Month: January 2021
Aliko Dangote’s Costly Libido Mess
Aliko Dangote’s costly libido mess By: Festus Adedayo How can a man fight very difficult life battles, vanquish them all, be a household name in the world as a result of his handsome laurels in business, and then, all of...
Why You Should Go to Church Anyway
Why You Should Go to Church Anyway By: Deji Yesufu After work this past Monday, I was at the gate of our estate running an errand for my wife. I dedicated the half an hour I estimated it would take...
Parenting: Concerning Doyin Okupe’s Gay Son
Parenting: Concerning Doyin Okupe's Gay Son By: Deji Yesufu This week, since Monday, I have published one article every day on Text and Publishing because there are many issues that have caught my attention in the previous week and that...
RE: A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet
RE: A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet A Response to Senator Adeyeye’s Essay By: Deji Yesufu When I read Sola Adeyeye’s “A Gay Man in Biden’s Cabinet”, I knew immediately I must offer a rejoinder to the article. Senator Adeyeye...
Ayisha Osori, Ibadan Book Club and Sundry Matters
Ayisha Osori, Ibadan Book Club and Sundry Matters By: Deji Yesufu This weekend I received an invitation to be at a book reading with Ayisha Osori, author of “Love Does Not Win Elections”. As a civil servant Saturday is about...
A View on New Year Prayers and Fasting
A View on New Year Prayers and Fasting By: Deji Yesufu It is very common to find many Nigerian Christians engage in a series of prayers and fasting at the turn of a new year or even at the beginning...
OLIKOYE
OLIKOYE By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet patter calmed me, filled me with peace. My husband Omoregie was...
Concerning Cheap Labor in Nigeria
Concerning Cheap Labor in Nigeria By: Deji Yesufu Throughout December the company that usually removes the garbage can from my home was unable to do so. When I finally reached the lady in charge, she told me that the Hausa...
Celebrating Pastor Oladele as the Newly Appointed President of CAC
Celebrating Pastor Oladele as the Newly Appointed President of CAC By: Deji Yesufu In the year 2008 the local church I used to attend here in the city of Ibadan invited this pastor to preach at its annual conference. When...
COVID-19 in the Bible
COVID-19 in the Bible By: Deji Yesufu January 2020 introduced a new normal to the world we live in. It was in this month, a year ago, when reports of the ravaging effect of a new disease, with roots in...