What is it about?
The satirical devices in the Nigerian humorous Facebook memes reveal that the state of the nation is even worse than the pandemic hence, the deployment of humour as an alternative device to contest power abuse, social injustice and propagate change.
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Why is it important?
The deafening silence of Nigeria's federal government towards the chaos in the nation and perceived calculated reticence in response to social inconsistencies occasioned by the obnoxious and corrupt activities of the ruling clase, necessitated a linguistic perspective of people's reactions to the issues.
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This article portrays the plight of ordinary Nigerians and is an affirmation that Nigeria needs serious restructuring of all sectors.
Chioma Sunny-Adikwu
Federal University of Technology Owerri
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This page is a summary of: Satirical realities in COVID-19 humour: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Nigerian Facebook posts, Journal of African Media Studies, June 2022, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/jams_00077_1.
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