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Wizkid’s Fela, Davido’s libido and Burna Boy’s ego, By Festus Adedayo
In perhaps his most famous song after dying in a car crash in 1971, Cardinal Rex Lawson, Kalabari highlife soulful singer of the…
My AFCON 2025 Observatory, By Sola Fanawopo
Land Is Strategy, Not Scenery: What Morocco’s Highways Reveal About Power, Policy, and Nigeria’s Blind Spot
So far, so good—the…
[Linguists’ Forum] From Simplicity to Complexity: The Role of Sentence…
Among the stages of language development in children, as identified in psycholinguistics, are pre-linguistic (cooing and…
[Linguists’ Forum] Essential Pauses for Clarity in Communication by Lateef…
My years at the College of Education (Now Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology), Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti…
[Linguists’ Forum] Phrasal Verbs in Context: Enhancing Understanding and…
“In each of the following questions, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.” This…
[Linguists’ Forum] Exploring the Interconnections of Grammatical Units in…
Five grammatical units have been identified in the study of language. These are morphemes, words, phrases, clauses and sentences.…
Intimate Affairs: My wife can’t wear push-up bra, By Funke Egbemode
A younger friend of mine gave me a ride the other day and I learnt a lot from the experience. Trust Lagos traffic jams to show up…
A Professor, a Podium, and a Promise to the Poor: How Yilwatda Turned a…
Convocation lectures are usually remembered for polished grammar, polite applause, and the ritual dash for refreshments. The one…
[Linguists’ Forum] Number Usage and Its Grammatical Implications, By Lateef…
The appropriate use of number is the core of achieving good writing in English. As it is in the use of tense and person (as…
Admission horror in Nigerian universities, By Abimbola Tooki
For decades, Nigerians have whispered about it. Parents lament it quietly. Students cry about it in private. But now, the whispers…