Category: Humanities
When Religion Fails the State
When Religion Fails the State By: Deji Yesufu The political crisis in Nigeria during her first republic was based fundamentally on differences in ideological makeup between the leading political figures in Nigeria. The greater divide existed between Ahmadu Bello, the...
David Oyedepo at 70: What is Nonsensical About This?
David Oyedepo at 70: What is Nonsensical About This? By: Deji Yesufu I could make a living from trolling David Oyedepo, the overall Bishop of Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria. I choose not to because Christian ministry is not always about criticising...
Obafemi Awolowo’s Twenty Pounds to Biafra
Obafemi Awolowo’s Twenty Pounds to Biafra By: Deji Yesufu A few weeks ago, a Canadian-Nigerian woman, by the name of Amaka Sonnberger, a 46-year-old lady, was seen on social media inciting people of Igbo extraction against Yoruba and Benin people....
Nigeria: God Feeds the Sparrow
Nigeria: God Feeds the Sparrow By: Deji Yesufu If you are not aware of how difficult things have become in Nigeria, it is probably because you live under a rock – or something like that. Those of us in the...
Why Kamala Harris Cannot Be President (A Nigerian Perspective)
Why Kamala Harris Cannot Be President (A Nigerian Perspective) By: Deji Yesufu On 13th July 2024, former President Donald Trump was at Butler, Pennsylvania to campaign towards his re-election bid come November, when he was nearly assassinated. Even without any...
SEGUN, MY PLUMBER, DIED
SEGUN, MY PLUMBER, DIED By: Deji Yesufu I had some plumbing work to do in the house, so I tried to reach him. Segun has a terrible habit of forever changing his phone numbers. I have tried to explain to...
Dear Nigerians… I saw a Naked Woman
Dear Nigerians... I saw a Naked Woman By: Deji Yesufu As my family and I drove out of the University of Ibadan yesterday, on our way from church, I stopped by the First Bank ATM to get some cash. As...
Overcome Masturbation
Overcome Masturbation By: Deji Yesufu Pastoral work is an extremely sensitive one and from time to time you get information from people you counsel that reveals a deep spiritual need that they have that has become something of an albatross...
Yesterday, I was in Court…
Yesterday, I was in Court… By: Deji Yesufu Recently, a phrase began to make the rounds among Nigerian youths on social media. They will say “adulthood na scam”. What these young people are saying is that adult life, particularly in...
The Story Behind a 24-Year-Old Photo
The Story Behind a 24-Year-Old Photo By: Deji Yesufu I will begin to tell this story from a courtroom in the United States of America. My mother, Henrietta Temilola Yesufu (nee Williams), stands before a judge. My baby sister, Adewumi...