Naija Honours Celebrates Pidgin

The advent, rise and popularity of the Pidgin English genre in Nigeria cannot be over emphasized. Pidgin English is the cultural virus spreading across Africa and the Diaspora.

President and Executive Producer of Naija Honours, Laface, has stated that the popularity of Pidgin English cuts across barriers of religion, age, sex, tribe and professions, as exemplified by its general acceptance and use in radio stations in Nigeria.

Naija Honours aims to further yield to the repeated calls for Nigerians to celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of Pidgin English as further emphasized by the overwhelming growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry.

Laface further stated that the time had come for Nigerians to be proud of the uniqueness and tourism value of Pidgin English and promote it globally. If the Jamaicans can globalise Patual, we can also propagate Pidgin English to the delight of the entire world.

Naija Honours is a creative celebration of Pidgin English in every ramification with a strong culture and tourism objective.

Naija Honours aims to celebrate distinguished Nigerians from different works of life in a creative event modelled strictly on Pidgin English.

The successful maiden edition of Naija Honours took place amidst fun, as guests, major entertainment stars and foreigners alike turned up in typical Naija style to basking in a euphoric flow of Pidgin English.

Laface opined that the long term vision of Naija Honours is to create the biggest and most popular indigenous event in Africa and the Diaspora.