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Item The framing of political messages in Ayinla Omowura’s song-texts(2016) Egbokhare, O.; Fadipe, I. A.Studies on African popular music have revealed that African musicians engage in political discourse which they deploy to reconstruct nationhood. There is no doubt that popular indigenous musical genres, especially those that were prominent at one time in the past, have been given insufficient attention in research studies by African scholars. Many of these studies have been driven especially by social responsibility theory, hegemony and counter-hegemonic theories and so on. However, this study using framing theory and textual analysis approach, examined the political themes described in Ayinla Omowura’s song texts of Orin owo'le Eko (Lagos Rent Edit), Ire wole de (Udoji Salary Increase), National Census, Eyin Oselu wa (Our Politicians), Challenge Cup and Late Murtala Mohammed. Findings reveal that Lagos rent edict, Udoji salary increment report, 1973 national census, politicians’ attitudes to elections, new currency introduction and 1972 change in the driving System are the dominant political events in the songs. Moreover, the social realities described include militarism, insufficient basic amenities, unemployment, policy implementation, hooliganism and electoral violence, rule of law, political dass wrangling, among others. In addition, government and political leaders were mostly portrayed as benefactors, while masses were sometimes counseled, or mildly reprimanded by the musician. In conclusion, though the events described in the selected songs happened in the 1970's in Nigeria, these themes still feature in the country's socio-political realities and are germane to political discourses in the twenty-first Century NigeriaItem The Influence of Internet use on the political participation of youth in Ikeja, Lagos(2018) Eze, V. C.; Obono, K.This research investigates the influence of the Internet on the political participation of youth in the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos state, in Nigeria. The study was hinged on technological determinism; the data was gathered through survey and in-depth interview; through multistage sampling, questionnaires were administered on 600 youth in Ikeja. Findings show that using the Internet over a long period of time will result to some form of political participation. Thus, the youth who use the Internet for a long time are likely to explore other opportunities (like online political participation) offered by the Internet, therefore, the findings of this study will benefit civil liberties organizations, political parties, government agencies and political communication researchers; and suggests that government and political parties should engage the youth more intelligently on political matters through the Internet and make Internet access more affordable.Item Sociocultural framing of ‘ambo-gbabe’ music video campaign in the 2015 gubernatorial elections in Lagos State, Nigeria(Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association, Ibadan, 2018-06) Obono, K.The 2015 Lagos State governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) used sociocultural frames conjuring indigeneity and modernity to attract political attention and support. Constructed through religious, economic, cultural and human-interest frames, a blissful future encapsulating the hopeful ethos of the city was projected. Reflecting and conscientizing their messianic aspirations, this existentialist paradigm attended to the hopes of the people for better living conditions. The article examines and interprets the sociocultural frames in ‘Ambo-Gbabe’ music video, focusing on context-specific images that reveal the manifesto of Akinwunmi Ambode. The video expressed the political ideas and intentions of the contestant by employing popular, emotional and cultural appeals. A combination of figurative expressions, languages, proverbs, dramaturgy, incantation, rap, and skelewu and shoki dances drew the message closer to the political environment, while the musicology relates to the demographic ecology of Lagos. Using the genre of current street music, the candidate’s political vision of populism, collectivism, gender equality and unity in diversity were showcased. The lyrics, sounds and imageries largely conform to the sociodemographic and cultural ideologies of residents. The paper portrays the place of ethnomusicology for political campaign and convergence between politics and performance in popular culture.Item Communication and peace building: the 2015 presidential elections in Nigeria(2017-09) Obono, K.; Onyechi, N. J.Using the discursive analytical approach, this paper examines the role of communication in peace building, and describes the pre-election and post-election strategies and interactions that enabled a peaceful environment despite the overwhelming negative campaigns and volatility of the process involving the 2015 Nigerian Presidential election campaigns. Hence, this paper illustrates the communicative behaviour of the contenders and their public display in the media which serve as a model for political peace communication; and points to the power of strategic communication for peace building, which has implications for a violence-free environment, social order and political development in Africa.Item The architecture and use of social media in the 2015 Nigerian general elections(African Council for Communication Education (ACCE), Nigerian Chapter, 2016-06) Obono, K.This paper analyses the use of social media for political mobilisation and communication during the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria. Its aim is to describe the structure and context of information dissemination and communication among political actors, agents and the electorate during this period. It argues that the widespread use of social media was due to the evolving technological architecture of the Internet as well as the ready supply of human technical competencies and appetite for use. The technical setting for the observed level of use depended on several factors, which included, primarily, high Nigerian mobile teledensity, a relatively large number of Internet service providers, a demographic youth bulge and real time communication. It was facilitated by improvements in the availability, accessibility, affordability, and adaptability of the Internet and mobile phones. These factors, among others, were the precursors and enhancers of political communication via social media during the elections.