How Buhari is Changing Nigerian English (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi This is a continuation from last week. 9. “Grass cutter.” Native English s...
How Buhari’s Low Bar is Elevating Atiku
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In a previous column, I argued that President Muhammadu Buhari has so lowered the...
How Buhari is Changing Nigerian English (I)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has failed to bring about the “change” it...
Atiku’s Emergence and End of the Road for Buhari
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I’m frankly not excited about an Atiku Abubakar presidency. In a previous widely ...
"Barbing Salon,” “On a Platter of Gold” Not Standard English: Q and A on Nigerian English Usage
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: Is it “barbing saloon” or “barbing salon”? Which one is correct and...
Three Reasons You Should Be Worried about 2019 Elections
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi You don’t need special prognostic powers to know that the 2019 elections will be ...
“Tribe” and “Detribalized” are Derogatory Words
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Revulsion against the use of the word “tribe” to exclusively refer to black and b...
The Boko Haram “Technical Defeat” Ruse is Unraveling
By Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In the past few weeks, Boko Haram killed hundreds of Nigerian soldiers, which is mor...
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