Re: Tribute to Haliru Dantoro, Emir of Borgu
Readers shared many thoughtful comments on last week’s tribute to the late Haliru Dantoro. I share a few of them below: Thanks for th...
Tribute to Haliru Dantoro, Emir of Borgu
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I woke up from my power nap on October 30, 2015 to see a missed call from vetera...
El-Rufai’s Kufena Hills and Metaphors of Death in Nigerian Public Discourse
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Everyday public discourse in Nigeria is disturbingly suffused with casual refere...
Re: Who Will Save Kwara COE Lecturers from Saraki’s Deadly Grip?
I received dozens of reactions to last week’s column several of which were heart-wrenching, but I have space for just two this week. The ...
Who Will Save Kwara COE Lecturers from Saraki’s Deadly Grip?
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Senate President Bukola Saraki is called Kwara State’s “Governor- General” for ...
“My Names Are,” “Comity of States,” and Other “Ministerial Screening” Grammatical Murders
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I didn’t follow the live broadcast of the recent senate confirmation hearing (or...
Re: “Fulani Herdsmen” as Nigeria’s New Devil Term
I received responses to last week’s column that ranged from the sublime to the downright ridiculous, such as commenter who said I was “t...
10 Mind-blowing Facts about English that May Shock You
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Everyone knows English is an eccentric language with unpredictable rules and cur...
“Fulani herdsmen” as Nigeria’s new Devil Term
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi The signifier “Fulani herdsmen” or, better still, “suspected Fulani herdsmen,” h...
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