Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigeria’s art of flowery language

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the art of Nigerian verbosity. My friends in the international media are perplexed by the flowery language often used in press releases from Nigerian officials. The pretentious diction, dying metaphors and padded sentences would make George Orwell... Read More