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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

Research and review articles are invited for publication in March 2026 (Volume 29, Issue 3) Submit manuscript

Shaming in digital discourses in Nigeria: Performative deliberation and agency in abba Kyari’s corruption allegation

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Ikuesewo-Akinbami Adebowale 1, * and Adeniga Wewe 2

1 Department of Mass Communication Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria.
2 Department of Public Administration, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria.
 
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World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 1099-1109
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2095
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2095
 
Received on 02 June 2024; revised on 10 July 2024; accepted on 13 July 2024
 
This article examines the use of tweets, humorous texts, and memes for shaming purposes in the corruption case of Abba Kyari, a Nigerian police chief. Using insights from Arabella Lyon’s notions of agency and performative deliberation, the article argues that internet social media platforms such as Twitter have evolved into powerful cultural sites of protests and resistance for Nigerian users. Findings reveal that cultural forms of communication such as memes, humor, and tweets become tools of shaming used by Nigerian netizens to register online protests in the country. Further, the study reveals that social media platforms have made reallocation of power possible for ordinary Nigerians to have their say on political issues and to stage protests against political corruption and marginalization in society. The study orients Nigerians and others to online protest culture rhetoric in Nigeria and its social and political functions.
 
Shaming; Digital communications; Performative deliberation; Agency; Political corruption; Abba Kyari
 
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Ikuesewo-Akinbami Adebowale and Adeniga Wewe. Shaming in digital discourses in Nigeria: Performative deliberation and agency in abba Kyari’s corruption allegation. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(1), 1099-1109. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2095

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