*Anthony Chigozie Nwachukwu, Moniza Waheed, Abdul Mua’ti Ahmad, Nurul’ain binti Mohd Hasan

Abstract:

Political cartoons play an important role in enlightening readers on public issues while revealing the wrongdoings of individuals, corporations and governments through satire. This is because such cartoons play a key role in the political discourse of societies that creates room for freedom of speech and the press. However, some basic background knowledge of the cartoon subject matter is required for the readers to properly understand the issues being conveyed by the cartoons. The important role of political cartoons in highlighting social and political issues in society has attracted considerable attention from researchers. The growing interest in political cartoons has driven the need to review prior studies on political cartoons and their depiction of social and political issues in the Nigerian society.

Keywords: Political cartoons, political issues, social issues, satire, Nigeria