Category: Humanities
Baby Factories in Enugu – Al-Jazeera
Northern Girls Trafficked to Enugu, Raped, Impregnated, Babies Sold Report by Philip Obaji Jnr. As 16-year-old Miriam* stepped out of her tent to fetch water near the Madinatu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state in January...
Civil Society Groups in Nigeria and COVID-19
JOINT MEMO BY CSOs ON RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA PRESS STATEMENT 1st May 2020 Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, Fellow Nigerians: Introduction: The purpose of this press conference is to release to the public a Joint Memo...
Celebrating Frank Alofokhai at 60
Celebrating Frank Alofokhai at 60 By: Deji Yesufu “Deji, take it easy with that Gombs guy. He doesn’t have an argument. Allow him to continue to rattle on… you’ll find a clean way to deal with him in a moment…”...
Treat Kano as COVID-19 Outbreak!
Treat Kano as a COVID-19 Outbreak! By: Deji Yesufu There are very strong reasons to believe that the health epidemic that is ravaging Kano State is very likely COVID-19. While it is true there are no clear medical proofs to...
The Father and the Slap(s)
by: Deji Yesufu My colleague at the office shared a story with us that continues to teach me the blessing of having fathers in the home. My friend had just concluded Secondary School. His results were poor. His parents were...
Abba Kyari’s Death: What He Did Wrong
Reflections on Abba Kyari’s Death By: Deji Yesufu In the early hours of Saturday, 18th April, 2020, it was reported that the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, Mallam Abba Kyari, was dead. Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s...
COVID-19: Fighting a Germ War
by: Deji Yesufu Yesterday I had two interesting but revealing chats with friends. The first person told me he read my suicide notes – where I had readily volunteered myself to work with UCH medical team in the coming days...
Funke Akindele: Testimony to a Great Nigeria
by Deji Yesufu Two things happened about now that inspired my writing this: I just watched a 2 minute video of BurnaBoy. He was mocking Nigerians, saying that now that the finance office is burnt, all the records of theft...