Christian Tuotamuno Diri — Federal University, Otuoke
· Vol. 33, No. 2
· 08 September 2026
This study employs media framing analysis and six (6) empirical studies on environmental communication, reporting, and coverage on different aspects of the Niger Delta were analysed. These empirical studies were purposiv...
A. Chukwudumebi Obute — AFREXTRACT Project, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
· Vol. 33, No. 2
· 08 September 2026
Iva Peša AFREXTRACT Project
Jackson Tamunosaki Jack AFREXTRACT Project
Since the evolution of the Nigerian literary tradition in the 1950s, itself a successor to orature, numerous writers have consistently opted to make society the epicentre of their enterprise. In fact, a handful have even...
Jeremiah Felix Nwachukwu — Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt
· Vol. 33, No. 1
· 05 September 2026
Ibinabo Samuel Igonikon - University of Port Harcourt ibinabosamuel98@gmail.com
Political transitions generate democratic precarity when governments seek legitimacy through communication while citizens confront institutional uncertainty. Under Ibrahim Babangida’s military administration, Nigeria’s t...
Innocent Hayford Kasarachi — University of Port Harcourt
· Vol. 32, No. 1
· 10 June 2026
Ekwuluo Precious Uche
Globally, the credibility of electoral processes is largely predicated on
the level of independence of the electoral umpire. Again, the level to
which the electorate perceive the electoral umpire as being credible
det...
Emmanuel B. Eyo — University of Calabar
· Vol. 23, No. 1
· 01 July 2017
The aim of this paper is to expose the thrust of Charles Darwin’s theory of social and biological evolution and also restate that his theory of evolution reveals some imperfections especially in the study of socio biolog...
Diana-Abasi I. Francis — University of Calabar
· Vol. 22, No. 2
· 20 June 2016
The paper analyzes the trend and nature of electoral violence in Nigeria. It places electoral violence in the context of Merton’s strain theory, Vold’s conflict theory and Hirschi’s social control theory in order to dete...
