Tag: WOLE SOYINKA
Wole Soyinka gets Cuban medal of honour
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has been awarded Cuba’s national medal of honour known as the Haydee Santamaria Medal by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of...
Wole Soyinka’s daughter Peyi faces death threat at American varsity
Prof Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, daughter of Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, has raised alarm that her life is being threatened at Ithaca College, a university...
#EndBadGovernance protests: Soyinka knocks Tinubu’s speech, condemns shooting of protesters
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to address the shooting of protesters in his nationwide broadcast on Sunday...
LABAF dedicates 2024 edition to Wole Soyinka, unveils theme
Artists, writers, authors and wordsmiths will gather at the 26th Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) from November 11 to 17, 2024.
To keep the...
Pyrates Confraternity not blood-thirsty cult — Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka on Friday said the National Association of Seadogs, popularly known as the Pyrates Confraternity, is not a blood-thirsty secret...
Sanwo-Olu hosts Wole Soyinka in Lagos, presents portrait to him
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday evening hosted a special reception for Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka in celebration of his 90th birthday.
The...
I didn’t envisage I would live to be 90 – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday said he never thought he would be a nonagenarian.
Soyinka turned 90 on July 13.
The renowned playwright, dramatist...
US embassy, Nobel Prize celebrate Wole Soyinka at 90
The United States Mission in Nigeria and Nobel Prize have joined in celebrating Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka on his 90th birthday.
The US said...
9 things to know about Wole Soyinka on his 90th birthday
Africa's first Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka joined the exclusive club of nonagenarians on Saturday, July 13.
His influence in Nigeria, Africa and globally has...
Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in the Iganmu area of Lagos State after Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka.
The president announced this in...