Tag: Prof. Wole Soyinka
Blasphemy: Abuja National mosque’s Imam Maqari must be sacked, tried now – Soyinka
Maqari, in justifying the murder of Deborah on his Twitter handle also warned about the grievous consequences that awaited those…
Moment Soyinka stormed Benin Republic for Igboho (Photos)
Igboho had been at the forefront of agitation for the Yoruba Nation in Nigeria until his house was invaded by…
Breaking: Soyinka hits Benin Republic to visit Sunday Igboho
Igboho was arrested in Cotonou on July 20, 2021, while trying to flee to Germany as the Nigerian government had…
Soyinka hits Buhari: Pardon for Dariye, Nyame a putrid egg squashed against Nigerian faces
Buhari had granted pardon to Dariye and Nyame who were serving various prison terms, hiding under the Prerogative of Mercy.
Don’t unleash scorpions on the memories of Nigerians – Soyinka
He made this assertion while speaking at a media parley in Lagos on Thursday against the backdrop of the appointment…
Omisore fires back at Soyinka: Drowning politicians using you against me
Soyinka had fired salvo at President Muhammadu Buhari for anointing Omisore as APC's National Secretary when he knew that he…
Bola Ige: Soyinka bombs Buhari for anointing Omisore as APC National Secretary
Omisore was last Saturday elected National Secretary of the ruling APC during its National Convention held at the Eagles Square,…
I have been under a state of shock – Soyinka
Soyinka stated this while delivering the first of the newly inaugurated Distinguished Lecture in African Studies at the University of…
Invasion of Ukraine must stop now – Soyinka, 167 other Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Laureates, in an open letter voiced their support for the Ukrainian people and the free and independent state…
It’s fake news: I never supported any candidate for 2023
Soyinka, in a statement, titled: "Season of Fakery Galore," on Wednesday, said he had not even thought 2023, much less…
Soyinka hits Buhari over failure to probe murder of Bola Ige, others
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to probe the gruesome murder of Nigeria's former…
Prof. Wole Soyinka not dead
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka is not dead contrary to rumours going on in social media.
Soyinka: Igboho not a criminal, herdsmen who kill farmers, rape women are
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said the Federal Government should brand herdsmen who plunder people's farm, kill farmers and…
Ortom’s interview: NBC has no power to query Channels TV, says Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has no power to query Channels Television over an…
Prof. Wole Soyinka and a vainglorious society
Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde #Soyinka is a 5-Star General in the battle of wits. He is made of steely exteriors.…
Abiodun eulogizes Wole Soyinka at 87
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has congratulated Professor Wole Soyinka on his 87th birthday anniversary.
Soyinka hits Buhari hard over threat to shock Igbo in ‘language they understand’
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for threatening to treat the Igbo in the language they…
Soyinka blasts Buhari for suspending Twitter in Nigeria
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending Twitter indefinitely in Nigeria.
To Shock and Awe!
We heard it last during the heydays of Donald Rumsfeld under George Bush – and judge in what condition it…
Soyinka denounces fake WhatsApp posting on Yoruba Nation in his name
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday denounced a fake WhatApp posting on the Yoruba State agitation being attributed to…
Students’ killing: Nigeria at war, Buhari must seek help, says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Saturday said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari must seek help as Nigeria is…
Soyinka hits Odumakin’s house, says Yinka was a fighter
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Wednesday visited the house of late Afenifere's spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, describing him as a…
Zamfara schoolgirls kidnap: Buhari’s government has failed Nigeria – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Saturday said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigeria after terrorists abducted…
Mad Cows and even Madder Narratives
By Wole Soyinka The most distressful aspect of my recent interaction with cows and herders is that it has created…
Soyinka breaks silence: ‘Fulani herders, cows attacked my property, police lied’
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday broke the silence on purported attack by Fulani herdsmen, saying that he was…
Okei-Odumakin condemns attack on Soyinka’s house
Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise and Centre for Change, has condemned herdsmen attack on Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka's…
Fulani herdsmen attack Soyinka’s home in Abeokuta
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday reportedly attacked the home of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Southwest…
Trump was a monster president, I won’t re-apply for Green Card – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he is happy that Joe Biden has assumed the president of the United State,…
The Kukah Offence and ongoing Offensives
Of course, not all such tendencies represent the true face of any professed religion, we need only remark that all…
Soyinka backs Kukah: ‘No part of his comment on Buhari denigrates Islam’
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday said no part of the comment made by the Bishop, Catholic Diocese of…