Farooq Kperogi
Columnist at Peoples Gazette
Professor of Journalism @KennesawState University, columnist @nigeriantribune, author of Glocal English; Nigeria's Digital Diaspora; & Digital Dissidence & SMC.
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2 weeks ago |
thenews-chronicle.com | Farooq Kperogi
In the symbolic and political nucleus of the Sokoto Caliphate, an imperial, illiberal, power-drunk governor who is held hostage by what seems like politically conditioned rejection-sensitive dysphoria (i.e., unhealthy hypersensitivity to even the mildest, most well-intentioned criticism, often associated with sufferers of ADHD) is oppressing an 18-year-old critic identified as Hamdiyyah Sidi Sharif.
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2 weeks ago |
nairaland.com | Farooq Kperogi
Award-winning Failure: Inside Anambra’s Crumbling PHCs - Sahara Reporters by chopnaira: 7:54pm On May 19Despite Anambra State’s celebrated recognition as Nigeria’s best-performing state in primary health care (PHC) delivery, a grim reality tells a different story on the ground.
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3 weeks ago |
tribuneonlineng.com | Farooq Kperogi
The server glitch that led to unnaturally high failure rates in Lagos and southeast states in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has alarmed the nation and provoked intense, impassioned debates about the integrity of computer-based standardized tests. There are also the predictably shallow, bigoted attacks on the ethnicity, religious affiliation, and field of scholarly specialization of the JAMB registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede.
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4 weeks ago |
franktalknow.com | Farooq Kperogi
Following widespread concerns over the poor performance of students in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) examination, digital solutions company, Globacom, has explained how its Examination Preparatory Service can address such problems.
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4 weeks ago |
tribuneonlineng.com | Farooq Kperogi
In the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got one in Pope Leo XIV even if this isn’t apparent on the surface. Although the Pope doesn’t identify as Black, he has Black African bloodline flowing in his veins through his mother.
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Why There’s No Such Thing as “Correct” or “Incorrect” Pronunciation https://t.co/JSmAPjdMUU
"Wok, Wak, Wek!"—The African English Accent Showdown https://t.co/cOCcnzmLkr
In this week's Saturday Tribune column, I call attention to the frightening case of a teenage girl who's being crushed with all the might of the state by Sokoto Gov. Ahmad Aliyu. Her offense? A critical TikTok video about endemic insecurity in the state: https://t.co/6Q9FTCEW6Y