Category: Humanities
Lekki Shooting: Anarchy or Caution?
Lekki Shooting: Anarchy or Caution? By: Deji Yesufu I returned from work yesterday evening exhausted but my mind was on the EndSARS protests going on around the country. I switched to the "SOROSOKE" radio to get updates. That is where...
“How Oghenovo Died to Police Brutality” – Mute Gadin (Sister)
“How Oghenovo Died to Police Brutality” – Mute Gadin (Sister) On the 15th of June 2019. My (kid) brother came to visit us. He never said it but I sensed he was trying in his little way to fill the...
Dear Nigerian Parent
Dear Nigerian Parent By: Deji Yesufu Samuel is 26 years old. He is a Nigerian that lives in a suburb of Lagos with his parents. Samuel was not the particularly bright child among his siblings so that at his age...
Nigeria @ 60: Shey na like dis we go dey dey
Nigeria @ 60: Shey na like dis we go dey dey By: Deji Yesufu About this time last year, I commenced a writing project that gave me the opportunity to condense the history of Nigeria’s nationhood from 1900 till date...
The Ravi Zacharias Sex Scandal
The Ravi Zacharias Sex Scandal By: Deji Yesufu Ravi Zacharias died of Cancer on 19th May, 2020. He was 74 years old. Until his death, Zacharias was the president of the Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM). It is a $40...
Dr Paul Adoyi (FARMERGIANT): Entrepreneur with a Difference
Dr Paul Adoyi (FARMERGIANT): Entrepreneur with a Difference By: Deji Yesufu A walk into FARMERGIANT office complex situated on No. 14, Olubadan Avenue, Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, reveals an office complex where work is ongoing. If you were not told, you...
Northern NBA, Buhari’s Water Bill as Birds of Bigotry Home to Roost
Northern NBA, Buhari’s water bill as birds of bigotry home to roost By: Festus Adedayo You may not understand what inimitable Fela Anikulapo’s early days of Koola Lobitos’ ballistics-sounding song, with the refrain, Alujanjan kijan, was about until you hear...
Publishing: Advantage(s) of E-book over a Print Copy
Publishing: Advantage(s) of E-book over a Print Copy By: Adachukwu Onwudiwe I get quite a number of DMs from budding authors who want to know the advantage of publishing an e-book over the usual hard/softback; how e-books are marketed and...
Deaths in My Neighborhood
Deaths in My Neighborhood By: Deji Yesufu A little over a decade ago, while living as a single man in a neighborhood here in Ibadan, I was woken up by a loud bang on my door. It was a Saturday...
Mali: Endangering Africa’s Democracies
Mali: Endangering Africa’s Democracies By: Deji Yesufu Some days ago news filtered in that the government of the nation of Mali had been ousted by renegade soldiers. As we scrambled around for information to authenticate the situation on ground in...