Tag: Wole Soyinka
A Night for Icons: WSCIJ honours Ofeimun, Salami, Journalists at 20th anniversary awards
The 20th Anniversary celebration of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) opened with powerful messages from Founder WSCIJ …
Nigeria’s crisis not Christian vs Muslim war, says Soyinka
The 90-year-old author added that political leaders have taken advantage of religious differences to gain power while refusing to punish…
The Romanian Incident: Police did their best to help – Soyinka
A detailed narrative of my Romanian encounter will be out soon – title: ENTER YOUR PIN: Footloose in Fear, Fame…
Trump is ‘White Idi Amin,’ I won’t honour U.S. Consulate Visa Reinterview – Soyinka
“Are we looking in the case of the United States, at the white Idi Amin, for instance? If you look…
Kongi at 91: Ogun authors echo Soyinka’s brilliance in birthday tribute
Referring to Soyinka by his revered traditional title, “Kongi,” the statement closed with an uplifting birthday wish to the globally…
Soyinka demands Tinubu probe deaths of Kudirat, Giwa, Ige, others
According to him, Tinubu should initiate a formal probe into the strange circumstances that led to the deaths of Nigerians…
Tunde Onakoya reveals details of discussion with Prof. Wole Soyinka
Renowned Nigerian chess coach and Guinness World Record holder, Tunde Onakoya, has shared a heartfelt moment from his recent meeting…
Eedris Abdulkareem’s ban, Surely not again!!! – Wole Soyinka
Any government that is tolerant only of yes-men and women, which accommodate only praise-singers and dancers to the official beat,…
U.S honours Soyinka, Okundaye at unveiling of African Cultural Festival 2025 Pennsylvania
The honor was bestowed on them on March 26 at the unveiling of African Cultural Festival 2025 held at the…
Slave Trade: Remembrance and reparatory ethos 2025
Now, that slaveowner happened to be an out and out sadist. He not only ran a domestic amphitheatre of death,…
Soyinka bags Lifetime Achievement Award
The festival’s programme features 12 creative workshops designed for children, including African storytelling stones, African Pottery, and African jewellery making.
University of Ibadan immortalises Wole Soyinka with new Institute
According to Adebowale, the institute was designed to “serve the global community in research, performance, teaching, and exchange endeavours on…
African Voices Playmakers to spotlight Soyinka’s legacy, Film on CNN
Soyinka will also touch on his profound activism and its inspiration for an upcoming film about his political incarceration in…
Wole Soyinka At 90; A Nonpareil Of Intellectual Je Ne Sais Quoi
The event was correctly tagged “Africa Celebrates Wole Soyinka...". The occasion was attended by cultural Ambassadors, prominent academics and high-calibre…
Ife caucus celebrates Soyinka
"I happened to his last born because I was his last student in 1985. He gave me boldness and the…
I didn’t break into radio station in 1965, I sneaked in – Soyinka
In 1965, Soyinka was said to have seized the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service studio and broadcast a demand for the…
“Why I withdrew my respect for Wole Soyinka” – Charly Boy
In reaction, Charly Boystrongly opposed the decision, lamenting that "the Mighty have fallen, for beans."
Kongi at 90
Louis Odion writes that as Professor Wole Soyinka enters the nonagenarian club this week, there is no doubt that what…
“How I had an accident while filming Wole Soyinka’s biopic” – Joshua Ojo
Reflecting on the ordeal, Ojo revealed that during the rainy season, crucial sets were destroyed, necessitating a complete rebuild.
Tinubu names Abuja Highway after Wole Soyinka
In naming the road after the distinguished playwright, poet and novelist who clocks 90 on 13 July, President Tinubu said…
Charly Boy under fire for questioning Wole Soyinka’s mental health
In a statement on Instagram, Charly Boy expressed concerns about Soyinka's age, suggesting that at nearly 90 years old, brain…
It is honour to portray Wole Soyinka’s mother in ‘Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti’ movie – Omowunmi Dada
Grace Eniola Soyinka is renowned for co-founding the Abeokuta Women’s Union with Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, her aunt-in-law. Together, they protested against…
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Between Kongi and the scions of Mussolini-Hitler
Louis Odion, Senior journalist and one-time Information Commissioner, Edo State, laments the vile reactions pouring in on Professor Wole Soyinka.…
MURIC disagrees with Wole Soyinka
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights advocacy group, has disagreed with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on…
Soyinka strikes 88 in fine fettle
The towering writer who stunned the world as the very first black man to win the coveted Nobel Prize in…
Soyinka: My last moments with Femi, my late brother
Soyinka made this revelation at the event tagged Evening of Tributes in Memory of Professor Femi Soyinka which was held…
Updated: Prof. Soyinka had nothing to do with Igboho’s release
Yomi Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Sunday Igboho's lawyer, has retracted his statement concerning Professor Wole Soyinka's…
COVID-19: How I was banished from entering Nigeria – Soyinka
Noble laureate, Wole Soyinka narrated how he was denied his right to movement twice in France.
Soyinka presents awards to jailed Iranian writers at PEN America gala
Star of "The Farewell" Awkwafina hosted, which also featured actress Jodie Foster and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Soyinka: I don’t like the sound of Yoruba or Igbo Nation
Nobel laureate, Professor Soyinka said he does not like the sound of a Yoruba or Igbo nation and would prefer…