Tag: Prof. Wole Soyinka
I, CIA agent? I will pursue my women accusers to hell!- Soyinka
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, vows to pursue two women writers, Caroline Davis and Juliana Saphr, who accused him…
Soyinka: Katsina students abduction, a slap on Buhari’s face
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday said the abduction of 333 students by bandits in Katsina State is a…
Those trying to steal my identity to promote ethnic revanchist are sick – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Saturday said those trying to steal his identity to promote the video clip of…
Lekki shooting: My enquiry indicates Sanwo-Olu didn’t invite Army – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Wednesday said his enquiry so far indicated that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu did not invite…
Lekki shooting: Governors must demand withdrawal of soldiers now – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has asked State Governors where the Federal Government has deployed military to quell protests to…
Between ‘Dividers-In-Chief’ and ‘Divider-In-Law’
I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the…
Soyinka: Obasanjo is right, Nigeria close to extinction under Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday said Nigeria, under President Muhammadu Buhari is close to extinction.
MLK’s ‘Mighty Stream of Righteousness’
They will re-awaken the convictions that gave birth to the world acclaimed oration of the twentieth century, delivered by the…
Soyinka writes ANA to cancel planned 50th anniversary of his prison memoirs
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has written the National Executive of the Nigerian Association of Authors, ANA, to put off…
Lockdown: Ex-Oyo attorney-general faults Soyinka
Mr Seun Abimbola, a former attorney general in Oyo State, on Tuesday described as mere academic exercise any argument against…
Insecurity: Why FG must declare security emergency in Southwest – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to declare security emergency in the Southwest in…
Sowore’s arrest travesty, he has not committed treason – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday described the arrest of activist, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security,…
Interview: How Nigeria’s problems can be solved – Soyinka
We must be bold enough. We shouldn’t shy away from what I call a frank national Indaba in which representatives…
Buhari doesn’t have what it takes to govern Nigeria properly – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have what it takes to govern a…
Soyinka denounces The Nation over his comments on Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday denounced the story published by The Nation on his birthday over his comments…
Soyinka @ 85: “Why I Detained Him for 2 Years During the Civil War- Gowon
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, is 85 today. This is indeed a ripe age in a country where the…
Buhari sends message to Soyinka at 85
Despite his hard criticism of his administration, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has a good message for Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole…
Soyinka to Youth: Start organising yourself for leadership
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday urged the youth to start organising themselves for leadership positions before the 2023…
Soyinka, Falana, others remember Abiola, lay wreath on grave
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says closure over the death of Chief MKO Abiola will be achieved when some of…
Herdsmen: Nigeria can’t survive another Civil War, Soyinka, Ooni warn
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi have warned that Nigeria cannot survive another Civil…
WSICE celebrates Wole Soyinka at 85
The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE clocks 10 on July 13, 2019 and plans to use the day to…
Seun Kuti Speaks On Wole Soyinka Plane Seat Palaver
That being said, the Nigerian professional class is callous and exemplified by this whole WS issue. The only culture they…
Soyinka twist: Odunfa says not the ‘rude’ man, just playing pranks
Lanre Babalola Tosin Odunfa, the fellow who posed as the young man who ordered Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka to…
Daddy Freeze backs young man who ordered Wole Soyinka out of his seat
Controversial on-air personality Daddy Freeze has thrown his weight behind the young man who insisted that Nobel laureate Professor Wole…
Photo News: Wole Soyinka presents new book
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Thursday presented his new book to the public. The book titled: “Quis Custodiet Ipsos…
Photo News: UNIBADAN names art theatre after Wole Soyinka
The University of Ibadan has named its Arts Theatre after Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate and an alumnus of…
Nigerian Govt invites Soyinka, Onanuga, Igiebor, Falana, Zwingina to June 12 honours day
The Federal Government has invited prominent Nigerian journalists, human rights activists and politicians to the ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday…
Buhari must do more to end attacks by armed herdsmen – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on the Federal Government to do more to end attacks and killings allegedly…
Soyinka unveils 2018 Ife Festival logo
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday in Ile Ife, Osun, unveiled the official logo of the 2018 Obafemi Awolowo…
We have to renegotiate Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State faulted arguments by some people that Nigeria should not…