Browsing by Author "Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo"

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    Anti-Corruption Campaigns and Nigeria Development: An Appraisal of Media Roles
    (2019-02) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Abdulbaqi Saudat Sallah; Adisa Rasaq Muhammad
    Nigerian development problem is partly linked to corruption which begets malnutrition, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, hunger and infrastructure decay. Due to the failures of numerous development strategies in Nigeria, this paper provides an overview of mass media efforts in fighting corruption. Similarly, the paper applies social responsibility and development media theory in campaigning against the said corruption. Using secondary data of Transparency International from (2000-2018) on the World Corruption Perception Index and Ranking, the study revealed that the media have been very relevant in curbing corruption and entrenching development through its watchdog role and mass enlightening in the provision of information that facilitates job creation, economy improvement, enhanced security and re-orientation of the masses. The study equally revealed that the level of bribery, looting of treasury, abuse of power and secret dealings are perceived to be rapidly reducing in Nigeria. Further, the study equally showed that Nigeria moved from 148th to 144th position out of 180 countries in the 2018 (CPI) report of corrupt countries. Hence, this paper proposes critical media independence, vibrant and active judicial system coupled with exemplary leadership for a more feasible development schemes in Nigeria.
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    Comparative Analysis of Public Officers’ Corruption Framing in Newspapers
    (Journal of Human Development and Communication, UNIMAP, 2018) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Adisa Rasaq M.; Ahmad Fahmi Mahamood; Shuhairimi Abdullah; Udende Patrick; Nor’izah Ahmad; Abubakar Ibrahim; Maskor Bajuri; Ahmad Hizurrahman Rezuan
    This research was conducted to examine and compare the prevalence of public officials’ corruption frames in the online version among three popular Nigerian newspapers. Individual news article on public officials’ corruption was the unit of analysis while the reliability coefficients calculated using Holsti’s formula resulted to 90.0%. This study discovered that in the framing of 2016 public official corruption issues, the newspapers varied significantly with p= 0.002 and p= 0.000 respectively on corruption frames. However, the study, anchored on framing theory, identified economic consequence frames, the responsibility attributes, the treatment frames in the corruption issues. Further results revealed that the economic consequence frame identified financial losses with the total percentage of (63.8%). Nigerian government was framed as having highest responsibility for corruption eradication with the total percentage of (79.6%). Therefore, responsible government was recommended for treatment of corruption in Nigeria with the total percentage of (82.2%). While this study is focusing on the aspect of media frames, future researches can attempt to explore the area of audience frames where the study does not cover.
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    Corruption in the Media: Implications for Ethical and Socially Responsible Journalism in Nigeria
    (Jurnal Pengajian Media Malaysia, 2020-12-01) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Mustapha Lambe Kayode; Abdulbaqi Saudat Salah; Aliagan Isiaka Zubair
    Corruption is an important problem affecting every strata of the Nigerian society. Its impact on Nigerian media is no exemption. Corruption in relation to media is popularly tied to brown envelope which ultimately affects journalist sense of news judgment. Hence, this paper took a theoretical approach to examining the relationship between the issue of brown envelope syndrome and unethical practice within the Nigerian media system and its implications on ethical and socially responsible journalism. Surprisingly, result of the literature reviewed revealed that poor journalistic training and lack of professionalism is responsible for unethical practice in Nigerian media. It further revealed loss of credibility, loss of watchdog roles and decline in news quality, values and public trust of journalists as its implications on ethical and socially responsible journalism. The paper recommend among others, that sound education in form of regular seminars, workshops and professional trainings be given to would-be journalists where legal framework and media regulatory bodies served their responsibilities by regularly checkmating the excesses of journalists to confirm strict adherence to ethical codes.
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    Influence of hate speech messages on voters’ choice of candidate in Kwara State 2019 gubernatorial election
    (AIP Publishing, 2021-07-21) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Sholola Yusuf Ajani; Azeez Adesina Lukuman; Adisa Rasaq Muhammad; Omoloso Aisha Imam; Ahmad Fahmi Mahamood; Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf; Junainor Hassan
    The Nigerian and some Asia country's media landscape over the years has projected numerous political campaigns that are hate speeches directed at the perceived opposition candidates and political party. This study examined the influence of hate speech messages on voters’ choice of candidate in Kwara State, Nigeria in 2019 GE and was anchored on the agenda-setting theory. The study used a survey research design with a single cross-sectional research method. The study generated 464,393 registered voters as the study population. Using cluster sampling and purposive respectively to select 400 samples. The study, therefore, discovered that social media is the most channel of exposure by respondents on hate speech messages during the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kwara State with 66%. The study also found that the use of hate speech undermines the importance of political candidates with 72% in any given election. The study further discovered that the use of hate speech during elections influenced the voters by making them change from one candidate to the other with 82% thereby encouraging more votes against the opposition party. The implication of these findings has a strong influence on the way electorates undermine the importance of political issues and as such rendered political candidates and parties irrelevant with a critical effect on the credibility, fairness, and smooth running of any political landscape and the conduct of Nigerian elections in general. The paper proposes critical political education to electorates on voting behavior to promote good governance
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    JOURNALISTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON DETERMINANTS OF CORRUPTION NEWS FRAMING
    (E-Academia Journal, 2018-05-30) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Adisa Rasaq Muhammed
    The pervasiveness of corruption frames in Nigerian newspapers has called concern for studies on how people interpret, respond and evaluate corruption issues. However, attention has not been directed to the forces behind corruption frames in Nigerian newspapers. As such, this study explored journalists’ perceptions of organizational and extra media forces on corruption frames in Nigerian newspapers consequent upon the 2016 public officers’ arrests and trials on corrupt conducts. A total of 6 print registered correspondents were generated using purposive sampling in a population 27 correspondents to national newspapers found in Kwara State. Using a qualitative in-depth interview, Nvivo (10) software was used to analyze the interview responses in a thematic way. Findings revealed that ownership and economic pressures at the organizational level, and political influence and public relations at the extra media level are forces that shape and sieve corruption stories in Nigerian newspapers. Therefore, prompt payment for journalists at the organizational level and their protection from extra-media forces in their professional callings are recommended for objective corruption coverage. While this study explored the forces behind corruption frames in Nigerian newspapers, future research can attempt to explain why such forces.
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    Measuring Press Freedom in a Democratic Society: A Content Analysis of Nigerian Newspapers
    (2019-07-01) Ahmed Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Adisa Rasaq Muhammad; Aliagan Isiaka Zubair
    The present plurality of ideas in the cornucopia of communicative space throughout Nigeria does not make Nigeria a free and open society. As such, the country’s journalism practice is characterized by intimidation by the state actors. However, anchored on development media theory, this study therefore, investigated the extent of press freedom from the relationship between Nigerian press and President Muhammadu Buhari’s first democratic dispensation. Using quantitative content analysis, individual news story of 2016 fuel scarcity and Naira Devaluation and Dollar appreciation reported in the Nigerian newspapers was used as unit of analysis while systematic sampling was used in selecting the sample. Findings revealed however, away from the partisan relations between Nigerian press and the government, the relationship between the press and the present democratic government is critical with a very little attention to journalists’ repression. Further findings revealed that the press is noticeably free since it repeatedly covered 57.6% and 74.1% of stories considered critical to the government by giving such stories prominence on the front pages of the country’s popular newspapers. The implication of this is that professionalism and objectivity can hypothetically be guaranteed in the coverage of issues that borders on public affairs in any liberal African democracy