NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, describing the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression.…
NOBEL Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, asserting that the declaration of a state of emergency in the state is contrary to the spirit of federalism. Trojaninisghts reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
NOBEL laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address on Sunday failed to address the attacks on #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Soyinka made the observation in a statement on Sunday following Tinubu’s address to the…
TILL date, I have not still been able to finish reading this enigma’s epic, “The Man Died”, since I picked it up in 1979 (45 whole years ago). It is a 1972 non-fiction book exploring his experiences in prison during…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has recounted how late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha was “mad” and “obsessed” with him According to him, it was bit of a miracle” that he survived the period. The playwright disclosed this in an interview with…
…..Lauds Tinubu, Supreme Court on LG autonomy A human rights activist,Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman has joined the world leaders to celebrate a reknown literary giant and Nobel Laurel,Professor Wole Soyinka at 90,describing Professor Soyinka as a man of honour and…
PROFESSOR Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and an award winner of 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature has been called upon by Nigerians to repeat his constantly satirical and condemnable letters to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his ethnic brother and friend…
PROFESSOR Wole Soyinka, the celebrated Nigerian poet, playwright, and Nobel Laureate, has been a guiding force in shaping the cultural and intellectual landscape of Nigeria and beyond. As he celebrates his 90th birthday, it is fitting to reflect on his…
NOBEL Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, charged Nigerian leaders to accept the inevitability of decentralising the county. Soyinka, who was the guest lecturer at the 50th anniversary lecture of the PUNCH, noted that virtually every Nigerian leader recognised the importance…
