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(Ikhide R. Ikheloa)--Someone once asked me to respond to the interesting
question: Is Nigerian English the same as Nigerian pidgin?
My response: There
is pidgin and many variants are spoken in Nigeria. And there is English and
many variants are spoken in Nigeria. Debating the idea of one Nigerian English
is as useful as saying that there is ONE recipe for cooking egusi soup (yes,
soup, NOT sauce!).
There are ways of speaking, and ways of expression that are
distinct to various sections Nigeria. And it is often possible to tell
where someone is from based on how they handle the English language. Some of
the best masters of English are from Nigeria. And some of the worst are from
Nigeria. What is mildly hilarious is that it is the latter that usually spends
precious time correcting the former. There is something about some
Nigerians and the attainment of knowledge or whatever; they like to wear it
loudly like a Rolex watch,
