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    Realism and illusion: An analysis of Sanusi’s speech on governance and viewpoint of a Nigerian politician
    (U. P., 2021) Ononiwu, Mark C.; Njemanze, Queen U.; Dozie, Chinomso P.
    Present-day leaders and/or politicians are experts at using language to manipulate the electorate and the people they lead. This statement infers that leadership and political discourse operate indexically, in other words, every single word being used either implicitly or explicitly, expresses some political viewpoint. This could be illusionary or realistic based on how subtle people are addressed, the information provided, and the impression the speech carries based on the words used to convey the impressions. In this study, the researchers considered the different political comments inherent in the speech of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano (henceforth referred to as SLS), particularly at the birthday celebration of Nasir-EL-Rufai, former governor of a Northern State in Nigeria. The aim of the researcher is to find out how these utterances he made at the birthday party of his friend were able to betray and bring out to the fore, the inner struggles of his mind concerning the socio-political and economic situations in the North of Nigeria. The theory that underpins this study is the speech act theory; This theory is concerned with specific social acts performed in making utterances. This theory can be traced originally to the view expounded in Austin‘s seminal publication, ‗How to Do Things with Words‘ The analysis will be done according to Searle‘s five taxonomies of speech acts: assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative. This study significantly addressed the problems of the North from the viewpoint of the language of SLS‘s mind, and expressions, embedded in realism and illusion, and concluded by expressing the thoughts of the disgust, and visible frustrations of the situation in Northern Nigeria that have been going on over time
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    Review of the ethno-linguistic situation in Nigeria: Perspectives from language, literacy, and ethnicity
    (Res Militaris, 2021) Udosen, Escor Effiong; Njemanze, Queen U.; Dozie, Chinomso P.; Ononiwu, Mark C.; Nnamani, Francis U.
    There have been diverse perspectives on the ethno-linguistic situations in Nigeria. These have copiously been evaluated through diverse strategies such as language, literacy, and ethnicity. These three concepts have been viewed as essential tools in identifying a people, either as an ethnic, racial, or national group. However, since no single group is in the majority in Nigeria, the three major ethnic groups which have the largest ethnic groups, have often encountered ethnic and linguistic situations from other groups in the nation. In other words, the complex ethno-linguistic situation in Nigeria has been the prime representation of the classic set of problems in matters relating to national planning and development. Historical and sociocultural elements are fundamental requirements for national development which requires social cohesion, understanding, and cordial relationships among the citizens. This can be achieved through language which is a medium of communication. Language influences an individual's interpretation of reality; also, ethnicity and literacy can be established using language which is one of the main symbols of a people's culture. The Nigerian Society is multilingual and pluralistic as such most of our social problems involve some type of conflict, and sometimes, disagreement over cultural tradition and language symbols of our identities. In other words, language meets universal human needs for identification and communication. This paper explores the place of language, literacy, and ethnicity in the identification of a people and their culture, it x-rayed some notable situations induced by ethnic and linguistic affiliations and concluded by advocating for a policy that should encourage the existence and maintenance of these concepts in Nigeria. This will help the nation to achieve cordial relationships, and a good understanding of the present-day interdisciplinary dialogue in language, literacy, and ethnicity, for greater national development.