The African Origins of Common English Words (III)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Let me begin this installment with an update. A native Hausa speaker wrote to tell me that another Hausa w...
What’s REALLY President Goodluck Jonathan’s Ethnic Group?
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. The magnitude of ignorance that Nigerians have of each other is truly astounding. For me, the most exasperat...
The African Origins of Common English Words (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. When I first wrote about the African origins ofcommon English words on September 8, 2010, I promised that I...
The American Black Male as Endangered Species
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. The fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has brought to the surface the precario...
Patience Jonathan’s “Son” and Other Fictive Kinship Terms in Nigerian English
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. On July 18, Nigerian First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan famously said Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi ...
Re: Egypt’s Political Crisis and Nigeria’s Misralogists
See below a sample of the thoughtful reactions my last week’s column with the above title generated . I must commend your “Notes from...
Egypt’s Political Crisis and Nigeria’s Misralogists
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Before you rush to look up the meaning of “Misralogist” in the dictionary, let me clarify that the word is e...
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