PENMIND MEDIA & CREATIVITY

English the language of the colonial masters in Nigeria. Colonial masters bequeathed English to Nigeria as part of the ways of making Nigerians adopt their culture. Since language is part of the culture and culture is part of the language, Nigerians overwhelmingly adopted British culture and viewed it as the best gaze in the mirror. The prestige attached to British culture cannot be confiscated in English, the British language. However, many scholars with different opinions have argued on the existence of the English Language, whether it is a curse or blessing for the country. Some argued that, embracing English language is a curse to Nigeria, whereas some believe that it a force of blessing for the nation.  The growth of the English language in Nigeria can be traced to the heterogeneous nature of Nigerian society. Nigeria is a country with many languages with at least of about 400 languages. Most of these languages are not mutually intelligible, that is, speakers of one la...

2015 marks a significant milestone in the political history of Nigeria. The development is a change in government from one civilian rule to another. It has not happened like this before since the birth of the nation. The remarkable event that changed the historical record is the defeat of the ruling party by the opposition one. Before achieving this, it was an arduous journey, involving parties and persons. The parties involved started cooking the soup early; one ended up with sweetness, the other with sour taste. Both prepared for the journey. But the one that augurs well puts the crown on Buhari’s head, the man of history. Buhari, the rare man in the chain of history, stands tall, dreams high, with long vision, relentless mission and with deep thought to witness sun-shine after rain. He was born on 17 December, 1942 in Daura, Kastina state in favour of his father, Adamu and his mother, Zulaihat. His father gave birth to make fruits, so he was the 23 rd child. Like his father—in...