Tag: WOLE SOYINKA
Soyinka eulogises Leah Sharibu, criticises US handling of Boko Haram
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has eulogised Leah Sharibu who was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on February 19, 2018, alongside her schoolmates from...
Reno Omokri’s controversial statement sparks Soyinka, Achebe debate
A controversial statement by Reno Omokri, former aide
to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, about Professor Wole Soyinka’s merit of
Nobel Prize for Literature has sparked wild debate...
I’d pick Achebe 100 times over Soyinka for Nobel Prize –...
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan,
has questioned Professor Wole Soyinka’s merit of Nobel Prize for Literature
over late renowned writer, Chinua Achebe.
Omokri, known...
Young people should be taught essence of drums – Amosun
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Friday called
for the inculcation of the essence of drums and its rhythm in younger
generations, particularly children.
Amosun said this...
Children’s literature receives boost in 2019 NLNG literature prize
No less
than 173 entries have been submitted to the Nigeria Prize for Literature
sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG).
The
prize focuses on children’s literature in...
Soyinka’s endorsement improves my chances of winning – Moghalu
The presidential
candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, has said he
is humbled by the endorsement of his candidacy by Nobel Laureate, Professor
Wole...
Soyinka commends Buhari over Lagos-Ibadan rail project
Nobel
Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the
Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge rail project.
Prof. Soyinka commended the federal government in Abeokuta as the...
Soyinka endorses Moghalu for president
Nobel
Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Young
Progressive Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, for the February 16 presidential
election.
Mr Moghalu
is a former Deputy...
Impunity will prevail if legal community doesn’t sit up – Soyinka
Nobel
Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has launched an attack at members of the
legal community, lamenting the alleged growing rate of impunity in the country.
Prof Soyinka,
in...
Soyinka has told me he’ll support another candidate — Sowore
The Presidential
candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that Nobel
Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has told him of his decision to...