Tag: WOLE SOYINKA
Don’t crucify Ortom for leaving APC – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, said on Thursday that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, should not be crucified for returning to the opposition Peoples...
Soyinka becomes ‘honorary citizen’ of Cap-Haïtien
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, was on Saturday officially decorated as an ‘Honourable Citizen’ of Cap-Haïtien, capital of the northern region of the Caribbean...
Soyinka becomes honorary education ambassador for Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, honorary education ambassador.
The decision was to attract goodwill and support...
10 things to know about Soyinka at 83
Literary icon, Wole Soyinka, clocked 83 on Thursday.
Known for his seminal writings and hard-hitting public comments, the international man of letters is celebrated at...
Again, herdsmen invade Soyinka’s house
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Friday disclosed that herdsmen have again invaded his home in Ogun State.
Addressing journalists at Freedom Park in Lagos, the...
What Soyinka can learn from Soyinka
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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, did something on Monday, December 5, 2016 that was largely ignored by the...
Soyinka to hold private funeral on Trump’s swearing-in day
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Monday, vowed to hold a private funeral on January 20, 2017, the day the United States President-elect, Donald Trump,...
I have destroyed my green card – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday said he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the...
Lai Mohammed hails Soyinka on 30th anniversary of Nobel Prize
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has saluted Prof. Wole Soyinka for inducting Nigeria into the Hall of Fame through his iconic literary...
Good-bye, Rasheed… By Wole Soyinka
He still owes me a visit. After he spied a rug from his factory years ago, on which a lion had been emblazoned, it...