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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 24, Issue 1 (September 2024)pp. 178–198PDF of Free Speech or Hate Speech? A Speech Act Analysis of Nnamdi Kanu's November 2019 Broadcast on Nigeria's Hate Speech Bill

   Free Speech or Hate Speech? A Speech Act Analysis of Nnamdi Kanu's November 2019 Broadcast on Nigeria's Hate Speech Bill

   Prisca O. Bob and Kwekowe, U. P.

   line between free speech and hate speech has become contested in Nigerian public discourse, particularly following the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches (Establishment, etc.) Bill 2019. This … Biafra (IPOB), delivered on 8 November 2019, alongside related public statements on the hate speech debate. Using a qualitative descriptive design, the study analyses twelve purposively selected utterances at three