INTEGRITY JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Integrity Research Journals

ISSN: 2811-2407
Model: Open Access/Peer Reviewed
DOI: 10.31248/IJAH
Start Year: 2020
Email: ijah@integrityresjournals.org


Exploring rhetorical legitimation in Nigeria: A discourse analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency rule speech

https://doi.org/10.31248/IJAH2026.256   |   Article Number: A2FE02061   |   Vol.7 (3) - October 2026

Received Date: 12 August 2026   |   Accepted Date: 16 September 2026  |   Published Date: 30 October 2026

Author:  Nwizug, Sumenenua Suzi

Keywords: legal, Authority, language, politics, power

APA STYLE

Nwizug, S. S. (2026). Exploring rhetorical legitimation in Nigeria: A discourse analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency rule speech. Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities, 7(3), 127-133.

 

HARVARD STYLE

Nwizug, S.S., 2026. Exploring rhetorical legitimation in Nigeria: A discourse analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency rule speech. Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities, 7(3), pp.127-133.

 

VANCOUVER STYLE

Nwizug SS. Exploring rhetorical legitimation in Nigeria: A discourse analysis of President Bola Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency rule speech. Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities. 2026 Oct 30;7(3):127-133.