Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths
By Farooq A. Kperogi Kemi Badenoch, current leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, recently disavowed her Nigerian identity because of her...
Showing posts with label Songhai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Songhai. Show all posts
Fulani Did NOT Invent “Yoruba” and “Yamuri”
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi This was first published on Facebook and Twitter on October 22, 2019. Femi Fani-Ka...
Re: Republic of Songhai Formerly Known as Nigeria
Find below some of the reactions to my column from last week . I will do a follow-up and flesh out some of the issues I couldn’t fully...
Republic of Songhai Formerly Known as Nigeria
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Nigeria desperately needs a rebirth—beginning with an appellative rebirth. That’s why I think Professor Akin...
The Case Against Nigeria’s Break-up (III)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. What I have said about the Yoruba people is also true of many other ethnic groups in Nigeria. For instan...
In Search of My Maternal Roots in Parakou, Benin Republic
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Over the past week, my first daughter, Sinani, and I traveled to my hometown of Okuta (origi...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
