Seeing Nigeria from My American Daughter’s Eyes
By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometimes, it takes the unburdened and free-spirited perceptions of outsiders, particularly children, to appreciate t...
Showing posts with label Benin Republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benin Republic. Show all posts
Nigeria’s Insecurity Has Hit Painfully Close to Home
By Farooq Kperogi On April 21, as the clock struck 9 p.m., terror descended upon Desa, a tranquil town known officially as Ilesha Baruba, n...
Nigeria’s Economic Apartheid in Electricity Consumption
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi I am writing this week’s column from Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa...
Nigeria Has to Have World’s Worst Electricity Crisis
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi This week, Nigeria’s power grid collapsed twice in the space of 48 hours. Similar experienc...
Of Yoruba, Arabic, and Origins of Nigerian Languages
Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. My May 13, 2012 column titled “The Arabic origins ofcommon Yoruba words” elicited interesting reactions. These...
In Search of My Maternal Roots in Parakou, Benin Republic
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Over the past week, my first daughter, Sinani, and I traveled to my hometown of Okuta (origi...
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