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How Mo Abudu helped to seal Oscars pidgin recognition for Nollywood
While agitation for reforms across sectors continues to inform gatherings on Nigerian streets and roads, a clamour which was made a while ago, seemingly forgotten by everyone, has yielded result,…
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[The Media Blog] BBC Pidgin, first of its kind…last of it?
We don land gidigba! That was the opening sentence as BBC World Service announced that it had begun its broadcast in Pidgin language on the BBC Africa platform. With a…
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The Thread: “Pesin wey don die no dey fear knife” | Twitter NG shares their fave Nigerian expressions
It's a thing of wonder, isn't it, how Nigerians can take the English language and do "unheard-of things with it" (The Economist did a whole piece on that). We took…
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Farooq Kperogi: My favorite exclamatory expressions in Nigerian English (II)
by Farooq A. Kperogi, Continued from last week (read part one here) 11. “May God punish you!” This maledictory exclamation in Nigerian English can take other forms, such as “My…
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Opinion: Pidgin English, the bridge to close our ever-widening cleavage
by Muhammad Ibrahim Although India is far more diverse than Nigeria, many Indians are often amazed that we speak English among ourselves, and not ‘Nigerian’. They think there is…
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Ojay Aito: Our modern tongue (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Ojay Aito Couple of years ago while I was a trainee in a media house, I strolled into the mad house in one of the unofficial weekends. You’d agree…
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How una see am? Google launches Pidgin English interface
by Seyi Lawal Popular internet search engine, Google, has launched a Pidgin English search interface. The Pidgin page has been added to the page to the Google Nigeria which already…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy