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Articles in Volume 2 No 1 - 14 articles

RELIGION AND THE CHALLENGE OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN LIGHT OF TODAY’S REALITY IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA

The escalation of religious related unrest around the world and Nigeria in particular has made the longing for peaceful coexistence intensified in recent times. Meanwhile, religion is a cardinal part of the society because almost every person is attached to a religion or the other; it also form...

Authors: Adebayo Oluwasegun Bolarinwa and Julius Olajide Ademola

Peaceful coexistence, Nigeria, Religion, South West, New Normal
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CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL IN AFRICAN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN LIGHT OF THE β€˜NEW NORMAL’

Prosperity gospel is the gospel of wealth, health, success, victory over the enemies, protection and longevity of life made possible by faith in God and through the power of positive confessions. It is an aspect of Pentecostalism. It is conceived by an African in Diaspora and propagated on the...

Authors: Ajibola Michael Oluwafemi & Ademola Julius Olajide

Prosperity gospel, African culture, Christian Theology, Pentecostalism, β€žNew Normalβ€Ÿ
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SELF-ESTEEM AND RETIREMENT ANXIETY AMONG NON-ACADEMIC STAFF IN A FAITH BASED UNIVERSITY IN OSUN STATE NIGERIA

Retirement is usually considered as a major life event that could change the lives of employees. In some of the time, individuals who have low self-esteem may consider retirement as a disaster and experience retirement anxiety because of the numerous psychological and social changes that follow...

Authors: Akinnawo E.O

retirement, anxiety; self-esteem; university, Nigeria
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EFFICACY OF EGUNGUN ELEWE AS EXTRAMUNDANE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN IGBOMINA PEOPLE AND THEIR ANCESTORS IN THE NEW NORMAL

Extramundane communication is one of the traditional communication systems enshrined in the belief systems of various cultural settings of African people. It is an admixture of the peoplesβ€Ÿ culture, customs, norms, religions and traditions. Extramundane communication manifests in and as cultur...

Authors: Akinola Moses Owolabi

Egungun (Masquerades), Egungun Elewe, Extramundane, Communication, Extramundane communication, Igbomina people.
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REVIEW OF RISKS AND PRECAUTIONS IN ONLINE LEARNING: A CAUTIONARY VIEW FOR ADOPTING E-LEARNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE NEW NORMAL

The global lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic led to the closure of schools in most nations of the world. This also led to global increase in the demand for online (e-learning) learning at all levels of education, including developing countries. While there are several...

Authors: Israel Oghenevwe de Regha & Onanaye, Adeniyi Samson

Covid-19, cyber-bullying, cybercrimes, cyber-attacks, minors, e-learning, online risks, online attacks, precautions.
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MUSICAL CELEBRITIES AS A POLITICAL ENDORSER IN THE NEW NORMAL DURING THE 2022 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Celebrity endorsement is an emerging marketing tool for the presentation and promotion of goods and services for greater appeal and patronage among consumers. Musical Celebrities are well known musical icons who are hired for political advertising tools in the presentation and promotion of poli...

Authors: Kazeem Alade Oyedeji; Omowale Adelabu; Oyinloye Oloyede; Fadeyi Isaac Olajide & Olomide Kolawole

Musician, Celebrity, Political Communication, Influencers, New Normal, Gubernatorial Election.
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BIBLICAL APPLICATION OF ZOOMORPHISM AND THE ZOOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF AN AFRICAN INDIGENOUS CHURCH IN THE NEW NORMAL

The engagement of the principles of biblical hermeneutics helps immensely in the interpretation of the Bible despite historical, linguistic, philosophical, geographical and cultural gaps. Zoomorphism is one of the figurative expressions in the Bible which is a way of apportioning animalistic ch...

Authors: Michael Adewumi Adetunji

Zoomorphism, Sacred Texts of Christianity, Christ Apostolic Church, New Normal, Pastoral Leadership.
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A review of the challenges that affect the quality of research in accounting in Nigeria and the way out

Many people believe that management research has little impact on management practice. It is documented that management academic research findings (accounting inclusive) that are published in scholarly management publications have little to no application in real-world settings and that manager...

Authors: Michael Rotimi Sanni

Management research, Accounting research, Research outputs, Management practice, Challenges.
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QUANTITATIVE VS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN: WHAT NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION SCHOLARS PREFER?

Research is an activity of knowing, with the core objectives of to find solutions to problems and find answers to questions through the application of a reliable and consistent procedure. To be reliable and consistent, research method must be accessible, transparent, systematic, verifiable, obj...

Authors: Obiaje Kris M.; Bellos Olufemi; Ojeka-John Rachael O; Oyedeji Kazeem A.; Talabi Felix O.; Oyinloye Oloyede; & Fadeyi Olajide I

Research Methods, Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed-method, Communication scholars
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PATTERN OF ACCEPTANCE AND ADOPTION OF MEDIA MESSAGES ON COVID -19 IN RURAL AREA

The aim of this study was to look at the pattern of acceptance and adoption of media messages on COVID -19 protocols among rural dwellers. It used Alajue village, Ede South Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, as a case study. Built on Health Belief Model (HBM). Survey research design wa...

Authors: Olanihun, Sunday Zechariah & Felix Olajide Talabi

Acceptance, Adoption, Media Messages, Covid -19 Protocols, Rural Dwellers.
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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) IN THE NEW NORMAL: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECT NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER'S COVERAGE

Gender-based violence has become a social issue that calls for appropriate media coverage to highlight its threat to society. There have been more cases of rape, physical abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault/exploitation, all of which have received little to no media attention. Hence, t...

Authors: Oluwafunmil Ayo Abimbola Shodipe; Ifekristi Ayo-Obiremi; Kehinde Ayodele Olasanmi; Lydia Oko-Epelle; Mojisola Boroffice; & Tosin Komolafe.

Gender Based Violence, New Normal, Newspaper coverage, Nigeria, Content Analysis
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AHP ALGORITHM IN DATA DIFFUSION ACROSS A SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM

The Social Networking platforms (SNPs) have become major media of communication, information dissemination and sharing. SNP ignores the constraint of distance, time and type of information during communication among users. It is obviously seeming the best platform when it comes to marketing, a...

Authors: Onanaye, A.S.

Social Networking platform, Communication, Information sharing, and Content Ranking Model.
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