Dr. Obinna Inns Iroegbu

Reader / Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts · Department of English and Literary Studies

Specialization English Language

Office: Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Phase I, Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Phone: 07064366465

Email: obinna.iroegbu@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Obinna Iroegbu (PhD) is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He holds a First Degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt. His Master’s and PhD, obtained from Ekiti State University and University of Port Harcourt, respectively, were on J.P. Clark’s poetry. He has published a number of journal articles on Clark’s poetry and the works of iconic Nigerian authors. His main research interest is in the language of Literature (Stylistics). Iroegbu mostly interrogates the aesthetics and language of literature via ideological and linguistic parameters. He has written on the works of iconic Nigerian first generation writers including Chinua Achebe, John Pepper Clark and Wole Soyinka. He also teaches courses in English Morphology and Syntax as well as Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis.

Research Interests

Stylistics (Language of Literature), Discourse Analysis, Post-colonial and Migration Studies

Qualifications

• PhD (English Language), University of Port Harcourt (2018)
• MA (English Language), Ekiti State University (2011)
• BA (English Studies), University of Port Harcourt (1999)

Selected Publications

1. Religion, drama and social harmony: Exploring the theatrical elements in Igbe religious sect of Urhobo
   Authors: 3. IDOGHO, Joseph Agofure, AKPODIETE Hannah Modupe, and IROEGBU Obinna
   African Journal of Religion, Philosophy and Culture, Vol.7, No.2 (pp. 161-177) (2026)
2. Rhetorics of resilience: A critical stylistic analysis of the comeback moments in Peter Drury’s football commentaries
   Authors: 1. Iroegbu, Obinna, and Usman Abdulakeem
   BOUESTI Studies in English and Literary Discourse, Vol.1, No.1 (pp. 89-103) (2026)
3. Graphological and phono-stylistic hermeneutics of selected poems in J.P. Clark's Full Tide
   Authors: Obinna Iroegbu and Omolade Bamigboye
   Journal of English Studies (2025)
4. Comparing efficacy of artificial intelligence immersion artificial intelligence and human-led workshops for enhancing researchers’ English language skills: a randomized control trial
   Authors: 1. Ugwu, F.N., Iroegbu, O. and others
   Higher Learning Research Communications (2025)
5. Speaking in structure and transitivity: politeness in “Abiku”
   Authors: Obinna Iroegbu
   Ikenga International Journal of the Institute of African Studies, Vol.24, No.1 (2023)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) - Member (2012-date)
• Northeast Modern Language Association, USA - Member (2013 - date)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Issues in the translation of an in-text Igbo expression in Achebe’s There was a country - Ebsuling Conference (2018)

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

• ABDULAKEEM Yinka Usman - A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Football Banter on X (2026)

Postgraduate M.Phil Supervision

• OMONILE Tope Clement - Language and Ideology in Catholic Reconciliation Discourses (2024)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• ALABI Gbenga Kingsley - Pragma-stylistic analysis of Dr Kayode Fayemi's Inaugural Speeches (2023)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• JAMES Mary Morayo - Narrative and counter-narrative: A deconstructive reading of Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God (2024)

Course Teaching

• GST101 - Communication Skills in English I (2012-Date)
• GST102 - Communication Skills in English I1 (2012-Date)
• ENG208 - Structure of English Language (2013-Date)
• ENG304 - Semantics (2024-Date)
• ENG311 - Introduction to Morphology and Syntax of the English Language (2014-Date)
• ELS407 - Stylistics (2016-Date)
• ELS414 - Creative Writing II (2015-2025)
• ELS805 - Advanced Semiotics and Semantics

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