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By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City A cleric Pita Onaivi has expressed fear that local dialects in Nigeria may go into extinction of urgent steps were not taken to address the dominance of English language over local dialects. He expressed this fear in Igarra, Akoko-Edo local government area at the formal dedication of the Etuno
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English has become the language of the home among many Nigerians. It is even a taboo in some homes to speak an indigenous language. In the end, we have hybrids who neither speak their indigenous languages with pride nor speak the borrowed language with finesse.
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The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has emphasised the need to prioritise the promotion of Edo language and use of digital learning tools as strategies to drive literacy and make learning functional and pleasurable in the digital age. Governor Obaseki said this in commemoration of International Literacy Day marked every September 8, by the
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The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization PDP-PPCO, has chided the co-chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over what it described as his derogatory remarks against its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
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Indigenous language: Lagos speaker hails Nigerian army
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The freedom of expression is guaranteed in the Nigerian constitution. That right guarantees every Nigerian to speak his mind on issues. However, for a nation like Nigeria where different tongues and tribes were weaved to form a delicate country, an expression in one tongue can sometimes be interpreted to be an offence in another language.
Read MoreThe General Secretary of Bible Society of Nigeria, Rev Dare Ajiboye, has said the country’s indigenous languages are endangered and could go into extinction if urgent steps are not taken to reverse the trend.
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The most difficult challenge that Nigerians face is not the hegemony of the Hausa Fulani ruling class but the ignorance and slavish mentality of some of those from the Middle Belt and the south that they have conquered.
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The World Igbo Congress (WIC) on Saturday said the learning of Igbo history and culture would become compulsory in primary and secondary schools in Igbo speaking states of Nigeria in 2014.
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