AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON ELECTORATES IN THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Abstract: World over, political aspirants adopt the use of diverse campaign strategies such as political advertising in order to sensitize the electorates to vote in their favor. These advertisements often present an exaggeration of what the society stand to gain by voting for the aspirant, as we...
View DetailsGOOD GOVERNANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Background to the Study: Governance, according to the World Bank Report (2010) is the exercise of political power in the management of a nation’s affairs. This definition thus implies that governance encompasses the state’s institutional and structura...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON ELECTORATES IN THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
ABSTRACT: World over, political aspirants adopt the use of diverse campaign strategies such as political advertising in order to sensitize the electorates to vote in their favor. These advertisements often present an exaggeration of what the society stand to gain...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
Background of the Study: Democracy is the system of government that promotes the participation of the masses in government and the accountability of elected representatives to the electorate. The representatives are public office holders who are voted into office by the people th...
View DetailsATTITUDES OF UNDERGRADUATE YOUTHS TOWARD DEMOCRATIC VALUES: IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
Background to the Study: Citizens are the hearts and soul of democracy and hence there must be active and informed involvement of the people at all levels of governance as willing participants in defining and maintaining their democracy. The youths of...
View DetailsBUREAUCRACY AND EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC ENTERPRISE A CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Bureaucracy is a distinctive arrangement used by human beings to organize their activities. The invention of Western bureaucracy several centuries ago helped solve the problem for leaders of governing human systems that grew larger and mo...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN ISSUES OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PDP AND APC
ABSTRACT: This study unfolds the contributions of political parties in issues and challenges of free and fair elections in Nigeria with specific focus on Kogi State 2011 gubernatorial election. The study through the understanding of the typologies of political culture and po...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PDP: 1999-2011
Background of the study: Democratic governance with its ideal of elective representation, freedom of choice of leaders, rule of law, freedom of expression, accountability etc has become the acceptable system of government all over the world. It is a form of government in which the supreme power o...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ELECTIONEERING CREDIBILITY
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: In 2015 general elections witnessed a remarkable use of social media as a political communication tool in Nigeria. Three major issues underline the tremendous use of social media tools during the 2015 elections. Firstly, the use of social media in Ni...
View DetailsTHE RECONSTRUCTION OF NIGERIA'S IMAGE AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Nigeria is one of the most well-known and impressive countries in the world, despite the fact that it faces an exceptionally high...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: The issue about godfatherism in the politics of Nigeria has become a plague in the body of politics irrespective of the political party that are involved. It is a common...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF SMS POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON THE VOTING BEHAVIOUR OF VOTERS IN THE 2023 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Election is the central institution of democratic representative governments. This is because, in a democracy, the authority of the gove...
View DetailsA SURVEY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S VIEWS ON POPE FRANCIS'S BLESSINGS ON SAME-SEX COUPLES, A CASE STUDY OF ST JOHN'S PRO-CATHEDRAL PARISH ABAK, AKWA IBOM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: While the pursuit of same-sex marriage was not initially a primary objective of the LGBT movement during the 1970s, it swiftly emerged as a focal point on the...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF PHONE-IN PROGRAMMES ON RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE VOTING POPULATION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: The need to introduce the effect programmes in sensitizing the electorate as necessitude the writing of this project work. It...
View DetailsA STUDY OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2018 INCONCLUSIVE ELECTION IN OSUN STATE ON ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to ...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ROLE OF LEGISLATURE IN NIGERIA’S BUDGET PROCESS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE QUALITIES OF COMMITTEE CLERKS ON COMMITTEES’ PERFORMANCES IN THE NIGERIAN 8TH SENATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS AS SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ABUJA: 2015 – 2020
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: The Mace is believed and admitted to be the symbol of authority of the National Assembly and in other parts of the world as well. It plays a significant role in the...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ELECTORAL REFORMS IN NIGERIA BETWEEN 2009 TO 2021
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Political power is sought or maintained through electoral processes. An election is essential to democratic transition and consolidation in a competitive political envir...
View DetailsCOMMITTEE SYSTEM AND LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN NIGERIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: A STUDY OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE 7TH SENATE (2011-2015)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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CONSTITUENCY OFFICE AND EFFECTIVE LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION IN ABAKALIKI/IZZI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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View DetailsEXAMINING THE EFFECT OF POOR FUNDING OF CAPITAL PROJECTS ON THE WELFARE OF CITIZENS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO KAGARA DAM IN NIGER STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
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View DetailsDEWEY PHILOSOPHY AND CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA IMPELICATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION
1.1Background to the Study
Since the return of sovereignty, education that is to do with socio-political, ideological orientation and democratic tenets and that helps to liberate the mind and mould the individual for self-reliance has been the main national objective of Nigerian educati...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF POLTICAL DEFECTIONS ON DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA (1999-2013)
ABSTRACT
This study examines the effects of political defection on democratic governance in Jigawa State. Political defection has manifested itself in the State inthe form of frequent political decamping, existence of political moles that belonged to the ruling party while operating in...
View DetailsELECTION PETITION AND THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY: A STUDY OF KOGI STATE 2023 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Elections are the cornerstone of democratic governance, serving as the primary mechanism through which citizens express their political will and choose their leaders. The integrity and credibility of this pro...
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