Balogun, Obasanjo Solomon2018-11-302018-11-302016-072277-0666http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1287Bullying, the process of intimidating or mistreating somebody weaker or in a more vulnerable situation, is mostly common among young people; particularly, among students of secondary schools. This study, therefore, investigated its prevalence and effects on emotional status and academic achievement among secondary school students in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital city. One hundred and twenty (120) senior secondary students were randomly selected from four secondary schools purposively selected within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Structured questionnaire was used for data collection, while data obtained were processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. Simple percentages and frequency distribution were used for descriptive analysis. The study found among other things that about 60 percent of the respondents agreed that bullying negatively affects the emotional status of the bully (the perpetrator), and 78.3 percent also agreed that bullying affects the victim’s emotional status negatively. On the other hand, about 60 percent of the respondents agreed that bullying negatively affects the bully’s (perpetrator’s) academic achievement, while 75.8 percent agreed that bullying has negative effects on the victim’s academic achievement. The study recommended that school authorities should devise strategies of preventing bullying in schools.enacademic achievementbullyingemotional statusNigeriasecondary school studentsArticle