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Playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that religion is the number one problem hindering Nigerians from being liberated as “rational beings.” Soyinka said this while speaking with a professor of African Literature, Dr. Louisa Egbunike. He stated that “if religion becomes an excuse for flouting the law, then that religion has got to […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has called on the government of the Republic of Benin to release Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to continue his journey. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on Friday during an interactive session titled, “Sanctions on the loose: Chasing the gnat with a sledgehammer,” […]
Continue ReadingHe was so daring early in life that nobody gave him any chance of living up to 87 years on this earth. But here we are: Professor Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka, that is Wole Soyinka for short, is 87 today. On my small part, I did not want anything to do with schooling anymore, being much of a […]
Continue ReadingLike the Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo did some days ago, the Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday, granted an interview to BBC News Pidgin over the midnight invasion of the home of Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho because of his struggle on Yoruba Nation or Yoruba self determination. He spoke on Nnamdi Kanu, Miyeti […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in an interview with Arise News on Monday, has said another Democracy Day may not be celebrated in Nigeria if the system of government is not decentralised. The octogenarian lamented and likened the tempo for disintegration in recent time in Nigeria to that witnessed prior to the civil […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the statement of the President, Muhammadu Buhari to civilian dissidents as wrongly targeted and tragically untimely. The Nobel laureate stated that Buhari’s language in utterance and what was known as ‘body language’ was of a different temper at the time innocent citizens and farm destruction including mass displacement were […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he does not believe Nigerian unity is attainable under the current regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari due to its systemic failure. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Saturday at the book reading and signing of two of his books titled: ‘Trumpism in Academe’ and ‘Chronicles […]
Continue ReadingSenior citizens and leaders of thoughts from a broad spectrum of the Nigerian society, on Saturday, expressed grave concerns over the future of the country, putting forward a roadmap to rescue Nigeria from the brink of total collapse. The elder statesmen were unanimous in separate submissions at the 2021 edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has reacted to the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which has ignited a controversy in the last few weeks. Soyinka described the amended code as an “economic sabotage” and also accused the government of declaring war on arts and its producers. The Nobel Laureate who said he […]
Continue ReadingMajor names in civil activism in Nigeria joined the Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, at the Federal High Court in Abuja to give solidarity to Sahara Reporters publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, who is being prosecuted for organising a nationwide protest tagged #RevolutionNow. The octogenarian arrived the court ahead of the proceedings scheduled to […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Wednesday at a press conference at his Kongi’s Harvest Art Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos, Playwright and social critic, Prof Wole Soyinka, has advised those he said were sleeping all the while Nigerians were being killed to return to sleep, instead of tagging as illegal ‘Operation Amotekun’ initiated by the Southwest governors to tackle […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday said it had become obvious that the problems confronting Nigeria were beyond President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka said this when he played host to some students who paid him a visit on his 85th birthday. The literary icon said while state governments differ in success rates, “central government […]
Continue ReadingNobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has warned the Federal Government against the proposed establishment of Ruga settlements across the country for herdsmen. He warned that the move, if not checked will set the country on fire. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at the launch of United Nations’ Solutions 17 SDG programme, Soyinka berated the federal […]
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