Category: Humanities

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

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

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

It Takes One Second to Die: The Story of My Bike Accident

It Takes One Second to Die: The Story of my Bike Accident By: Deji Yesufu It has been my desire to take Christian missions a notch higher in Ibadan, and transportation is obviously a vital aspect of this pursuit. So,...

/ April 18, 2024

JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria

JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria By: Deji Yesufu A man is both body and soul. Those who argue for the tripartite nature of man (body, soul, and spirit) have their reasons, but this essay will not venture into that...

/ April 9, 2024

Son – Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola

Son - Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola By: Deji Yesufu When I began to drive, navigating a U-turn on the main road was rather difficult. It was Sola Wojuola who told me that when you come...

/ February 28, 2024

Marriage: Assets and Liabilities

Marriage: Assets and Liabilities By: Deji Yesufu There is a growing phenomenon in our day: young men are refusing to marry. It is beyond the economic issue that many people have posited as the reason why many boys are refusing...

/ January 24, 2024

Examining BBC’s Expose on Prophet T. B Joshua

Examining BBC’s Expose on Prophet T. B Joshua By: Deji Yesufu In April 2012, I was in Tunis, Tunisia, for a training from my place of work. Ten engineers from different countries in Africa had been picked by an organization...

/ January 9, 2024

Reflections as I Turn 47 Today: How I Nearly Died Yesterday

Reflections as I Turn 47 Today: How I Nearly Died Yesterday By: Deji Yesufu Yesterday, I took the most perilous journey of my life. I kept thinking to myself that if I were to die on this trip, people would...

/ December 23, 2023

Why God Killed Jesus

Why God Killed Jesus By: Deji Yesufu Uyi Osaigbovo asked me this question on Facebook: “Mr Deji Yesufu: There’s something about Christianity that baffles me. Instead of the Christian God to kill Satan, he killed his own son. I no...

/ December 15, 2023