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    Social Media Comments on Nigeria’s NDLEA War against Drug Abuse and Propensity to Reduce Drug Peddling
    (Journal of African films and Diaspora Studies (JAFDIS), 2023-06) Talabi, Felix
    According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, terrorism, drug misuse and drug peddling are currently regarded as the three worst societal issues in the world (UNODC, 2015). In UNODC's annual National Survey report released in 2018, 14.3 million persons aged 15 to 64 were said to have taken drugs in 2017. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has frequently updated the public on its successes in the war against drug abuse in the nation. It is necessary to find out the views of the masses on the war against drug misuse. Adopting the discourse analysis method, the following findings were discovered after analysing the comments of Facebook users on the war against drug abuse and the propensity of those comments to end drug peddling in Nigeria. Firstly, Nigerians on Facebook support and commend the NDLEA's strategies for reducing the country's epidemic of drug abuse. Second, Nigerians expect that the NDLEA's efforts to curtail drug trafficking and abuse in the nation will be aided by their Facebook remarks. The study concluded by advocating the need for social media control of explicit content that shows the usage of hard drugs. The study thus recommended that this research should be replicated using other social media platforms like Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok among others with NDLEA’s war against drug abuse as its main focus.
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    Use of Research Gate as a Veritable Tool For Educational Development among Undergraduate Students
    (KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023) Talabi, Felix
    Social media platforms are increasingly used for communication, entertainment, and information sharing. For researchers to network and discuss their research discoveries, there is a social media platform called ResearchGate. Little attention has been paid to ResearchGate as a tool for educational development among undergraduate students in Nigeria. Therefore, this study intends to narrow the existing knowledge gap by offering valuable insights into how ResearchGate can enhance undergraduate students' educational development in Nigeria. Technological determinism theory formed the basis for the study as a convenient sampling technique was used to collect data. A total of 275 copies of the questionnaire were administered randomly to selected participants, who were Redeemers University undergraduates and a sum of 250 usable questionnaires were received. Findings showed that ResearchGate is getting known by students and contributing to the intellectual community. Findings also showed that ResearchGate is a great tool for learning and helps undergraduates to develop their skills and knowledge in their field of study. Hence, this study concluded that social media can be a valuable tool for enhancing learning and collaboration among students, not just for fun and pleasure. It is recommended that Universities and educational institutions should encourage students to use ResearchGate to share research and collaborate with other students and researchers.
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    Modelling the impact of Safety Threats on Professional Journalistic reporting of Protests by Indigenous People of Biafra among Nigerian Journalists
    (Taylor and Francis Group, 2023) Talabi, Felix
    This study aimed to determine the impact of safety challenges on professional journalistic reporting of IPOB protests in Nigeria. A total of 400 Nigerian journalists who were covering IPOB activities were surveyed. Data were analysed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and correlational analysis. The result of the study showed that journalists recovering IPOB activities in South East Nigeria faced safety challenges both online (verbal abuse, threat of attack, personal messages of harassment and reputational threats) and offline (physical attacks, harassment, damage to working devices) safety challenges. Additional results showed that women faced more safety challenges online than men, but men faced more offline safety challenges than women. Put together, women faced both online and offline safety challenges more than men. Also, journalists in private media outfits faced offline challenges than their counterparts in public media stations who faced more online safety challenges. Put together, journalists in private media stations faced more safety challenges than those in public media outfits. Safety challenges impact professional journalistic reporting in the area of routines, orientation and autonomy. Training was found to be an efficient way of assisting journalists to better handle risky assignments.
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    The Moderating Effect of Accountability Partners in the Relationship between Radio Biafra and Participation in IPOB Activities in South-East Nigeria
    (Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2023) Talabi, Felix
    Evidence in the literature regarding the impact of radio in fuelling crises is conflicting. This study extends existing argument by testing the moderating effect of accountability partners in the relationship between Radio Biafra and participation in the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Results from a sample of 470 participants showed that accountability partners contribute 35% in predicting participation in IPOB activities while Radio Biafra contributes 32%. Additional results showed that online accountability partners contribute more (23%) than offline (12%). Additional finding implies that licenced media like radio, TV and newspaper could be unintentionally promoting IPOB activities in South-East Nigeria.
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    Using Social media-based Telemedicine Counselling to promote adherence to treatment plans after Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeries in Nigeria
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023) Talabi, Felix
    This study aimed to determine the impact of telemedicine with WhatsApp on adherence to treatment plans amongst patients who have experienced oral and maxillofacial surgeries like implants, wisdom tooth removal, facial trauma and facial reconstruction. The researchers used a descriptive survey research design and sampled a total of 294 patients in Nigeria who experienced oral and maxillofacial surgeries 6 months before the study and provided responses that were used for analysis. The questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The researchers found that telemedicine for counselling after oral and maxillofacial surgeries have a significant relationship with adherence to the treatment plan. The analysis revealed a significant interactive effect of telemedicine competence F(3,290) 11.423, p 5 001 ? p2 5 0.038. The more skilful patients are at telemedicine, the more likely they are to engage in it and vice versa. The participants also preferred a combination of live and recorded interaction forms. It was also found that a combination of different message forms, like audio, text and video, predicts satisfaction with telemedicine. This study has shown that social media are now playing important roles in health care delivery to patients, and this may continue to expand as societies evolve