Fake accounts and social media bots in the era of artificial intelligence in Nigeria
Abstract Bots on social media platforms is a phenomenon that has become pervasive as the presence and use of digital platforms b...
Fake news, digital media and digital citizenship in democratic societies
Abstract We live in an era where technology has democratised virtually everything, the emergence of digital media did not just g...
Framing of COVID-19 messages in Kenyan pop culture: A semiotic analysis of selected pop songs
Abstract The first Covid-19 case in Kenya was reported in March 2020. Report of the first case and the subsequent lockdown...
Flattening the curve of imbalance in global information flow: An examination of perceptions of Port Harcourt residents about select African content on Cable News Network (CNN)
Abstract Achieving balanced global information flow is a significant concern to many people. Spurred by the need to achieve qual...
Filmmaking as avenue for youth empowerment in Nigeria
Abstract The Nigerian film industry that is popularly called Nollywood, like Hollywood and Bollywood, has come into its own in t...
Framing and interpretation of the Nigerian Niger Delta conflict in three selected Nollywood films
IFEOMA THERESA AMOBI, Ph.D. & HASSAN HUSSEINI SHAIBU, Ph.D. Abstract The Niger Delta crisis is one that has inspir...
Fake news, hate speech and the implications of government responses in Nigeria, 2015-2019
Abstract New threats of fake news and hate speeches are emerging as global threats to democracies across the globe. They have fu...
Film Review - Kunle Afolayan’s October 1
Kunle Afolayan, dir.October1. 2014. 1hr 55minutes. English (Primarily), Nigerian Pidgin, Igbo Yoruba and Hausa (and with Yoruba/E...
Free versus Fee: The Freemium Factor in Nigeria’s Newspapers’ Contents on the Web
Abstract In view of the perpetual search for a new and sustainable online business models for the newspapers after several faile...
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RECALL OF TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS AMONG VIEWERS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
Abstract Recall plays a vital role in advertising effectiveness. Television advertising memorability has however become quite c...
FREQUENCY OF NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF SELECTED POLITICAL CRISIS SITUATIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Nigeria’s politics, has witnessed several instabilities, with each period in history having its attendant crisis....
Family and peer group influence on spousal sexual communication in Ong’ata Rongai Town, Kajiado County, Kenya
Abstract This study was carried out in Ong’ata Rongai Town of Kajiado County, Kenya. The feelings and perceptions of young...
FILM REVIEW: AN ANALYSIS OF FUNKE AKINDELE’S FILM, JENIFA
Abstract This paper is a qualitative textual analysis of Jenifa, a Nigerian Nollywood film produced by Funke Akindele. Wit...
FARMERS’ PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION AS A FACTOR FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Abstract Nigerian Agricultural research institutes have developed series of technologies without rural farmers’ inputs. Fa...
FOLK MEDIA, FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN RURAL NIGERIA
Abstract This paper examines the relevance of folk media in promoting family planning in local communities, using a community-b...
FEMALE DRESSING AS AN INTENTIONAL NON-VERBAL EXPRESSION AMONG STUDENTS OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This paper surveyed female undergraduate response on the relationship between dressing and communication in Delta Stat...
FRAMING THE AGENDA: PRESS COVERAGE OF THE 2008 TEACHERS’ STRIKE IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper is a study of how the Nigerian press framed the strike embarked upon by National Union of Teachers (NUT) bet...
Factors Affecting Consequences of Political News Framing Research
Abstract Framing as a subject of empirical inquiry in the field of political communication has been attracting growing research ...
Filling the Void left by Mainstream Media: An Examination of the Community Storytelling Functions of Community-Based Associations in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract Scholars argue that community-based organisations (CBOs) engender community participation, reduce social inequality and...
Factors Affecting Readership of Erotic Novels by Students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Abstract This paper focused on the factors affecting the readership of erotic novels among the students of the University of Nig...
Family and peer group influence on spousal sexual communication in Ong’ata Rongai Town, Kajiado County, Kenya
Abstract This study was carried out in Ong’ata Rongai Town of Kajiado County, Kenya. The feelings and perceptions of young...