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Aondover Eric Msughter

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ID4099321
NAMEAondover Eric Msughter
GIVEN NAMESAondover Eric
FAMILY NAMEMsughter
SIGNATUREMSUGHTER A E
AFFILIATIONSCaleb University
ORCID0000-0002-5261-9871
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1
  • New minority marginalisations and the social media ecosystem in Nigeria

    Nosa Owens-Ibie, Onyekachi E Nnabuihe et al.•ARTICLE•African Identities•2026

    Extant practices of digital governance, including platform regulations and state–platform interactions in contemporary Nigeria, have produced new patterns of marginalisation within the social media environment. Conventional explanations of minority tend to view the phenomenon often from the ethno-linguistic, religious and regional perspectives. As such, existing engagements tend to gloss over the ways that digital regulatory practices highlight u…

  • Divisive politics

    Open Access•Ifedolapo Ademosu, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2026•References: 13

    The last decade has witnessed a rise in misinformation and disinformation. Countries and individuals have been impacted by both and Nigeria's elections have not been left out. Rhetoric has gone beyond being a tool for shaping public opinion, to one used to promote fear, divisiveness and violence, especially in countries with ethnic and religious diversity. During the 2019 Nigerian elections, rhetoric was used to spread misinformation and disinfor…

  • Perception of hate speech in the 2023 presidential political campaigns on voter behaviour in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter, Eric Msughter Aondover et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2026•References: 3

    The 2023 general elections in Nigeria were characterised by a surge in hate speech, particularly across digital platforms, significantly shaping the political landscape and influencing voter behaviour. The study highlights how ethno-religious and politically motivated hate speech deepened societal divisions, fostered misinformation, and contributed to voter apathy and fear-driven electoral choices. On social media platforms, individuals and organ…

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Towards Covid-19 Prevention Messages on Media in North-West, Nigeria

    Lawal Umar Maradun, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•African Journalism Studies•2025

    When it came to spreading awareness about the coronavirus and the risks that go along with it, as well as advocating for public health and educating the public about precautions, campaigns, and advocacy against the disease, the media were instrumental in the coverage of the pandemic. Therefore, knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 contributed significantly to the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria, resulting in casualties and victi…

  • Media coverage of internally displaced persons in two selected newspapers in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter, Abdulrahman Uba Daushe et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Migration and Health•2025

  • Comparative Study of Hate Speech in the 2015 and 2019 General Elections in Three Selected Newspapers in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Journal of Asian and African…•2025•Cited by: 3•References: 4

    The recent trend in journalism malpractice in the country is the dissemination of hate speech and vulgar language. Within this context, the paper analyzed the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 general elections in the Daily Trust , The Nation , and The Guardian newspapers. The variables of frequency, location, direction, as well as a journalistic genre were used to examine the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 gene…

  • Representation of African Values in Selected Nigerian Popular Music

    Open Access•Marie Obasi, Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Communication Cultures in Africa•2023

    This study titled, “representation of African values in selected Nigerian popular music” was carried out to find out the dominant themes portrayed within Nigerian popular music, and the extent to which this music portrayed African values. The study adopted quantitative research design that employed content analysis as instrument for data collection. A total of 120 songs of 8 Nigerian popular musicians were selected from the annual lists of MTV Af…

  • Social media literacy

    Open Access•Bashiru Usman, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•Cogent Arts and Humanities•2022

    The emergence of social media in the late 90s resulted in information dissemination and consumption transformation. Social networking sites have increasingly been popular and appealing to youths, who often spend much time navigating across the platforms, exploiting the communication affordances. Whereas social media eases the consumption of news and information, it nurtures the spread and consumption of fake news which tends to influence users’ p…

  • Peace Journalism Practice and Development in the Northeast of Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Revista Brasileira de Estudos…•2018

    O peace journalism é fundamental em qualquer tipo de relatório. Assim, ele facilita os repórteres para divulgar informações que ajudem a informar o desenvolvimento de uma nação. Baseando-se na literatura disponível, o estudo descobriu que a mídia foi culpada por seu papel na exacerbação de diferentes conflitos em países complexos e heterogêneos como a Nigéria. O estudo utiliza a teoria cultural do conflito e da diversidade como sua justificativa …

  • Comparative Study of Hate Speech in the 2015 and 2019 General Elections in Three Selected Newspapers in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Journal of Asian and African…•2025•Cited by: 3•References: 4

    The recent trend in journalism malpractice in the country is the dissemination of hate speech and vulgar language. Within this context, the paper analyzed the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 general elections in the Daily Trust , The Nation , and The Guardian newspapers. The variables of frequency, location, direction, as well as a journalistic genre were used to examine the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 gene…

  • Peace Journalism Practice and Development in the Northeast of Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Revista Brasileira de Estudos…•2018

    O peace journalism é fundamental em qualquer tipo de relatório. Assim, ele facilita os repórteres para divulgar informações que ajudem a informar o desenvolvimento de uma nação. Baseando-se na literatura disponível, o estudo descobriu que a mídia foi culpada por seu papel na exacerbação de diferentes conflitos em países complexos e heterogêneos como a Nigéria. O estudo utiliza a teoria cultural do conflito e da diversidade como sua justificativa …

  • Social media literacy

    Open Access•Bashiru Usman, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•Cogent Arts and Humanities•2022

    The emergence of social media in the late 90s resulted in information dissemination and consumption transformation. Social networking sites have increasingly been popular and appealing to youths, who often spend much time navigating across the platforms, exploiting the communication affordances. Whereas social media eases the consumption of news and information, it nurtures the spread and consumption of fake news which tends to influence users’ p…

  • Representation of African Values in Selected Nigerian Popular Music

    Open Access•Marie Obasi, Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Communication Cultures in Africa•2023

    This study titled, “representation of African values in selected Nigerian popular music” was carried out to find out the dominant themes portrayed within Nigerian popular music, and the extent to which this music portrayed African values. The study adopted quantitative research design that employed content analysis as instrument for data collection. A total of 120 songs of 8 Nigerian popular musicians were selected from the annual lists of MTV Af…

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Towards Covid-19 Prevention Messages on Media in North-West, Nigeria

    Lawal Umar Maradun, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•African Journalism Studies•2025

    When it came to spreading awareness about the coronavirus and the risks that go along with it, as well as advocating for public health and educating the public about precautions, campaigns, and advocacy against the disease, the media were instrumental in the coverage of the pandemic. Therefore, knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 contributed significantly to the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria, resulting in casualties and victi…

  • Media coverage of internally displaced persons in two selected newspapers in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter, Abdulrahman Uba Daushe et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Migration and Health•2025

  • Comparative Study of Hate Speech in the 2015 and 2019 General Elections in Three Selected Newspapers in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter•ARTICLE•Journal of Asian and African…•2025•Cited by: 3•References: 4

    The recent trend in journalism malpractice in the country is the dissemination of hate speech and vulgar language. Within this context, the paper analyzed the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 general elections in the Daily Trust , The Nation , and The Guardian newspapers. The variables of frequency, location, direction, as well as a journalistic genre were used to examine the manifestation of hate speech in the 2015 and 2019 gene…

  • New minority marginalisations and the social media ecosystem in Nigeria

    Nosa Owens-Ibie, Onyekachi E Nnabuihe et al.•ARTICLE•African Identities•2026

    Extant practices of digital governance, including platform regulations and state–platform interactions in contemporary Nigeria, have produced new patterns of marginalisation within the social media environment. Conventional explanations of minority tend to view the phenomenon often from the ethno-linguistic, religious and regional perspectives. As such, existing engagements tend to gloss over the ways that digital regulatory practices highlight u…

  • Divisive politics

    Open Access•Ifedolapo Ademosu, Aondover Eric Msughter et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2026•References: 13

    The last decade has witnessed a rise in misinformation and disinformation. Countries and individuals have been impacted by both and Nigeria's elections have not been left out. Rhetoric has gone beyond being a tool for shaping public opinion, to one used to promote fear, divisiveness and violence, especially in countries with ethnic and religious diversity. During the 2019 Nigerian elections, rhetoric was used to spread misinformation and disinfor…

  • Perception of hate speech in the 2023 presidential political campaigns on voter behaviour in Nigeria

    Open Access•Aondover Eric Msughter, Eric Msughter Aondover et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2026•References: 3

    The 2023 general elections in Nigeria were characterised by a surge in hate speech, particularly across digital platforms, significantly shaping the political landscape and influencing voter behaviour. The study highlights how ethno-religious and politically motivated hate speech deepened societal divisions, fostered misinformation, and contributed to voter apathy and fear-driven electoral choices. On social media platforms, individuals and organ…

Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (3 works) · Law (3 works)

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