Role Of The Press In The Political Polarisation Of The Nigerian National Development

ABSTRACT This study was designed to critically examine “the role of the press in Nigeria’s polarization and National Development”The method of content analysis was adopted and also, three Nigerian daily newspaper were selected. This include, the New Nigeria Newspaper a federal Government owned newspaper published in Kaduna state, The National concord and the champion, each being privately owned by differently individual (s) but published in Lagos.Three publications were selected per week: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays covering April, August and December between 1997 – 1993. Five years were a…