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The election season is upon us, the political gladiators are out again, and the politicians are o... more The election season is upon us, the political gladiators are out again, and the politicians are out in town with a new set of promises, unashamed that they could not meet up to 1/3 of the promises they made to Nigerians a few years back. The promise of yesteryears has not yielded any positive impact on Nigerians. The country and its populace are at the edge

THE MEDIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, 2019

Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds... more Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds of democratic change (Diamond, 2010), sequel to the collapse of Soviet Unions in the 20th century. But democratic structures and processes in Nigeria’s history had suffered debilitating distortion, and in some cases, total destruction during theprolonged period of military incursion into politics, which prevailed continuously since 1966 till 1999 before the country returned to another civil rule in May 1999 (Asobie, 2005). In all these years of dictatorship, Nigerians through the media clamoured persistently for a free debate on the grand norms, the fundamental principles and, the basic structures that would constitute the foundation for the practice of democratic politics in a post military era. Meanwhile, the media systems in Africa are still as insecure and volatile as unstable political and social structures compared to the developed nations (Hutchten, 1971). Apparently, the roles and priorities of the media in a developed nation like United States of America can never be the same in a developing nation like Nigeria with a fledgling democracy- a nation still scrambling for its own identity in the comity of nations. However, the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm carries an entrenched assumption that is often taken for granted. For not only is it made to appear as having constitutional backing, but also that our modern mass communication media as ‘neutral’ reporters and filters of news and information are an obvious necessity for democracy (Eziokwu, 2004), a condition for the nurturing and sustenance of democracy.

Temitope, 2020

Nigerians are daily faced with police brutality , the youth can hardly move freely without harass... more Nigerians are daily faced with police brutality , the youth can hardly move freely without harassment from the men in black, open corruption has become the order of the day, who will save the Nigerian police?

I wrote this piece about two years ago when we lost one of African greatest hero, I hope you fi... more I wrote this piece about two years ago when we lost one of African greatest hero, I hope you find it interesting.

This strictly a religious paper examining the relationship of the biblical David and God.

Thesis Chapters by Temitope E Ajiboye

THE MEDIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, 2019

Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds... more Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds of democratic change (Diamond, 2010), sequel to the collapse of Soviet Unions in the 20th century. But democratic structures and processes in Nigeria’s history had suffered debilitating distortion, and in some cases, total destruction during theprolonged period of military incursion into politics, which prevailed continuously since 1966 till 1999 before the country returned to another civil rule in May 1999 (Asobie, 2005). In all these years of dictatorship, Nigerians through the media clamoured persistently for a free debate on the grand norms, the fundamental principles and, the basic structures that would constitute the foundation for the practice of democratic politics in a post military era.
Meanwhile, the media systems in Africa are still as insecure and volatile as unstable political and social structures compared to the developed nations (Hutchten, 1971). Apparently, the roles and priorities of the media in a developed nation like United States of America can never be the same in a developing nation like Nigeria with a fledgling democracy- a nation still scrambling for its own identity in the comity of nations. However, the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm carries an entrenched assumption that is often taken for granted. For not only is it made to appear as having constitutional backing, but also that our modern mass communication media as ‘neutral’ reporters and filters of news and information are an obvious necessity for democracy (Eziokwu, 2004), a condition for the nurturing and sustenance of democracy.

Drafts by Temitope E Ajiboye

We have a" fraud problem" in the south west Nigeria, this problem doesn't seems like going out of... more We have a" fraud problem" in the south west Nigeria, this problem doesn't seems like going out of steam anytime soon. The painful part is that it will be difficult raising kids, good kids with the right mindset and mentality in that region going forward as some of the kids already have the Mindset of getting rich quickly irrespective of the means of the wealth.

THE MEDIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, 2019

Temitope, 2020

This strictly a religious paper examining the relationship of the biblical David and God.

THE MEDIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, 2019

Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds... more Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan (simply ‘Africa’) has been partly transformed by the winds of democratic change (Diamond, 2010), sequel to the collapse of Soviet Unions in the 20th century. But democratic structures and processes in Nigeria’s history had suffered debilitating distortion, and in some cases, total destruction during theprolonged period of military incursion into politics, which prevailed continuously since 1966 till 1999 before the country returned to another civil rule in May 1999 (Asobie, 2005). In all these years of dictatorship, Nigerians through the media clamoured persistently for a free debate on the grand norms, the fundamental principles and, the basic structures that would constitute the foundation for the practice of democratic politics in a post military era.
Meanwhile, the media systems in Africa are still as insecure and volatile as unstable political and social structures compared to the developed nations (Hutchten, 1971). Apparently, the roles and priorities of the media in a developed nation like United States of America can never be the same in a developing nation like Nigeria with a fledgling democracy- a nation still scrambling for its own identity in the comity of nations. However, the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm carries an entrenched assumption that is often taken for granted. For not only is it made to appear as having constitutional backing, but also that our modern mass communication media as ‘neutral’ reporters and filters of news and information are an obvious necessity for democracy (Eziokwu, 2004), a condition for the nurturing and sustenance of democracy.