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Item Anonymous Commenters` Contributions to Online Debates and Discourses on Abba Kyari: A Critical Review(NTAtvc J of Comm., 2020-12-23) JAMMY SEIGHA GUANAHThe Internet has made the publication of online news possible. It has also empowered readers to react and comment on what they read on news platforms. Some of these comments are made anonymously. This study looked at the comments made anonymously in response to posted news stories on Sahara Reporters, The Cable, and Premium Times platforms about the former Chief of Staff to Nigeria's President, Abba Kyari, who died of COVID 19 complications. This was a prevalent topic in the news, especially the debate on the controversial roles he played on most national issues. The research was hinged on the Technological Determinism Theory. Content analysis research method was used to glean data from the news outlets. Coding sheets and coding guide were used to collect data. The unit of analysis were anonymous comments. Results showed that most of the comments had harsh tone, and some were not related to Abba Kyari`s issue.The study concluded that online discourse can be improved upon, and some responsibility and consistency brought into commenting when more steps are taken to moderate comments. It recommended that news platforms should spell out guidelines commenters must abide by if they must make any post anonymously, and where necessary, perpetually abusive anonymous commenters should be made to register with their names, addresses and phone numbers, andcharged a fee to activate their accounts. Also, news platforms must put in place pre-moderation systems to manage comment quality by using content-filtering systems that all posts must pass through so as to remove offensive comments before they are made public.Item Analysis of Online Newspaper Readers’ Comments on Amotekun`s Formation(The Nigerian Journal of Communication (TNJC), 2021-06-08) GUANAH, Jammy Seigha, PhDThe issue of insecurity in Nigeria has arisen to an alarming level that hardly any day passes without the media reporting cases of security breaches. Lives and property are not safe due to the activities of armed robbers, bandits, assassins, terrorists, kidnappers and insurgents. The various security agencies in the country tend to be overwhelmed with the security situation to the extent that individuals and groups are now reverting to self-help measures. This has brought about the formation of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Operation Amotekun (Leopard) by the states in the South West region of Nigeria. Mixed reactions greeted its formation. This paper, therefore, analysed the comments made by commenters in reaction to the formation of Amotekun based on reports about it in the online versions of The Nation, The Sun and Daily Trust newspapers. The research was guided by the Classical Rhetoric Theory.The Content Analysis research method was used for this study. The findings showed that the comments which bordered on security, Amotekun formation and other issues bothering the minds of Nigerians were in support of the formation of Amotekun (70.08%).It was recommended that the federal government should do more in ensuring the security of citizens` lives and property as well as allow states and regions to form their security outfits which must be properly regulated and monitored. Also, newspapers should desist from publishing reports that can jeopardise the security of citizens and the nation.