The Socio - Religious Significance of Obi (Kola Nut) among the Igala People of Kogi State
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Abstract
This paper focuses on the socio- religious significance of obi ( kola nut) among the Igala people of Kogi State, Nigeria. Obi is a significant item that is often eaten in socio-religious gatherings. Without it no traditional marriage can be celebrated in Igala-land. Its breaking and eating symbolize unity, peace, love and acceptance under the protective eyes of Ọjọchamachala (God) and Ibegwu (Ancestors). Suggestions are therefore made to make its socio-religious and socio-cultural importance global. Key words: Socio – Religious; Kola nut; Igala Resume: Ce document se concentre sur la signification socio-religieuse de l'obi (la noix de kola) parmi les gens Igala dans l'etat de Kogi, au Nigeria. L'obi est un element important qui est souvent consomme lors des rassemblements socio-religieux. Aucun mariage traditionnel ne peut etre celebre dans la region d'Igala sans ce fruit. Le briser et le manger symbolisent l'unite, la paix, l'amour et l'acceptation sous les yeux protecteurs des Ọjọchamachala (Dieu) et Ibegwu (ancetres). Des suggestions sont donc faites pour lui rendre son importance socio-religieuse et socio-culturelle globale. Mots-cles: Socio – Religieux; la noix de kola; Igala
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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