by Bayo Adeyinka | Jul 31, 2026 | Opinion
This article was first written on July 22, 2026. I’m presently reading the autobiography of Professor Ayo Banjo, former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, titled Morning by Morning. It’s an excellent read by all standards. I’m just a few chapters into the...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 19, 2026 | Bayo's Travel Diary, Opinion
This piece was originally written on August 23, 2017 as my team and I took a break from our half-year retreat to climb Olumo Rock My heart was in my mouth when I climbed some portion and looked down. I saw houses looking like tiny images. I felt dizzy and said a...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 12, 2026 | Life Lessons, Opinion
I had observed him for some time. Each day the routine was the same. Eba with very dry egusi mixed with just palm oil early in the morning and the leftovers late at night. No meat. No fish. He kept largely to himself. He had some bushy beards that made him look like a...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 29, 2026 | Bayo's Travel Diary, Opinion
Note: I wrote this travelogue on November 24, 2015 when I had a layover in Addis Ababa during a trip. He wanted to jump the queue at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, but I told him outright to stay in the queue. He turned to me and laughed, adding that “it...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 17, 2026 | Life Lessons, Ministry, Opinion
If God blesses me, I will buy a private jet for my pastor. Maybe even more. Here’s why: When I started attending my church in 2001, my pastor owned a Volkswagen Beetle. I still remember how we used to wait till he was ready to go home after service so that we...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 27, 2026 | Life Lessons, Opinion
I still remember the incident very clearly. I was the President of the Students’ Union Government that year. We had a coaster bus then called ‘Aluta Missiles’. On that particular day, the General Secretary of the Union (now a professor at a university) drove the bus...
