For most people, the pigeons littering the streets of Boston and New York City are no more than a nuisance obstructing foot traffic. For Joshua McKenney, they were the inspiration for an entire world.

© 2025 BBC. De external site no concern BBC. De way wey we de take go external link. © 2025 BBC. De external site no concern BBC. De way wey we de take go external ...

A United States–based language expert, Dr. Foluso Okebiorun, has called for the inclusion of Nigerian Pidgin English in the national school curriculum, describing the language as a vital unifying ...

© 2025 BBC. De external site no concern BBC. De way wey we de take go external link. We use cookies to give you di best online experience. Abeg let us know if you ...

Master techniques for surviving the most dangerous animal bites. Feds Suspend 7,000 Truckers Over New Rule Body of missing college student recovered in water Why miners risk their lives in one of the ...

THE LANGUAGE OF COMMUNISM (149 pp.) — Harry Hodgkinson — Pitman ($3.75). Communication between the Eastern Marxist and Western Christian—whether in courtesies at the summit or in the lower depths of ...

For many, the term “pidgin English” evokes awkward, broken speech — an ungainly linguistic legacy that is neither “pure” English nor standard in any sense. In Shanghai, however, its local incarnation, ...

BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel, which aims to deliver high-quality journalism to Pidgin-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond. The BBC News Pidgin TikTok channel ...

The dog and animal lovers at Ginger Cat show animals proving they can be better than humans sometimes. Ron DeSantis responds to judge ordering halt to Alligator Alcatraz Lucasfilm and Disney settle ...

Above, one of the first local comedy albums was Kent Bowman’s “Pidgin English Children’s Stories” in 1961. Above, Douglas Simonson’s “Pidgin to Da Max” comic-­style book sold an astounding 25,000 ...

Artist Harry Lyons drew Columbia Inn owner Tosh Kaneshiro wearing an “Ain’ no beeg t’ing” button. Kaneshiro was a Dodger fan, and the team struggled to win a World Series. In Hawaii, people from China ...

Here are some popular street slang and pidgin phrases that will save you from different phases of embarrassment if you find yourself in any Nigerian low-end neighbourhood. Are You Truly Nigerian?