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ABSTRACT Developments in the history of human communication, often called, ‘the information society’, and have transformed the way many people work in the media and entertainment industries. This study examined how modern communication technology facilitates the practice of broadcasting. Attention was focused in particular on the application and adoption of ICT, it cost effectiveness as well as its impact on the social relationship between the broadcast advertising of different hierarchy...

Politics and End of Culture in African Society: Power Play in Mainframe’s Saworoide

Culture is  a home where the rules and regulations, modus operandi analysing the functional and operational units of a society resides. It is validated by the agreement of members to permeate their rights and obligations in the development of the social structure. The crux of this matter is that how political framings are introduced into the society is premised on the groundwork of communal understanding, organized thought processes, control of the affairs and resources of the entire society...

Facebook Posting and Youth Socialization: A Study of Imo State University Students

Facebook has become a powerful means of communication both in Nigeria and Worldwide, for it has united both lost family members and friends. This research work is on "Facebook Postings and Youth Socialization: A study of Imo State University Students". Four Objectives were put forward for the study among which are: ascertain the respondents's frequency of exposure to postings on Facebook to find out respondent's attitude towards relationship among IMSU Students on Facebook. Four research ques...

Loneliness In Children: The Impact of Drama for Social Change

In 2018, Childline announced that it had carried out more than 4000 counselling sessions in one year for children. The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness has since found that one in 10 pre-school children feel lonely, along with one in five 7-12 years old and four in five adolescents. (Walker, 2018). Irrespective of the age, class and status, the mental well-being of every child must be handled as very important as their physical health. From studies, loneliness is not an obvious disorder that ...

The Imasuen Factor in the Benin Language Video-Film Sector of Nollywood

The phenomenal rise of Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (LOI) as a filmmaker and director in Nollywood and indeed in Africa is worth probing and documenting for posterity of scholars and professionals, especially against the backdrop of his native Benin (Edo) language videofilm industry and tradition, which he has given his gestaltist support so effusively in terms of technical finesse, global exposure, great storylines, actor/talent development and business architecture, among others. Using the interv...

Book Piracy and the challenge of saving Nigeria's Publishing Industry

Book piracy has been an issue trending in the Nigerian publishing space recently. This  is because of the ripple effects of the action on both publishers and authors alike. This action has over the years been a bottle neck for publishers and authors in achieving  their aim of reaching out to the public and making sales from their respective  publications. In the light of this, this study seeks to explain certain reasons why this action has not  been effectively nipped in the bud as well a...

THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MRS OLANIYAN RAHFAT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM IN EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE

ABSTRACT Women in the pre-Islamic period had no defined status nor did they have rights to live or to possess or inherit property. Islam, right from its inception freed woman from socio-political and economic bondage of the period and accorded them the same basic rights as those of their male counterparts. Islam made them an important living entity; it gives them rights to life, rights to possess wealth, inherit property and among others, though this is regulated by the Shariah. Muslim woman ...

ANALYSIS OF AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF APRIL 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA

Abstract   The mass media have been used as veritable sources of information during elections. They have been used to propagate ideas often known as propaganda and as instrument of political mobilization. The information projected by the different media of mass communication alongside other societal factors influence voters’ choice(s) during elections. It is on this note that this research work tried to analyze audience perception of media coverage of april 2011 presidential election in ...

Influence of broadcast media messages on awareness, perception and attitude of maternal health among reproductive women in Ilorin

Poor knowledge and insufficient information about maternal health among women have been identified as some of the factors responsible for increasing maternal mortality in developing countries. Since the broadcast media is regarded as one of the effective means of communication in such countries, this study examined perceived impact of broadcast media messages on knowledge, attitude and perception of maternal health among women in Ilorin. The objectives of the study were to (i) find out women�...

How to Perform a Literature Review with Free and Open Source Software

As it provides a firm foundation for advancing knowledge, a solid literature review is a critical feature of any academic investigation. Yet, there are several challenges in performing literature reviews including: i) lack of access to the literature because of costs, ii) fracturing of the literature into many sources, lack of access and comprehensive coverage in many databases and search engines, and iii) the use of proprietary software lock-in strategies for bibliographic software, which ca...

Deception in its Diversity

This is talking about my country 'Nigeria'  how we as people of the country keep on blaming each other for our past mistakes; instead of looking for how to make it great again and make it better.

Representing Identity

 In this paper I shall demonstrate through the case study of Nanaimo Sikh community how significantly they view their religious orientation as opposed to their ethnic identification. I will point to some implications for them within the Canadian society as a result of them being primarily seen as one among many religious groups.

Religious Pluralism and Religious Education

In this essay, I outline the complexities of the contemporary South African society and point out why the so called Christian majority’s call for a single faith approach to teaching religion in schools will not make a great deal of sense within the context of the Bill of Rights of the South African constitution. Besides, the issue of religion education in South Africa is not only a human rights issue but also a moral issue.

Politics of Defining Hindu texts

In the context of rightwing student protest on Delhi University campus in 2011 to demand the withdrawal of an essay written by Prof A K Ramanujan, there developed a politico-legal situation in which students deployed both political pressure as well as legal suit to achieve their goal. This incident raised not only questions of political involvement in defining what Hinduism should be and how its sacred texts ought to be read, but the debate also attempted to shape the ‘sacred text’ by car...

Insiders and Outsiders

In this essay, I look at the contemporary debate on the study of religion as to where it is in the academy. Second, in relation to that I look at the debates on the study of Hinduism. I then examine the issue of “who speaks for Hinduism” and whether Hinduism is a case of exception in the study of religion. In conclusion I suggest that Hinduism is a case in point in learning about our comparative project in the study of religion. My line of argument in this essay is based on the premise th...


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