Don’t Understand My “Big Grammar”? I’m Not Writing for You!
By Farooq Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Each time I write, a class of Nigerian social media users routinely write to whine that my “gram...
Showing posts with label Wole Soyinka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wole Soyinka. Show all posts
On Abdulrasak Gurnah's Nobel Prize in Literature
By Farooq Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi The announcement of Professor Abdulrasak Gurnah as the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literatur...
Soyinka’s “K-leg” English and My Word of the Year
By Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi My first column this year is a reflection on Professor Wole Soyinka’s language use ...
Soyinka’s “Be Rest Assured,” “Learned Colleague,” and Other Grammar Q and A
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Question: I read one of your articles in which you pointed out some expression...
Top 8 Popular National Lies that Won’t Die in Nigeria
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In Nigeria, once lies and historical myths take roots, they are almost always im...
Fake Trump Quotes about Nigerians and Africans
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi There are scores of fake quotes about Nigerians and Africans attributed to Donal...
Re: Wole Soyinka’s Ignorant Statement on Ebiras and Fulanis
Many readers weighed in on my last column with the above title . See a sample of their thoughts and insights below: Good observation, P...
Wole Soyinka’s Ignorant Statement on Ebiras and Fulanis
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. In my August 10, 2013 article titled “ A Know-Nothing Nation ” I had cause to lament what I called “Niger...
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