Tag: Wole Soyinka
Abuja Highway Named After Wole Soyinka By President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway in Abuja after playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole...
Why Wole Soyinka Still Deserves Befitting Honour From Nigeria
President of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) and African Director of the International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAF), Wole Adedoyin has voiced...
A Reunion In Aburi By Doctor Wale Okediran
The sun was still up when out of the distant hills, Aburi came into view. At first, tiny like the head of an infant,...
Soyinka’s Birthday Named National Reading Day By Copyright Commission
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has dedicated this year’s World Book and Copyright Day to the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and named July 13...
Soyinka Delivers Lecture At Punch Newspapers’ 50th Anniversary, Pushes For ‘Decentralization...
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, said Nigeria needs to be decentralised for Nigerians to enjoy the country more.
Soyinka made the case for...
Demise Of Jimi Solanke Mourned By International Writers Association
The International Writers Association has expressed deep sadness over the loss of popular folklorist, Jimi Solanke, who passed away in the early hours of...
Soyinka Bemoans Sorry State Of Social Media, Says Babarians Now In...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has bemoaned the sorry state the social media has fallen into in Nigeria, saying it has been dragged down...
Igboho Announces Plans To Return To Nigeria, Thanks Supporters, Others
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) on Sunday indicated freedom to leave Cotonou, Benin Republic, for Nigeria, after almost two years in...
Soyinka To Muslims: Stop Harassing Isese Adherents
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said nothing will diminish the Isese tradition, adding that it has come to stay.
This was as he noted...
Stoppage Of Isese Festival In Ilorin By Festus Adedayo
A little over a week ago, Professor Wole Soyinka turned the attention of Nigerians from their current harrowing economic existence to one of the...
