Not Many people know that Professor Wole Soyinka and Bola Ahmed Tinubu are close friends. In fact, these two Iconic figures were together during the Abacha regime and they jointly…
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•Published In The GUARIAN Newspaper Issue Of JULY 20, 2014 Nobel Laureate Professor ‘Wole Soyinka was 80 years old on Sunday July 13, this year (2014). We congratulate the literary…
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Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Shehu Sani Show Solidarity For Soyinka In Court
by Damilare Salami February 12, 2020Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, and Shehu Sani are at a federal high court in Abuja to witness the trial of Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement. Soyinka arrived about 8:50am,…
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Since Buhari Has Failed, Rise To Defend Your Ancestral Land – Ooni, Wole Soyinka To Nigerians
by Damilare Salami January 16, 2020The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, have asked Nigerians to rise up and defend their ancestral land since the Muhammadu Buhari-led government was idling…
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‘Never Again Conference 2020’: Only True Federalism Will Save Nigeria From Implosion – Soyinka, Gowon, Others Warn
by Damilare Salami January 14, 2020Fifty years after the end of the Nigerian Civil War, principal actors, historians and other players in the political space yesterday warned against acts capable of destroying the country. Urging…
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed why he opposed the hate speech Bill proposed by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. Soyinka explained that he was opposed to the hate speech…
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I Didn’t Attend Wole Soyinka’s Award Due To Sowore’s Rearrest – VP Osinbanjo
by Damilare Salami December 10, 2019Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he was not able to attend the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting in Lagos on Monday for two reasons.…
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“Let the rule of law reign,” Release Sowore Now – Prof Wole Soyinka Tells Buhari, DSS
by Damilare Salami November 13, 2019Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has called on the Nigerian government to release pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore and save the country from further global embarrassment. The unlawful arrest and detention…
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Obasanjo Is Protecting, Rewarding Killers of Bola Ige – Prof Wole Soyinka
by Damilare Salami February 6, 2019Nigeria’s first nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of protecting and rewarding killers of former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Bola Ige.…
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Nigeria’s foremost playwright and noble prize winner, Prof Wole Soyinka, says he will not support presidential candidates of either of the two major parties. He said this at an ongoing…