All posts by Deji Yesufu

Adebola Saheed Buries his Father

Adebola Saheed Buries his Father By: Deji Yesufu This life is one incredible circle: a child is born; that child grows into adulthood, giving birth to children of his own; and then that child dies and the children he has given birth to...

/ May 26, 2024

Marriage and the Woman in the Video

Marriage and the Woman in the Video By: Deji Yesufu A few years ago, when I wrote “Marriage is Difficult”, a few people felt I was being overly dramatic and had again embarked on my quest for attention – writing...

/ May 23, 2024

The Bodija Market Woman

The Bodija Market Woman By: Deji Yesufu In April 2023, I visited Portharcourt, Rivers State, for my ordination into ministry. Over the ten days, I was to stay in the city, I had a few free days and so I reached out to Maple Dappa...

/ May 15, 2024

IN DIRE NEED – A Review

IN DIRE NEED - A Review By: Moses Jesutola In Dire Need by Mustard Omachoko Idoko is a book which underlines the critical problem that the nation of Nigeria has been facing from a long time ago. The poems which...

/ May 11, 2024

John Chapter Three: Jesus Teaches Calvinism

John Chapter Three: Jesus Teaches Calvinism By: Deji Yesufu Let me state upfront that the title of this essay is actually meant to be a “click-bate”. A click-bate is a social media cliché that describes what content producers do when they provide a title to their content...

/ May 10, 2024

WHY PROF. ADENIPEKUN SHOULD BE PROVOST

WHY PROF. ADENIPEKUN SHOULD BE PROVOST By: Deji Yesufu In July 2009, former American President, Barrack Obama, made his first official trip to Africa, when he visited Ghana. On that historic occasion, Obama said: “Africa does not need strong men; it...

/ May 9, 2024

Pastor Olusegun Abiodun Longe: A Foremost Reformed Minister in Nigeria Goes Home

Pastor Olusegun Abiodun Longe: A Foremost Reformed Minister in Nigeria Goes Home By: Deji Yesufu In the latter part of 2018, I attended the Lagos Bible Conference organized by Sovereign Grace Bible Church. At the conference, I met with Brother...

/ May 4, 2024

ODUMEJE

ODUMEJE By: Deji Yesufu On the 11th of March, 2024, a popular gospel musician in Nigeria, Dunsin Oyekan, wrote the following on his Instagram page: “Been seeing videos and people writing ‘abidoshaker’ and the rest… BELIEVERS, the things we find funny are a...

/ April 30, 2024

What God Told Me About My First Crush

What God Told Me About My First Crush By: Deji Yesufu The year would have been 1990. I was just entering into my teenage years, and here was I encountering a challenge that I would today say remains a life-long...

/ April 23, 2024

Solving the Nigerian Malaise with Chess and Tunde Onakoya

Solving the Nigerian Malaise with Chess and Tunde Onakoya By: Deji Yesufu At about 3am Nigerian time on Friday morning, 20th April, 2024, Tunde Onakoya took to his X account – formerly Twitter – to announce that he and his...

/ April 20, 2024