Month: June 2020

APC as One Big Forest of Lion, Hyena and Cobra

APC as One Big Forest of Lion, Hyena and Cobra By: FESTUS ADEDAYO Professor of Linguistics and President, Academy of Letters, Francis Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan, on an Ibadan, Oyo State, radio programme where we both appeared yesterday,...

/ June 28, 2020

Keeping Death in View

Keeping Death in View By: Deji Yesufu A few years ago, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju wrote a piece on Facebook about how certain literatures she had read on the subject of death totally redefined her perspective to life. She wrote on how...

/ June 26, 2020

A Lazy Man’s Path

A Lazy Man's PathBy: Abi Adegboye, PhD and Olapeju Simoyan, MD, MPH The alarm went off at five o’clock in the morning and Bisi immediately rolled out of bed, tiptoeing around to avoid waking her husband, Mike who was still...

/ June 26, 2020

Edo: Of Oshiomhole and Saraki’s snail, naked masquerade allegories

Edo: Of Oshiomhole and Saraki’s snail, naked masquerade allegories By: Festus Adedayo Court-suspended All Progressives Party (APC) Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, a few days before his court ouster, subtly flexed his power muscles and demonstrated a commendable grasp of African proverbs...

/ June 21, 2020

Abiola Ajimobi: Dead or Alive?

Abiola Ajimobi: Dead or Alive? By: Deji Yesufu Since former Governor Ajimobi left office, a lot of Oyo State residents have not heard from him. Like most former Governors, the news had been that he has retired into one of...

/ June 19, 2020

Egbinrin Ote(h): The National Assembly and Matters Arising

Egbinrin Ote(h): The National Assembly and Matters Arising By: Pius Adesanmi. This will be a long read. Come patiently with me, I beg you. Beyond the impudent mischief of suggestions about if and how I should intervene in the matter...

/ June 18, 2020

Pulling down Christopher Columbus’ Buhari statues

Pulling down Christopher Columbus’ Buhari statues By: Festus Adedayo You may not like their reckless consumption of drugs, the airs they put on as “stars” and the pumped-up peacock ego sometimes exhibited by them at their apogee of stardom. The...

/ June 14, 2020

What is Salvation? A Debate

What is Salvation? A Debate By: Deji Yesufu COVID-19 has changed our lives forever. What started in a relatively unknown city in China has spread to every part of the globe and all in a space of about two months....

/ June 11, 2020

The Underpinning of the Reformation

By: Deji Yesufu. Text of message delivered at the 2nd Annual “1:21 CONFERENCE” by CROWN REFORMED ASSEMBLY, OGBA, LAGOS on Saturday, 8th June, 2019 Gratitude: I want to thank the leadership of Crown Reformed Assembly for this privilege to deliver...

/ June 11, 2020
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ISLAM: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF “REVELATION” TODAY

ISLAM: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF “REVELATION” TODAY A Presentation by Deji Yesufu on the Korede Olawoyin Facebook Program: 7th of June, 2020 Introduction: A discussion on Islam is one that I am reluctant to be engaged in because my father...

/ June 7, 2020