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Leo Igwe In the rabid quest to justify the disappearance of a Nigerian humanist, who made an innocuous post on Facebook, some Muslim fanatics have continued to peddle the notion that the said post crossed the limit of free speech. Did it? They have been relentless in voicing out this misguided notion and in publicizing a mistaken thesis: “You have a right to free speech, but you cannot insult another person’s religion”. One wonders if this set of Muhammadans ever listens to themselves or tries to discern the contradictions and inconsistencies therein. In this piece, I argue that this proposition encapsulates an acute misunderstanding of the limit of free speech amongst the jail-or-execute-Mubarak-Bala Muslims. Blinded by hate and ignorance, these Muslim fanatics have not understood the inherent contradiction and the counterproductive nature of their supposed limit to free expression.   Expressions that highlight other sides of a prophet or a religion are consistent wit...

NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS COVERAGE OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN HERDERS AND FARMERS IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Violent conflict is a foremost global conundrum. There has been a major rise in intrastate conflicts in the 21st century. Contemporary conflict trend shows that intrastate conflict is the dominant form of violent conflict in the world, while interstate conflict has declined considerably in recent years compared to the 1900s (Cottey, 2013; Kegley & Raymond, 2010). No continent is spared as both developed and developing nations are struggling with one form of internal conflict or the other. Spates of terrorism, insurgency and civil strife, leading to vicious destructions, displacements and deaths, are now persistent across the world. Alongside the Middle East, Africa has attained quite a reputation for violent conflict. Since the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States of America (USA), most armed conflicts on ...

MERGER AND ACQUISITION, A VIABLE OPTION FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IN BANKING INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The banking industry in Nigeria plays a very significant role in the economic development of the country. According to Nzotta (2004) banks as part of the Nigeria financial system channel scarce resources from surplus economic units to deficit units and the exert a lot of influence on the pattern and trend of economic development through their lending and deposit mobilization activities. This is why Abdullahi (2002) say the banking industry in particular play crucial role in the economic development by mobilizing savings and channeling them for investment especially in the real sector which increase the quantum of good and service produced in the economy, thus national output increases and the level of employment improves. The banking industry in Nigeria is able to play the positive role only if it is functioning efficiently. However, if ...

LEADERSHIP STYLES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS PREDICTORS OF UNETHICAL WORK BEHAVIOUR AMONG EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC SERVICE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Unethical behaviors in the workplace are increasing being recognized as serious problem that warrant obvious attention. Although some of organizational behaviors are desirable and functional to achieve organizational effectiveness, like organizational citizenship behavior (Organ, 1997) and commitment related behavior (Nehmeh 2009) prosocial behaviors (Michie, 2009). Unethical behavior as a workplace deviance in organizations in increasingly becoming important to managers and researchers (Author). Workplace deviant behavior is defined by Robinson and Bennett (1995) as a voluntary behavior that violates significant norms and in so doing threatens the wellbeing of an organization, its members or both. Robinson and Bennett (1995) define two type behaviors related to employee deviance as the ones directed against t...

LAGOS RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF INSPIRATION FM COVERAGE OF CHILD LABOUR. CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction The specter of children toiling long hours under dehumanizing conditions have precipitated an intense debate among scholars, policy makers and human right activists over the past two decades. In the middle of the 19th century, industrial revolution, policy makers and the public have attempted to come to grip with the causes and consequences of child labour. Coordination of policy response has revealed the complexity and moral ambiguity of the phenomenon of working children (Bass, 2004). 1.2.1 Background to the study The mass media, including the press, radio, cinema and television have been described as powerful tools to change opinions, attitudes and influence behavior (McQuail, 1969). This has been described as media effects which are defined by McQuail (McQuail, 2005, p.465) as “the consequences of what the mass media do, whether intended or not.” McQuail goes further to say tha...