Mixed Grill

I have decided to dwell more on keeping short our phrases or expressions because of the dangers of being misunderstood. The purists and masters of the language believe that for...

They are often referred to as redundant and boring statements that are still in use to the surprise of the English masters and purists. Others simply call it overkill expressions...

There are indeed not only political but science and technological obstacles that we collectively as a nation will determine how to overcome. The origin of these science/technological challenges in particular...

The scope of this topic is so wide that I have to devote more time to explain and point out words or statements that are considered archaic and no longer...

As a response to a recent intervention entitled’ Historical Perspectives on Nigeria’s Tertiary Education which among other things chronicled how Nigeria’s tertiary education originally got into trouble and with solutions...

I have deliberately picked the title of this week’s English lesson ‘modern journalistic and current usage of the language’ to speak directly to the journalists and the reporters, the majority...

Similar to every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, when candidates preparing for the University of Lagos Post UTME, got the news about the University’s Management decision to...

We often take it for granted perhaps because of the low level of awareness or outright ignorance of the importance attached to punctuation marks. I can state authoritatively here that...

Often times they are grouped under spent forces and simply referred to as clichés by the English masters and purists, statements that have been recycled time without number. According to...

It is pretty obvious that the Nigerian Nation state seems to lack the necessary ingredients of real unity and peace required for her socio-economic development and genuine progress. This counter,...