All posts by Deji Yesufu

Will You Marry Me?

Will You Marry Me? (Thoughts on the Dwindling Culture of Marriage and Commitment) By: Deji Yesufu Omobolanle Adeyemo is a Facebook celebrity of sort who uses her wall to bring much benefit to people – particularly Nigerians. Having lived in...

/ May 27, 2021

Your Experience Working for a Pastor

Your Experience Working for a Pastor By: Deji Yesufu There is a thread on Nairaland titled “What Has Been Your Experience Working for a Pastor?” I knew immediately that it was going to be an interesting discussion and so I...

/ May 25, 2021
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Three Songs that Shaped my Worship of God

Three Songs that Shaped my Worship of God By: Deji Yesufu As I grow older, I find my refuge in the place of prayer. I have seen so many answers to prayer that I take it for granted that if...

/ May 21, 2021

The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: A Perspective

The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: A Perspective by: Deji Yesufu It has been a few weeks now that Isreali/Palestinian conflict begun. There has been constant tension in this region of the Middle East since 1948 when the nation of Israel was carved...

/ May 17, 2021

Thank You Gov’ Seyi Makinde

Thank You Gov' Seyi Makinde By: Deji Yesufu This morning I received a call from an unknown number. The lady at the other end said she was calling from a “Seyi Makinde Call Center”. She wanted to know if there...

/ May 11, 2021

What If We Wake Up Tomorrow To A Coup In Nigeria?

What If We Wake Up Tomorrow To A Coup In Nigeria? By: Festus Adedayo The New York Times report of March 13, 1976 put the story of Nigeria’s perennial human sacrifices by the bloodthirsty grove of coup-plotting most startlingly. The day before, newly appointed...

/ May 9, 2021

My Experience with Two Technicians in Ibadan

My Experience with Two Technicians in Ibadan By: Deji Yesufu After years of blaming government for how things have turned out in Nigeria, in recent times I have begun to look more closely at what we fellow Nigerians are doing...

/ May 4, 2021

We Will Never Forget…

We Will Never ForgetA Facebook acquaintance reminded me that yesterday made it six months unarmed protesters, mostly young Nigerians, were gunned down at the Lekki Toll Gate "allegedly" by men of the Nigerian police and the Army. With the death...

/ April 21, 2021

Casual Sex and Moral Boundaries

Casual Sex and Moral Boundaries This year will be my twelfth year in marriage. A few months after we were married my pastor’s wife remarked that she was really pleased at the fact that many young people she had counseled...

/ April 18, 2021

John Ibekwe Buries His Mother

John Ibekwe Buries His Mother By: Deji Yesufu My friend John Ibekwe will be burying his mother, Elizabeth Ibekwe, next Friday, 23rd, April, 2021, at their family compound – that of Late Chief G. C. Ibekwe, Ofeahia Umuduru Egbeaguru, Onuimo...

/ April 15, 2021