Category: Humanities
Why “God Told Me” will Fail You in Marriage
Why “God Told Me” will Fail You in Marriage By: Deji Yesufu My Lawyer friend, Olakunle Allison, published a story on Facebook where he recounts how a relationship he had failed to materialize in marriage because the mother of the...
Arthur Nzeribe: This Man Died Too
Arthur Nzeribe: This Man Died Too By: Deji Yesufu Arthur Nzeribe died today. Saharareporters broke the news earlier in the day but a family source has now confirmed it as true. The family has requested the public to allow them...
Thoughts on a Yemi Osinbajo Presidency
Thoughts on a Yemi Osinbajo Presidency By: Deji Yesufu Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made known his intentions to run for the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 11th of April, 2022. Osinbajo published a short video on...
God Still Hates Divorce
God Still Hates Divorce By: Deji Yesufu “God seeks godly offspring. Therefore, take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of your youth. For the God Lord God of Israel says that he hates divorce…”...
NEPA and the Rest of Us
NEPA and the Rest of Us By: Deji Yesufu The body that handles the distribution of electrical energy all around Nigeria was renamed Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in 2005. Prior that time, it was called National Electric Power...
Bianca Potential
Bianca Potential By: Deji Yesufu During my days at Ahmadu Bello University, there was a lady who had come to my school for her undergraduate studies at about the same time. My family and hers remain family friends till this...
“Soro Soke..!” – Dr. Bukunmi Kolade
“Soro Soke were” – Dr. Bukunmi Kolade This Yoruba expression was first made by Lola Idije, a prominent Nollywood actress. Literarily speaking, it means “speak up lunatic” or “speak up dunce”. it was taken up during the ill fated End...
Visiting Enugu: How IPOB is Destroying Eastern Nigeria
Visiting Enugu: How IPOB is Destroying Eastern Nigeria By: Deji Yesufu October 2018 I was in Enugu to promote my book, VICTOR BANJO. I used the trip to also familiarize myself with Eastern Nigeria – since I had never been...
Guns and Blood in Ibadan
Guns and Blood in Ibadan By: Deji Yesufu Yesterday, there were guns blazing in Ibadan and there was blood everywhere. It is no longer news that a bullion van was attacked by armed robbers in the early afternoon yesterday at...
Dear Nigerian Parent…
Dear Nigerian Parent... By: Deji Yesufu My dear Nigerian parent, I trust God that this letter meets you well. Since I do not have a specific person in mind who I am writing to, I hope that as you read...