“It’s you who are”: Q and A on Contentious Grammar Rules
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: A professor from the English Department at the Obafemi Awolowo Unive...
America’s South is Like Nigeria’s North and Vice Versa
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi It is all too easy to look at the United States and be led to suppose that it is...
Hello Bello: How “Bello” Became Nigeria’s Most Ecumenical Name
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: farooqkperogi This article has been in the works for months. Each week I decide to work on it...
“Reason why,” “all right/alright,” “letterheaded paper”: Q and A on Nigerian English Usage
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: I wrote a letter to my boss and used the word “demand.” He got reall...
Ango Abdullahi, Northern Nigerian Colonial Economy and Niger Delta Oil
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In my May 6, 2017 column titled “Top 8 Popular National Lies that Won’t Die in N...
Legislative Immunity: What Angry Nigerians Are Getting Wrong
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi A lot of ignorant social media commentators are beating up on the Nigerian Senat...
“English Graduate” or “Graduate of English,” Ngugi’s Grammar, “Iconoclastic Oba,” and Other Usage Q and A
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: I am a Kenyan and a regular reader of your Facebook page as well as ...
Fiery Kenyan Politician Miguna Miguna has Captured Nigeria’s Imagination
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Nigerian cyberspace is being lit up by a wildly viral video of Kenyan politician...
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