Kusugh Ternenge is from Benue state, Nigeria. He was born and brought up in Vandeikya, LGA, Benue State, Nigeria.
He obtained his PhD, M. Sc. and B. Sc. (Hons.) in Mass Communication from Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria.
He has worked in different organizations, including Benue Printing and Publishing Corporation (The Publishers of The Voice Newspaper) Benue State as the Sub-Editor, Utchi Senior Secondary School, Ndokwa East LGA, Delta State as English Teacher; Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) as Information Officer, Revenue Management Officer, and Revenue Supervisor; Ministry of Information and Orientation, Benue State as Senior Information Officer, Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State as Lecturer I and Head of Department, Mass Communication; and Currently Veritas University Abuja as Lecturer II and Course Adviser of the Department, Mass Communication.
Dr. Kusugh has received different merit awards and is married with 2 children.
Key Publications
KUSUGH, T. (2016). Editorial Writing: Principles, Skills and Practice. Makurdi: Ticky Colors Books.
KUSUGH, T. (2016). Mass Communication Research: Methods, Techniques and Procedure. Makurdi: Ticky Colors Books.
Kombol, M. A. and KUSUGH, T. (2013). Uses of Traditional Media in Political Mobilization during Nigeria’s 2011 Elections in Benue State. Published in the Zaria Journal of Communication (ZAJCOM), A Peer Reviewed Journal Published by the Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Vol. 2, No. 1, February 2013, pp. 83-104.
Suemo, S. J. and KUSUGH, T. (2016). An Evaluation of the uses of Mobile Phones among Residents of Selected Communities in Benue State during Farmers/Fulani Crisis. Mkar Journal of Media and Culture, 1(3), 267-298.
Suemo, S. J. and KUSUGH, T. (2016). An Assessment of the uses of Radio Agricultural Information by Farmers in Benue State. Mkar Journal of Media and Culture, 1(3), 318-350.
Ugande, B. G., Ayabam, N. B. and KUSUGH, T. (2016). Journalists’ Perception of Factors Responsible for the Mortality of Newspapers in Benue State. Mkar Journal of Media and Culture, 2(1), 1-22.
Ugande, B. G. and KUSUGH, T. (2017). Public Perception of the Contributions of Mobile Phones to the Spread of Falsehood in Benue State. UNIUYO Journal of Communication Studies (UJCS), 1(1), 162-172.
Kente, S. J. and KUSUGH, T. (2017). Public Perception of Mass Media Surveillance Responsibility in Combating Corruption in Nigeria. 70-97. Mkar Journal of Media and Culture, 2(2), 70-97.
Ugande, B. G. and KUSUGH, T. (2017). An Evaluation of Gratifications in the use of Social Media by Makurdi Residents in Benue State-Nigeria.
Audu, O.; Ugande, G. B.; Aliegba, B. A.; Gobir, A. A.; KUSUGH, T.; Ojabo, A. O. (2017). An Assessment of Exposure to Internet Pornography and Associated Risky Sexual Behaviour among Undergraduate Students of Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria. International Journal of Medicine and Health Development (Formerly Journal of College of Medicine) ISSN: 1118-2601, 22(2), 74-81. Available online on https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jcm.v22i2.3
KUSUGH, T.; Kente, J. S.; Soho, A. V. & Tsafa, N. T. (2017). Appraisal of Users’ Knowledge of the Etiquettes of Mobile Phone use in Benue State, Nigeria. Kwararafa Journal of Contemporary Research, 4(2), 89-124.
Kente, J. S.; Ayabam, B. N.; Soho, A. V. & KUSUGH, T. (2017). Appraisal of the Contributions of Broadcast Media to the Prevention of Human Trafficking in Nigeria. Kwararafa Journal of Contemporary Research, 4(2), 194-226.
KUSUGH, T. (2013). Mass Media Agenda Setting and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management in Africa: Issues and Challenges. In E. O. Alana; V. Igbum and C. Ugoh (eds) The Making of a Man: Essays in Honour of Very Revd. Dr. Chris I. Utov (pp. 140-171). Enugu: Obeta Printing and Publishing Co.
Research Works:
KUSUGH, T. (2007). Folk Media in Agricultural Development in Benue State: An Assessment of Vandeikya LGA. (Undergraduate Project)
KUSUGH, T. (2012). Traditional Media and Political Mobilization during Nigeria’s 2011 Elections in Benue State (M. Sc. Dissertation)
KUSUGH, T. (2018). Appraisal of the Contributions of Broadcast Media to National Integration in Nigeria (PhD Thesis)
