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THE ROLE OF THE GLOBAL MEDIA IN FACILITATING THE EXPANSION OF AMERICAN CULTURE Tijani Hassan Abdulkarim Department of Mass Communication Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. ABSTRACT The mass media are seen today as playing a key role in enhancing globalization, facilitating culture exchange and multiple flows of information and image between countries through international news broadcast, television, programming, new technologies, film and music. Before the 1990s, mainstream media systems in most countries of the world were relatively national in scope, since then, most communication media have become increasingly global, extending their reach beyond the nation-state to conquer audiences worldwide. The international flows of information have been largely assisted by the development of global media, new technologies and the increasing commercialization of global television, which has occurred as a consequence of the deregulation policies adopted by various countries in Europe ...

FG releases more List of Alleged Looters The Press News monday, 2 April, 2018 The Federal Government has said the list of alleged looters which it released earlier was based on verifiable facts, including the amount involved, the date the amount in question was collected and from where it was taken. Releasing a fresh list of alleged looters, in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also said those complaining that the list was too short apparently did not understand that it was strategically released as a teaser. ''At the press conference where the list was released, I did say it was a tip of the iceberg. Apparently, this does not mean anything to people whose style is to comment on issues they barely understand, or just to shoot down anything coming from the government,'' he said, adding that the Federal Government has a large number of alleged looters on its list. Alhaji Mohammed slammed the P...

Email:. talk2tijanihassan@gmail.com Zaria, Nigeria. W omen empowerment as a vague term is the process of strengthening the existing capacities and capabilities of the women folks as part of the disadvantaged groups in the society so as to enable them perform towards improving themselves, their families and the country as a whole. Women generally all over the world and in Nigeria to be specific are generally endowed with immense potentials which have been neglected over the years due to the kind of society they found themselves. The emotional and physical configuration of women by God gives them the ability to perform their traditional duties at home while also performing wonderfully well when called upon to hold any position of responsibility in the Society. With Nigeria’s female population estimated at 83 million; about 49% of the country’s over 170 million people, the need for financial inclusion of women to boost development and employment opportunities is becoming ...

Kogi Deputy Governor ENMESHED  IN Land Scandal, Fights Dirty                                           simon achuba; deputy governor kogi state Kogi State Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba reportedly aided the vandalization of a property located between his office and the popular Basil Palace along Salihu Ibrahim road, GRA, Lokoja The vandals, who stormed the area in the early hours of Friday, demolished the fence, smashed the apartment’s windows and threatened to harm the residents. The disputed property, a 4-bedroom apartment built on a choice plot that shares fence with Kogi State Deputy Governor’s office. It was gathered that the immediate past Deputy Governor of the state, Arc. Yomi Awoniyi made attempts to acquire the property but was unwilling to pay the asking price. The property was later sold to Alhaji Mohammed Danladi, the owner of Basil Palace. Few ...