2025-04-04https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/44807This study sought to find out if television broadcasts increased the political knowledge of residents in Ado-Odo/Ota areas of Ogun State, Nigeria during the 2007 Nigerian presidential election. Questionnaires were administered on a sample of 3635 respondents. The Pearson Moment Bivariate Two-Tailed Correlation tests were used to measure the linear associations between respondents' exposure to television broadcasts and their increases in political knowledge. Positive and statistically relevant correlations were found between respondents ' exposure to television broadcasts and their increases in the knowledge of the last Nigerian presidential election. The information television gave out made the voters in Ado Odo/Ota to know more about the last presidential election, of the presidential candidates and their political parties. Television broadcasts also made them to be familiar with the identifying logos/marks of the political parties. In addition, voters ' exposure to television broadcasts made them to know where to place their thumbprints when voting. Because of the deluge of information provided by television, the voters were further stimulated to find out more about the political parties and about the presidential election contestants. This means that television was influential in educating voters.application/pdfH Social Sciences (General), HE Transportation and CommunicationsArticle