Category: Humanities

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...

/ September 29, 2024

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....

/ September 9, 2024

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...

/ September 6, 2024

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...

/ August 27, 2024

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...

/ August 13, 2024

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...

/ July 15, 2024

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...

/ July 3, 2024

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...

/ July 3, 2024

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...

/ June 18, 2024

AVOID ANGRY PASSIONS

AVOID ANGRY PASSIONS By: Deji Yesufu A duel is a situation where two men come to settle their disagreement with a fight. Most times, the fight does not end in death, but in some extreme cases, it does. In a...

/ June 11, 2024