Tag: Wole Soyinka

Tinubu Names National Theatre After Wole Soyinka

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The tribute dated “Professor Wole Soyinka at 90: Tribute to a national treasure and global icon,” was personally signed by the President and made available to journalists on Friday. Tinubu expressed his delight to join admirers around the world in celebrating Soyinka, adding that July 13 would be the climax of the series of local…

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Mangoro To Magboro, PUNCH Puts Progress In Profound Pictures

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

Roles Wole Soyinka, Steve Ayorinde, Others Will Play In Our #50thAnniversary photo exhibition,” You actually want to read detailed statement Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper sent to Platforms Africa     The PUNCH newspaper has unveiled plans to add the “pictures speak louder than the voice” approach to its #50thAnniversary at a photo exhibition detailing its journey from Mangoro in Lagos to Magboro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. In a statement to Platforms Africa, the acclaimed most widely read newspaper in Nigeria announced a three-day photo exhibition, as part of events…

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Technology Creating New Generations Of Illiterates In Nigeria – Wole Soyinka

Ganiyu Amodu

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka said technology is creating new generations of illiterates in Nigerian society. Soyinka stated this at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair, IATF 2023, in Cairo on Friday. The fair was convened by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union and AfCFTA. READ ALSO N230k To N158k; TASUED Announces Tuition Fee’s Reduction Burna, Davido, Asake, Two Other Nigerians Bag Grammy Nominations + FULL LIST NNPC Foundation Train Youths Corps Members On Financial Literacy The accomplished writer…

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HOLDING IBADAN RADIO STATION AT GUNPOINT AND WOLE SOYINKA’S BIZARRE NAME-CALLING, By Tosin Adeoti

ADEOLA YUSUF

Viral column by Obi supporters that got Soyinka to write Facism on Course, his latest article   1965 ELECTION DRAMA 31Yr Old Soyinka Declared Wanted For Seizing Radio Station At Gunpoint Over Western Region Elections Rigging! Wole Soyinka calling OBIdients names is the most bizarre thing I’ve read today. Do older Nigerians really think we don’t read (their) history. A 31-year-old Oluwole Soyinka stormed a radio station and held a Bereta pistol to the head of a broadcaster’s head to prevent the victory speech of the winner of a declared…

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FASCISM ON COURSE: Soyinka Hits Back At ‘Obidients’ In New Article

Precious Ibekwe

Nobel Laureate, who allegedly suffered attacks on social media from Peter Obi’s supporters over comment on Labour Party VP candidate, says he does not need permission for method of intervention   Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, in a new article entitled ‘ Facism on Course’ has hit back at supporters of the LP Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, called ‘Obedients’ insisting on the condemnation of the intimidation of the judiciary by the Vice-Presidential candidate of LP, Yusuf Datti Baba- Ahmed in an interview with Channels TV. READ ALSO: I warned Peter…

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Soyinka: Why Buhari Should Be Impeached

Scott Matthew

Nobel Laureate gives reason he backed PDP Legislators to Impeach Nigerian President   Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has thrown his weight behind the move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Platforms Africa reports that legislators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given six weeks ultimatum given to Buhari to find a solution to terrorism or be impeached. READ ALSO: Bank Borrowing from CBN Hits N4.5trn, Worsens Liquidity Crunch Doctors Told Me 6 Months Ago My Son Yinka’ll Die By July -Ebenezer Obey BREAKING: Bandits Moving En masse To Oyo,…

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Ige, Omisore And APC: Perhaps Closed Files Should Remain Just That-Closed?

Wole Soyinka

Revealing and read-for-yourself statement by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Bola Ige’s assassination and emergence of ‘prime suspect,’ Iyiola Omisore, as National Secretary of the ruling APC. Two decades after, the controversy surrounding the assassination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, has, again, come into national limelight. On Saturday, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in a statement entitled, “Perhaps closed files should remain just that-closed?”, said the resumption of investigation into the murder was already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility with the…

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