'Oloture' a movie on Netflix was made in Pidgin [Photo: Courtesy] Nigerian Pidgin English has been accepted as a foreign language for the Oscars, one of the most prestigious film industry awards.

Portuguese influence contributes to why these Nigerian cities speak dope pidgin. Also called, ‘broken’, it is an English-based Creole that has been adopted as a pseudo-lingua franca or nationally ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - At the Heavenly Citizen's Church in Lagos, the pastor and congregation have adopted a new tool to help them understand Christian scripture: the first Bible translated into Nigerian ...

Thierry Henry, Arsenal's legend, shared a heartwarming moment with Victor Osimhen as the duo greeted each other in Nigerian ...

Dr. Joy Odewumi teaches English at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijaniki, Lagos. Her area of interest is the use and value of Nigerian pidgin English. This is an aspect she has taken to ...

"God don butta my bread!" That's how you say "my wish has been granted" in pidgin English in Nigeria. It's one of the many pidgin phrases that Prince Charles sprinkled into his speeches in Africa's ...

The Nigerian pidgin English has become Nigeria’s unofficial language. Almost every Nigerian has come to accept and love it as part of their identity. A Nigerian who doesn’t speak pidgin well is almost ...

Editor’s Note: Kovie Biakolo is a culture writer and multiculturalism scholar. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion on CNN. Nigeria’s recently disqualified premier Oscar entry ...

LAGOS, July 14 (Reuters) - At the Heavenly Citizen's Church in Lagos, the pastor and congregation have adopted a new tool to help them understand Christian scripture: the first Bible translated into ...