Tag: Soyinka
Soyinka, Governors, scholars, others for Okigbo’s 5oth posthumous celebration
On 20 September, 2017, the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, Oyo, Southwest Nigeria will be agog as Nobel laureate, Professor…
Soyinka mourns demise of Faleti
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has mourned the demise of prominent author and actor, Adebayo Faleti.
Declare your health status to Nigerians now, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has told President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his health status to Nigerians, wondering why the…
Amosun has no hand in plan to demolish Senator Adeola’s house-Soyinka
Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Ogun State Government, Adejuwon Soyinka has debunked claims that Governor Ibikunle Amosun was behind…
Jimmy Carter got me my Green Card, I never applied for it-Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday disclosed that he never applied for an American Green Card and that it…
Nigeria is sinking under Buhari-Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday lamented that Nigeria is sinking under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as…
Soyinka can’t represent us in dialogue with FG-Avengers
The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, says Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka cannot represent them in the proposed dialogue with the…
Respond positively to militants’ demands, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to respond positively to the demands of the Niger…
Soyinka: International mediators to resolve Niger Delta crisis
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed that the services of international mediators will be sought to mediate between the…
Soyinka: Ibile Professional Coalition illegal-Eko Foundation
Eromosele Ebhomele The Eko Foundation has described the Coalition of Ibile Professionals which defends the choice of Professor Wole Soyinka…
Ambode appoints Soyinka, Gbadamosi to head Lagos At 50 committee
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday appointed Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and Mr. Rasheed Gbadamosi as…
Rivers PDP launches attack on Semenitari, acting MD NDDC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed concern over discoveries of alleged…
Soyinka decries arbitrary use of terror by security forces
Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to move swiftly to end…
U.S., Soyinka, Obasa, Bakare decry gender-based violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The acting United States Consul General, Dehab Ghebreab, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Speaker, Lagos State House of…
My new book is the nastiest and will draw blood, says Soyinka
Funsho Arogundade/Abeokuta Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that his new book, “InterInventions: Between Defective Memory and Public Lie:…
Aregbesola begs Soyinka not to quit Centre for Black Culture
The Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led State Government of Osun on Sunday formally responded to the Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka over…
Soyinka resigns from Centre for Black Culture
Professor Wole Soyinka has resigned from Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU) in Osogbo, Osun State, western Nigeria.…