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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Youth empowerment involve build the capacity of young people and motivating them to take responsibility of their lives. This is done through the process of improving their access to resources that will help in changing their lives ,beliefs, values, and attitudes Youth empowerment  is carried out to improve the quality of lives of the youth.  Youth empowerment is attained through   youth empowerment programs ...

ABSTRACT The study newspaper Coverage of Crime reportage is an Analysis that is meant to examine the seriousness accorded to crime reportage by Sun and Punch newspapers. The study adopted Content Analysis method of research. A total of 314 editions were purposively sampled and a coding sheet was used to generate data. The study relied on Agenda-setting theory and media development theory. The findings of the study revealed that crime ...

ABSTRACT The general theory of crime proposed by Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) claims to be valid across time and space. That claim is assessed through an analysis of three categories of Nigerian crime—normal, political-economic, and riotous. Logical, empirical, and theoretical shortcomings in the theory are iden­tified and discussed. Factually, many individuals who act imprudently (and criminally) in Nigeria do not seem to fit the low self-control characterization required under the ...