Tag: Wole Soyinka
Soyinka to Buhari: Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day next year if President Muhammadu Buhari…
Soyinka: TB Joshua should’ve been prosecuted for church collapse
Prof. Wole Soyinka said Temitope Joshua better known as TB Joshua, ought to have been prosecuted for the collapse of…
Trump: Vindicated Soyinka blasts Critics of ‘Wolexit’
Professor Wole Soyinka blasts those who criticized him four years ago for threatening to destroy his Green Card if Donald…
Amotekun: We must do everything to avoid another SARS – Soyinka
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has advised that the operatives of Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun should be trained…
Photo News: Amaechi, RMD, others attend Wole Soyinka’s book launch
It was an evening of music spiced with readings of excerpts from Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka's new book, Chronicles…
Wole Soyinka unveils new novel after 48 years
Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has formally launched his new novel, titled: Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth.
Coronavirus war: Buhari not fit to lick Soyinka’s shoes – Fani-Kayode
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for attacking Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka over his comment…
Coronavirus: Presidency replies Soyinka for attacking Buhari
The presidency has replied Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka over his comment that the declaration of total lockdown in Lagos…
For whom the Gates open wide
These are depressing times – stemming from different factors of course – for a large sector of the nation. Insecurity,…
Sanusi’s dethronement: Ganduje most notorious public face of disorder – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje over his removal of the Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi…
Soyinka disowns report linking him with Uzodinma, Ihedioha electoral tussle
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday disowned a report claiming that he has been engaged to serve on a…
Wole Soyinka storms Abuja court for Sowore’s trial
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, and former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, are present at the federal high court in Abuja to witness…
Soyinka at war with Balarabe Musa over Amotekun
Nigeria's Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted former impeached Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa over his comment…
Amotekun has come to stay – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors 'has come to stay…
Wole Soyinka: Never Again
Last year October, about a week after the nation space that we have generously agreed to refer to as Nigeria,…
Never again should Nigeria lose another 2.5 million people to war – Soyinka
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nigeria's only Nobel Laureate has warned that the nation cannot afford to lose another 2.5 million people…
Ibanga wins Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalist of the Year Award (Photos)
Outstanding journalists from the print, radio, television photo, cartoon and online categories are honored yearly during the 14th Wole Soyinka…
The Open Society Endangered
Present here, I fully expect, is the Youth contingent of this undertaking. We are still within the United Nations designated…
Sowore: Rein in your wild dogs, Soyinka blasts Buhari
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the re-arrest of the Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore…
Soyinka reacts to media distortions of his 2014 experience with cancer
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has lamented distortions and media misconception of a BBC feature programme in which his 2014…
Soyinka confronts National Assembly over death penalty for hate speech
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has written to the National Assembly, warning of the consequence of passing a bill which…
Is it now cool to kill?– An anguished letter to Nigerian Lawmakers
I hope you will excuse me for distracting you from your onerous duties, but I am a current sufferer –…
DSS must stop display of naked power, release Sowore now – Soyinka
Wole Soyinka has warned the DSS, to stop the charade and display of crude and naked power by releasing Omoyele…
Art Exhibition: Ochu, Komolafe present ‘Beautiful: The exposition’
Nigerian artists and painters, Chidynma Ochu and Ronke Komolafe have exhibited the collections of their paintings and drawings called Beautiful:…
Buhari’s govt attains unprecedented paranoia— Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has attained an unprecedented level of paranoia for…
Video: Akeredolu turns musician, thrills Soyinka, others
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu recently showed that he is not only good in the art of governance, but that…
Soyinka at 85: Flashback on how he invaded Ibadan Radio Station
It was 15 October 1965, the year when election held in the old Western Region. In Chief Ladoke Akintola, the…
You are an institution, Atiku tells Soyinka at 85
Despite publicly stating that he finds President Buhari and Atiku "worthy of absolute rejection" prior to the 2019 presidential election,…
Wole Soyinka breaks silence on Aircraft Seat Controversy
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has broken his silence on the recent aircraft seat controversy which has gone viral on…
Aircraft seat: Soyinka’s son, Olaokun blasts youthful social media warriors
In an open letter to Tonye Patrick Cole, the man who started the controversy over an airline seat, Professor Wole…