Tag: Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka
Truth, falsehood, justice, dystopia
It is especially unique among Nobel literature laureates, most of whom tend to publish few works after the award of…
PHOTOS: Lagos Govt celebrates Soyinka at 90
The highlight of the evening was unveiling a special portrait of Soyinka, which, according to Governor Babatunde Sanwo-Olu was a…
Tribute to WS at 90
For me, WS is not the unfathomable mystery that many perceive from a distance and he is not the mythological…
What I discussed with Tinubu – Soyinka
The Nobel laureate told journalists that though he would not want to fully disclose what he presented to Tinubu, a…
Why I will soon be left alone by myself – Prof Soyinka
Soyinka said bigotry is not limited to any religion or group of people, but cuts across religious and ethnic divides.
Why I studied the Koran and continue to peruse it – Prof. Soyinka
Soyinka said: "I was also in prison. But that wasn’t where I studied the Koran. I was always a curious…
Soyinka fires another salvo at Sulu Gambari, makes three demands
By Nehru Odeh Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has taken his verbal war with the Emir of Ilorin Sulu Gambari…
Re: Is Soyinka, the god, unravelling?
In the same interview, Wole Soyinka had opined as dangerous, the statement made by Datti and the fact that he…
Reveal source of fake news attributed to me and get $1000 – Soyinka
Soyinka also warned Nigerians to be wary of unfounded information published as fake news capable of stoking violence, which is…
Prof Soyinka issues rebuttal over another fake news
"The Media and members of the public are advised to IGNORE the message or any other political message that addresses…
Why I’m neither a Christian, Muslim nor Orisa worshipper – Soyinka
Soyinka said he does not worship any deity but that he considers deities creatively real and are his companions in…
Soyinka, Anyaoku, Sultan, others discuss solutions to Nigeria’s problems
By Taiwo Okanlawon Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku; the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and other…
UNN confers Life Achievement award on Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed appreciation to the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN), for the…
Photo News: Wole Soyinka meets presidential hopeful Kingsley Moghalu
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Friday hosted former deputy governor of Central Bank and presidential hopeful, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu…
Wole Soyinka mourns Elechi Amadi
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the Late Captain Elechi Amadi as a soldier and poet, a captive of…
Pictures: Prof Wole Soyinka in Ebedi
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was recently a guest at the Ebedi International Writers Residency in Iseyin, Oyo State. Here…
Lagos @ 50: Soyinka replies Eko Foundation
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has described a paid advertisement published by the EKO Foundation in the Punch of 2…
I have not granted interview on Buhari-Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has denied granting an interview to assess President Muhammadu Buhari’s one year in office. Soyinka…
Soyinka Again Denounces Crisis In Rivers
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has again denounced the crisis in Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria, saying such political crises bordered…
Rivers Assembly Fracas: Soyinka, Falana Slam Jonathan
As the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly degenerated with the removal of soldiers guarding Governor Rotimi Amaechi,…