Tag: WOLE SOYINKA
Soyinka stops ANA from celebrating The Man Died at 50
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has requested that the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) puts off its planned celebration of the 50th anniversary his...
Buhari names train stations after Tinubu, Soyinka, others
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of train stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after...
Achebe’s comment on my Nobel prize disappointed me – Soyinka
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says he was disappointed by a comment made by the late novelist Chinua Achebe shortly after he (Soyinka) won the...
El-Rufai makes promise to Soyinka on 86th birthday
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has promised never to assume he is too old to be dragged to court by lawyers of Nobel Laureate...
Soyinka is a blessing, rare gem – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has described Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka as a “rare gem” and a “blessing” to the world.
Celebrating the playwright,...
NBC code is economic sabotage – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the proposed amendment to Nigeria Broadcasting Code (6th edition) as clear and obvious economic sabotage.
The National Broadcasting...
Mo Abudu to adapt Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman for...
Media services provider, Netflix, has announced that media mogul, Mo Abudu, will produce a film adaptation of the play, Death and the King's Horseman...
Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange goes digital for 2020 edition
The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) is set to hold its annual programme which usually coincides with the celebration of the birthday anniversary...
Buhari not in charge of Nigeria’s affairs – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that he does not believe President Muhammadu Buhari is in charge of the country.
A retired colonel and...
Soyinka: Twitter war erupts over presidency’s fiction writer comments
Nigerians on Twitter have begun throwing banters over the Presidency’s description of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, as a fiction writer following his doubts on...