Keyword : Newspaper coverage, Corruption and insecurity, Buhari administration, The Punch, The Nation, Comparative analysis
Author(s) : Colnel Ogwumerum Eke; Prof. F.A. Amadi; Prof. B.G. Nsereka & Dr. D. Harcourt Whyte
Abstract :
This study comparatively analysed The Nation’s and The Punch’s coverage of corruption and insecurity during President Buhari’s Administration between May 29, 2015 and December 31, 2022. To accomplish that objective, the study adopted the content analysis technique of investigation. The population of the study consisted of the daily editions of The Nation and The Punch newspapers from May 29, 2015, to December 31, 2022, totalling 5548 editions (2774 editions of The Nation and 2774 editions of The Punch. The period studied represented the time from which President Buhari assumed office as president to a time near the end of his regime as specified for this research. The sample for the study consisted of only editorials of the daily editions of the two papers under Buhari's administration within the time frame. The size of the sample arrived at 157 editorials (76 editorials from The Nation and 81 editorials from The Punch), using the purposive sampling technique. The instruments used were a coding sheet for data gathering and a coding guide for guiding coders. The three supervisors subjected the instrument to face and content validation while for the reliability of the instruments, Holsti's Intercoder Reliability Test was employed from which an acceptable reliability co-efficient of 0.85 was obtained. The quantitative data were analyzed using percentages while the qualitative data were presented textually. Findings showed among other things, that while The Nation’s editorials failed to trace a direct connection between corruption and insecurity, The Punch’s editorials established a nexus between corruption and insecurity in President Buhari’s administration. The work concluded that The Punch is comparatively more socially responsible than The Nation with regards to the two papers’ treatments of President Buhari’s handling of corruption and insecurity in their editorials. It was, therefore, recommended among other things, that newspapers should always ensure that they render an accurate interpretation of the relationship between variables in society. Society looks up to the press to help make sense of the world. The press should live up to this journalistic mission and not fall short of its social responsibility
Patriarchal Stereotypes and Feminine Resistance in Flora Nwapa’s Efuru
Solomon Awuzie, PhD; Chilenwa Ignatius Metu• & Uche Benedict Uraih, PhD
Ontological Analysis of Gender Disparity Factors in Nigerian Sports Journalism
Pius Owoicho Ogwuche; Professor Cosmos I. Eze; Professor Shamsuddeen Mohammed & Mahmud Umar Muhammed, PhD
Influence of Television Messages on the Knowledge and Adoption of Agricultural Innovation among Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
Ucheanya Florence; Tsegyu Santas & Muhammad Sani Rabiu
Influence of Demographics of Age and Educational Attainments on Online Newspaper Readership among Civil Servants in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Sunday Jessie Antai; Prof. Church Akpan & Bassey Esuk Bassey, Ph.D
Perception of South-East Women on 2024 Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment’s Media Campaign Messages on Adaptation and Mitigation of Heat Waves
Obini Onuchukwu & Prof. Angela Nkiru Nwammuo, PhD
Evaluation of Social Media Influence on Benin City Residents' Perception of the 2024 Okuama Bloodbath in Delta State, Nigeria
Josephine Osatohanmwen Adeyeye, PhD•; Adédèjì Fred Aríjeníwà & Emeke Precious Nwaoboli
Comparative Analysis of Social Media and Church Influence on Obidient Movement in 2023 General Elections and its Diplomatic Impacts on Domestic and International Interest
Blessed F. Ngonso, PhD; Chioma Njoku, PhD; Amah Maclean Williams PhD; Onyedikachi Stanley Onovo & Uche Benedict Uraih, PhD
IJALMS Vol. 5, No. 1 2025 Preliminary Pages
IJALMS
Comparative Analysis of Social Media and Church Influence on Obidient Movement in 2023 General Elections and its Diplomatic Impacts on Domestic and International Interest
Blessed F. Ngonso, PhD; Chioma Njoku, PhD; Amah Maclean Williams PhD; Onyedikachi Stanley Onovo & Uche Benedict Uraih, PhD
IJALMS Vol. 5. No 1 June 2025 Preliminary Pages
IJALMS
Community Perception and Evaluation of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities by the Oil Producing Companies in Bayelsa State
Seiyefa Clifford Wilson; Andrew Asan Ate; Wilfred Oritsesan Olley & Ewomazino Daniel Akpor
Public Perception of Political Disinformation and Trust in Mainstream Media during Electoral Campaigns in Nigeria
Wilfred Oritsesan Olley & Okoro Ferdinand Eloke
Evaluation of the Public Relations Strategies Adopted by Candidates of Select Political Parties during the 2023 Presidential Elections in Nigeria
Abimiku, Monday Sunday; Josiah, Sabo Kente PhD & Muhammad, Sani Rabiu PhD
Employee-Management Relations and Productivity in Select Government Ministries in Akwa Ibom State
Blessing Ufot Urua
Journalists’ Perspective of Fact-checking Applications in Curbing Fake News in Nigeria
Arikenbi, Peter Gbenga & Ikharo Seluman