Category: Humanities
Prof. Fasanmade Retires: A Father Leaves the University
Prof. Fasanmade Retires: A Father Leaves the University By: Deji Yesufu On the 3rd of July 2023, this Monday, Prof. Adesoji A. Fasanmade will be seventy years old. On this day, also, our good old professor and father will be...
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...