Category: Humanities
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...
Mummy G.O, Indabosky and Other Madness on Nigerian Pulpits
Mummy G.O, Indabosky and Other Madness on Nigerian Pulpits By: Deji Yesufu If you have not seen the videos of one woman, whom Nigerians have aptly called “Mummy G.O”, you are missing out on the latest social media sensation. Some...
Tribute to Prof Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo at 60 – Dr. Bukunmi Kolade
Tribute to Prof Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo at 60 – Dr. Bukunmi Kolade How I became a diligent student in medical school because Dr Otegbayo described me as such... It gives me a lot of pleasure to write these few words...
Marriage: To Rejoice Over or to Mourn
Marriage: To Rejoice Over or to Mourn by: Deji Yesufu A friend got married a few days ago and published pictures on social media. I am one of those who had been on his neck to end his bachelorhood and...