Top 10 Words That Trended in Nigerian English in 2016
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi There is no doubt that Nigerian English is the world’s fastest-growing and most ...
A Hopeless Budget and Capture of Sambisa Forest
By Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Outgoing American Vice President Joe Biden once said, “Don't tell me what you v...
My Word of the Year? Dalung’s “Spended.” Here’s Why
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi It is traditional for dictionaries and grammar mavens to choose their words of t...
Tragicomedy of a Corrupt “Anti-Corruption” Government
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi This column has lately become more passionate about goings-on in Nigeria’s polit...
Fascinating History Behind Common English Expressions
The article you will read below was first written sometime in 2015 by a Phil Mutz and published on a website called littlethings.com. It w...
12 Conditions for “Praising” Buhari
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Buhari apologists say I have never praised Buhari since he came to power. Well, ...
Q and A on American English, Nigerian English, and Kenyan English
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: When I watch American soaps, they seem to care less about tenses. Or...
Dangerous Fine Print in Emir Sanusi’s Prescriptions for Buhari
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Emir Muhammad Sanusi II’s well-publicized December 2, 2016 public lecture on the...
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