This paper discussed the discursive strategies in selected political rally campaigns of the 2011 elections in Southwestern Nigeria with a view to revealing the dynamics of political persuasion and mobilization in contemporary natural political communication in Nigeria. The data for the study were obtained from two political rallies in each of the six Southwestern states in Nigeria, making a tot...

this paper discussed the discursive strategies in selected political rally campaigns of the 2011 elections in southwestern nigeria with a view to revealing the dynamics of political persuasion and mobilization in contemporary natural political communication in nigeria. the data for the study were obtained from two political rallies in each of the six southwestern states in nigeria, making a tot...

farmers need up to date information on efficient use and management of labour for agricultural production. yet, they lack adequate and needed information. hence, this study was undertaken to explore the sources and use of labour information by farmers in southwestern nigeria. multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. primary data were collected to elicit infor...

background: diagnosis of anemia is challenging in resource-poor settings due to inadequate laboratory resources. this study assessed the validity of the tallquist haemoglobinometer in assessing anemia among pregnant women in osogbo, southwestern nigeria. methods: this was a cross - sectional study, in which 200 pregnant women of reproductive age were selected using multistage sapling method. a ...

This study was designed to assess the extent of implementation of an ICT (ICT) program for secretaries at the staff training centers in southwestern Nigeria. Based on the available literature, a 29-item questionnaire using a four-point scale was developed and used in this study. The population of this study was made up of all ICT teachers and all secretaries in training at the Staff Training Ce...

this paper presented a multimodal discourse analysis of some visual images in the political rally discourse of 2011 electioneering campaigns in southwestern nigeria. the data comprised purposively selected political visual artefacts from political rallies across the six southwestern states in nigeria (osun, oyo, ondo, ekiti, ogun, and lagos). the data were analyzed using halliday’s (1985) syste...

OBJECTIVES To determine the aetiology, pattern of presentation, treatment regimen and outcome of management of priapism in our environment and to compare our findings with previous studies in this country and elsewhere. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective study from January 1991 to December 2000. SETTING Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. PATIENTS AND METHO...

ENURESIS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN CHILDREN: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF TREATMENT 1 2 Abiodun MT, Oluwafemi RO Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria Department of Paediatrics, Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria Correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Moses Temidayo Abiodun Email: Department of Child He...

ed by: Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com www.bioline.br/md www.ajol.com Received: October, 2006 Accepted (Revised): December, 2006 Published January, 2006 Full length Research Article Determinants of Food Security Status of Rural Households Living With HIV/AIDS in Southwestern Nigeria Adenegan, K.O. and Adewusi O.A. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria..

This paper presented a multimodal discourse analysis of some visual images in the political rally discourse of 2011 electioneering campaigns in Southwestern Nigeria. The data comprised purposively selected political visual artefacts from political rallies across the six Southwestern States in Nigeria (Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, and Lagos). The data were analyzed using Halliday’s (1985) syste...