A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ON SECURITY ISSUES IN NIGERIA

A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ON SECURITY ISSUES IN NIGERIA

[efn_note]Akpabio, S. & Ene, N. (2024). “A Pragmatic Analysis of Newspaper Headlines on Security Issues in Nigeria.” Planeyo Journal of Arts and Humanities. Maiden Edition,1(1), 84 – 96[/efn_note]

Samuel Akpabio

Samuel Akpabio is a Broadcast Journalist with a decade of experience; he was trained with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria, a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism, Abuja, a Diploma in French from Alliance Francaise, Paris, France, a certificate in TESOL/TEFL from the International TEFL Training Institute, New York, USA. He is currently a postgraduate student, pursuing a Master of Arts degree in English at the University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. His areas of interest are: Stylistics, Pragmatics, Applied Phonology, Applied Linguistics (Media Linguistics), and Discourse Analysis. He is the author of Improve Your Oral English Fluency: A Practical Approach, published in 2024.

Samuel Akpabio

Ene, Ndifreke Bills

Ene, Ndifreke Bills hails from Esit-Eket Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Ndifreke studied Linguistics at the University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. Ndifreke is currently a master’s student in the Department of English at the same institution where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics. Her areas of specialization include but not limited to Pragmatics-Syntax interface, Syntax and Morphology of English.

Ene, Ndifreke Bills