{"id":6334,"date":"2025-06-24T22:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/an-interrogation-of-spinsters-night-and-its-implications-in-wukari-local-government-area-of-taraba-state\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T04:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:16:19","slug":"an-interrogation-of-spinsters-night-and-its-implications-in-wukari-local-government-area-of-taraba-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/an-interrogation-of-spinsters-night-and-its-implications-in-wukari-local-government-area-of-taraba-state\/","title":{"rendered":"AN INTERROGATION OF SPINSTER\u2019S NIGHT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>AN INTERROGATION OF SPINSTER\u2019S NIGHT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/wissjournals.com.ng\/index.php\/wiss\/article\/view\/253' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/wissjournals.com.ng\/index.php\/wiss\/article\/download\/253\/232' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>This paper examines spinster\u2019s night and its implications in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. It discussesthe implications of spinster\u2019s night in the area. Theorigin and developmentof spinster\u2019s night in Wukarialso came into focus. It analyzes the organization and challengesof spinster\u2019s night in the area. It concludes and made recommendations. The study relied on both primary sources like oral interviews and archival materials and secondary sources like books, theses, articles, newspapers, journals, etc. The study finds out that spinster\u2019s night is part and parcel of most marriagesin Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The study demonstrates that spinster\u2019s night is an important component of Wukari socio-economic sphere as it provides employment to many people in the area and doubled as a veritable tool for social interaction, cross-fertilization of ideas, celebration, and commemoration.In conclusion, the data synthesize from our sources support the claims that spinster\u2019s night, for all intents and purposes, is an important component of Wukari socio-economic sphere.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>SAMUEL ALEGWU OMANCHI (Kwararafa University Wukari, Taraba State)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Spinster\u2019s Night, Implications, Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: AN INTERROGATION OF SPINSTER\u2019S NIGHT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2563,3404,2872,2871],"class_list":["post-6334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-implications","tag-spinsters-night","tag-taraba-state","tag-wukari-local-government-area","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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