Kidnapping for ransom has been on the increase in the last ten years in Nigeria and

Hitherto domestic violence was seen as one perpetrated by men against women and that men were not in any way victims of domestic violence. Recent studies indicate that intimate partner violence in Nigeria is no longer a rarity but a reality with varying degrees of implications on the individuals and the society at large. The society therefore through the use of both quantitative and qualitative research technique sought to investigate the existence of domestic violence against men and the motives behind their occurrences. Delta and Edo States in Southern Nigeria were chosen as the study area while respondents were randomly selected from the state capitals of Benin and Asaba respectively. With the aid of snowballing sampling method, in-depth interviews were conducted on some respondents. The findings of the study revealed that domestic violence against men exists in Nigeria and the motives range from self-defence, provocation, infidelity, financial hardship and drunkenness. The study therefore suggests that government agencies, civil societies and religious bodies should do more advocacies on its reality and impact on homes and the society while law enforcement agents should be alive to their responsibility.

This research sought to interrogate the implications of youth restiveness on leadership problem in Africa using the Nigeria experience. Three research questions were formulated. 1,000 respondents were sampled from youth in Edo, Delta and Anambra States. The conflict theory was adopted as the theoretical orientation for the study. The quantitative technique which relied on a self-constructed instrument was employed to collect data while the data generated from the field was analyzed with the aid of percentage. The study found that youth restiveness in Africa is mostly a result of employment, illiteracy and unfair distribution of mineral resources. Violent protests and destruction of properties, increase in social and criminal vices were some of youth restiveness. The study recommends that the ills associated with youth restiveness can be curbed through good governance, provision of skill acquisition programmes, creation of more employment opportunities for youth as well as public enlightenment against this social malaise which has become evident in the African continent.

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This study examined the arguments for and against labelling of post-primary students in Benin metropolis. The study utilized the labelling theory in its explanation of the subject. The design was exploratory and involved the use of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. A total of six hundred and eighty eight (688) respondents were administered on respondents in public and private secondary schools in Benin metropolis while 32 in-depth interviews were purposively conducted amongst students. A descriptive analysis of the quantitative data collected was undertaken using frequency distribution while manual content analysis was used for qualitative data collected from the field work. Findings from this investigation showed that the inappropriate use of labelling is counter-productive in the achievement of students' educational goals. Based on the findings of the study, there is the need to re-educate teachers on the best way to use label to achieve specific goals.