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Ndukwe, Desmond Azoma and Ogheneruemu Akpore
This study examines how religious plurality, ordinarily a supposed asset, has produced entrenched “Us versus Them” divisions that manifest as dehumanization and stereotyping across religious communities. Drawing on Postcolonial theory
Nkechinyere Nwaegbe, Chidi Nwankwo and Chuka Ononye
stance theories. The findings reveal six opposing identities constructed in the sermons: perpetrators versus victims of insecurity; supporters of insecurity versus adversaries; violent versus peaceful religion; marginalised versus privileged citizens … terrorists versus the terrorised; and predictors versus the condemned. These identities, jointly constructed by Christian preachers from different denominations, inform their use of stance-taking elements such as modal verbs
Bukola Alfred, Morenike, Elizabeth Kolapo and Beke-ere Mienbi Singer
comedy skits functions as social commentary that critiques everyday social tensions: parental control versus youthful resistance, religious ideals versus moral lapses, and shifting gender expectations within the Nigerian household