Research Article
The Effect of Drug Abuse on the Sport Performance of Gore Football Club
Girma Bikila Banti*
,
Alemi Madaksa Deressa
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2026
Pages:
1-10
Received:
18 October 2025
Accepted:
29 October 2025
Published:
7 January 2026
Abstract: Background of Study: The study aimed to assess the effects of drug abuse on the sports performance of Gore Football Club. It focused on how substance abuse among players may undermine training, competition readiness, and overall club performance. Method: A descriptive research design was employed, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample of 60 individuals was selected using simple random sampling. Data collection included both survey instruments (quantitative) and interviews (qualitative) to gather information about players’ substance-use behaviors and their perceived impact on performance. Results: Among the players studied, 67.3% reported chewing khat. Of these, 80% indicated they chew it to stay awake, and 69.1% attributed their chewing habit to family influence. Additionally, 50.5% reported abusing alcohol, with 65.5% using it to increase pleasure during sexual activity and 54.5% citing peer influence as a reason for drinking. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended that the sports commission implement educational programme and motivational mechanisms, that club leaders provide training on the effects of drug abuse on player performance, and that families support children in developing good behavioral habits.
Abstract: Background of Study: The study aimed to assess the effects of drug abuse on the sports performance of Gore Football Club. It focused on how substance abuse among players may undermine training, competition readiness, and overall club performance. Method: A descriptive research design was employed, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative app...
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Research Article
Ìyàwó Sàráà and Gbàmí o ràmí: Exhuming the History of Gifted Wife in Marriage and Its Implications in Contemporary Yoruba Society, Nigeria
Samuel Kayode Olaleye*,
Titilope Olusegun Olalere
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2026
Pages:
11-18
Received:
26 February 2026
Accepted:
17 March 2026
Published:
27 March 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.reports.20260601.12
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Abstract: Marriage is a sacred institution ordained by Olódùmarè, God in Yorùbá belief. In Africa, particularly among the Yorùbá, the circle of life is not complete without marriage. Marriage in Yorùbáland entails some processes and rites among which are Ìfojúsóde - looking out for a suitor, Alárenà - suitor’s intermediary, owo ìdè̩giri and ìjó̩hìn - money for accepting proposal, owó orí - bride price and so on. However, it is not all forms of marriage in Yorùbá society that are accorded these processes and rites. Among such is Ìyàwó Sàráà (Sadaqh Wife) and Gbàmí o ràmí (Rescued from Shame). Ìyàwó Sàráà is a wife given out in alms (in marriage) among Muslim Yorùbá in western part of Nigeria. While Gbàmí o ràmí is rescued from shame wife given (in marriage) to a traditional healer who is familiar with the history of ailment afflicting such a woman. Previous studies have examined marriage in Yorùbá society from socio-cultural and economic dimensions. However, historical and anthropological approaches to marriage have not enjoyed sufficient historical engagement. To address this gap in historical scholarship therefore, this study investigates the motive, context, and implications of such marriages on the people involved and the general Yorùbá society. Primary data is gathered through oral interviews and telephone calls that was conducted with five Babaláwo - Ifa Priests, five traditional healers, five Muslim clerics, five Ìyàwó sàráà and five Gbàmí o ràmí wives. Archival materials and other relevant secondary data were consulted. Information generated was content-analysed. It is hoped that an investigation into these marriages will extend the frontiers of research in marriage in the Yoruba society and Nigeria in general.
Abstract: Marriage is a sacred institution ordained by Olódùmarè, God in Yorùbá belief. In Africa, particularly among the Yorùbá, the circle of life is not complete without marriage. Marriage in Yorùbáland entails some processes and rites among which are Ìfojúsóde - looking out for a suitor, Alárenà - suitor’s intermediary, owo ìdè̩giri and ìjo...
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