fashioning a Standard Identity”. Presented at the 3rd National Conference of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Ilaro. Book of Readings. (pp. 69-74).

Musa P.O and Idakwo, O.V (2008) “From the Traditional to the Modern: Challenges and Prospects of E-Lectures in a Developing Economy”. Published in the School of Management Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Conference Proceedings. pp.137-139.

(2007) “Stemming the Brain drain Culture in the Nigerian Educational System: A Study of Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus”. Presented at the 3rd National Conference of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Ilaro.

2006) “Social Milieu and Unsavoury Images as Lenses Through Which Armah Views the Degeneration of a Nation in The Beautyful Ones are Not yet Born”. Conference Proceedings, First ASUP Ilaro National Conference. pp. 248-254.

 

Summary of Profile

Ocholi Victor IDAKWO is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of General Studies, the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Ogun State. He has gathered a rewarding teaching experience of 25 years as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic. Currently completed his doctoral programme at the Covenant University, Idakwo studied the Literary Depiction of Physical and Emotional Trauma in the Works of Selected African Novelists. He is currently working on the mytho-poetic components of Igala folk songs which he intends to publish in a book form that stores valuable information on an indigenous African culture. Idakwo has published books and has edited works on literature, language and communication. He has also published articles in reputable journals and has attended and presented papers at academic conferences.