Category: Humanities
Carry-Overs: Dealing with a Student’s Nightmare
Carry-Overs: Dealing with a Student's Nightmare By: Deji Yesufu I saw an article on social media a few days ago. A young man in one of Nigeria’s universities is in depression. He is weighed down by multiple carry-overs and is...
Portharcourt: Visiting the Garden City
Portharcourt: Visiting the Garden City By: Deji Yesufu It is no longer news that I visited Rivers State, Portharcourt, to be specific this past week. There were two reasons to be excited about visiting Portharcourt. First, I had lived in...
Yashim Bible Club: My First Pastoral Duty
Yashim Bible Club: My First Pastoral Duty By: Deji Yesufu This morning I remembered my children at Yashim Bible Club, Hanwa, Zaria, Kaduna State: my very first pastoral duty. The year 2004/2005 will remain a landmark year for me. I...
HOW RIGHTEOUSNESS MIGHT EXALT NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY ON RECENT ELECTIONS
HOW RIGHTEOUSNESS MIGHT EXALT NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY ON RECENT ELECTIONS By: Deji Yesufu A cursory study of the Bible will reveal two things: democracy are recent developments in the manner countries are governed. Second, it will reveal that while...
Is Lagos a “No Man’s Land”?
Is Lagos a “No Man’s Land”? By: Deji Yesufu This question is probably the most debated theme in Nigeria’s political space at the moment. It is a question that was precipitated by the recent elections in Lagos State. In the...
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV)
By: Deji Yesufu I encountered the GRV phenomenon on social media and the guy ticks all the boxes for me. If I live in Lagos I would have casted my vote for him but since I might be able to...
The Deception of Second-Class Uppers in Nigerian Universities
The Deception of Second-Class Uppers in Nigerian Universities By: Deji Yesufu A young man I work with on the mission field is trusting God to get a job. We all know that to get a job in Nigeria is only...
Peter Gregory Obi: A Final Appeal
Peter Gregory Obi: A Final Appeal By: Deji Yesufu In three days, Nigerians will be trooping out for another general elections, where they will be voting in a new President and his deputy; new sets of law makers at the...
Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way: Emefiele’s Cashless Policy
Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way: Emefiele’s Cashless Policy By: Deji Yesufu These are strange times in Nigeria. While Nigerians are not strangers to difficulties, it is not often that they come at us at once. Today Nigerians have...
Mr. & Mrs. Abroad Nigerian
Mr. & Mrs. Abroad Nigerian By: Deji Yesufu I have long suspected that all was not well with marriages of Nigerian couples outside Nigeria but I didn’t know that it was this bad. Pastor Sola Kolade of Vine Branch Church,...