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Opinion: Has the world lost its sense of humour?
by Mike Ekunno In the aftermath of Muhammad Ali's passing there's bound to be a blast of emissions that befits the passage of the comet that he was. One of…
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Mohammad Ali at the ring-side, 1985 – A poem by Wole Soyinka
by Wole Soyinka The arena is darkened. A feast of blood Will follow duly; the spotlights have been borrowed For a while. These ringside prances Merely serve to whet the…
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For those in doubt, Soyinka has just proven he’s a thoroughbred Lagosian
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka's appointment as the Chairman of the Planning Committee for the 50th Anniversary of Lagos State by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode definitely ruffled a lot of feathers.…
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Keeping an eye on Governor Ambode (PHOTOS)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has in recent times become more busy owing to the magnitude of work and development constantly going on in the state. On Monday, he…
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Soyinka blasts Buhari for ignoring Fulani herdsmen attacks (READ)
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has lambasted the Federal Government for failing to take a concrete line of action following a trail of destruction and killings attributed to the nomadic…
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‘If Nnamdi Kanu is guilty of treason, so is Wole Soyinka and millions of Nigerians’
Anambra State Chairman of the defunct Nigeria Peoples Party, Guy Ikokwu, says the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu did not commit any treasonable offence. Ikokwu, in an interview with…
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Soyinka to Buhari: ‘The economy is bad… convene emergency conference’
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has warned Nigerians and the presidency about the state of the country's economy. Soyinka on Thursday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to convene an emergency economic…
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Lai Mohammed pays courtesy visit to Wole Soyinka (PHOTOS)
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, paid a courtesy visit to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday. Soyinka hosted Mohammed at his office in Freedom Park, Lagos. See below,…
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Soyinka birthday dinner: ‘Wike must stop these silly distractions’ – Amaechi
Former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi says his administration never misappropriated N82 million in hosting a birthday dinner in honour of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, as alleged by the government…
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N82m birthday dinner: ‘EFCC, insecure Wike, you know where I live’ | Read Soyinka’s response
On Wednesday, the Nyesom Wike-led Rivers state government released a statement, claiming that about N82 million was allegedly spent by his incumbent, Rotimi Amaechi, to host Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole…
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What Soyinka said on Channels TV about GEJ, OBJ, President Buhari and pro-Biafrans
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the recent discoveries of the massive looting perpetrated by the last administration has vindicated his 'reluctant' support for President Muhammadu Buhari in the last general elections.…
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If Soyinka didn’t write this tribute to Tinubu, who did?
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has denied penning a tribute in honour of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. In the tribute which was circulated on the…
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Soyinka gives Oyinlola 1-week ultimatum to ‘retract his lies’
Professor Wole Soyinka, has threatened to include Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in his upcoming book, 'The Republic of Liars', if he does not retract his recent statement on some issues he spoke…
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“Don’t drag me into your problem with Obasanjo” | Oyinlola hits back at Soyinka
Former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, have been at each other's throats in recent time, over the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of…
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Soyinka drags Buhari into squabble with Oyinlola
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and former Governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, have resumed their squabble over the chairmanship of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, in Osogbo.…
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To Wole Soyinka, Obasanjo is a chronic ‘liar’
Last night, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in a few words, described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as a man of many lies. Soyinka said he had no respect of Obasanjo,…
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“Soyinka defends his cult involvement” | 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
1. Something fishy happening at anti-David Mark tribunal The worry-lines of the former Senate President, must be getting deeper. A witness who had initially testified in favour of David Mark's Senate…
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Soyinka says Buhari is a ‘born again phenomenon’
President Muhammadu has been described as a born-again phenomenon in the Nigerian political landscape, by Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. In a recent interview with Zero Tolerance, a publication by…
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“Obasanjo condemns everybody, nobody is good enough for him” – Osoba
Olusegun Osoba, a former Governor of Ogun State, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has a bad habit of condemning almost everyone that has worked with him. During an interview with…
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Fashola and Amaechi visited Soyinka in Abeokuta today (PHOTOS)
The immediate past governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola and and the former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi visited Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka today, July 31. The former governors…
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Soyinka is a gifted man, but a bad politician – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, insists that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is a bad politician. Obasanjo had earlier said this in his three-volume autobiography, 'My Watch', where he wrote: “For Wole,…
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What Obasanjo said about Jonathan, Soyinka last night
On Tuesday night, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was a guest of Kunle Kasumu on Channels Television programme, Channel Book Club. During the course of the interview, Obasanjo spoke about former President,…
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Olaokun Soyinka: My dad at 81- Rust is full of ripeness
by Olaokun Soyinka These days however, I stay closer; not to get into the photos being taken, or to grab my share of the limelight, but because now he needs…
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Wole Soyinka loses Oxford professor of poetry post to British poet
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has lost the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry to a fellow contender Simon Armitage. Armitage, a popular British poet and broadcaster, secured 1,221 votes, 301…
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Chibok girls have been dehumanised and brutalised – Soyinka fumes
60 weeks after, the Chibok girls have not been rescued and Nigeria's Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is fuming. Soyinka, said the girls abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls…
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Soyinka: I was told to warn Amaechi about Jonathan
by Kolapo Olapoju Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he was advised to warn Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi against taking on President Goodluck Jonathan during the Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
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#EmpiricalEvidence: Twitter Reacts to Soyinka’s Outburst
by Clifford Orji Excerpts from Wole Soyinka's recent lecture, “Predicting Nigeria? Electoral Ironies", at Harvard have finally trickled down to the Nigerian media and given its polarizing content, #NigerianTwitter…
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Soyinka Allegedly Calls Igbos Incurably Greedy [UPDATED]
by Kolapo Olapoju Nobel Laureate may have just stoked the fire of the inter-ethnic bickering, with his alleged anti-Igbo diatribe. According to The Cable, Soyinka believes that the Igbos are a…
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‘I can’t trust politicians, even if they’re just coming out of communion’ || Wole Soyinka vents in 5 quotes
by Kolapo Olapoju Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka is unimpressed with the 'most wasteful, senseless and prodigal' elections that is presently being conducted in Nigeria. In an interview with The…
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#NigeriaDecides: Ex-Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar, Wole Soyinka, others get accredited to vote (PHOTOS)
by Chinwe Okafor Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and others have gotten their accreditation sorted. See pictures below; Governor Rauf Aregbesola and his wife have been accredited. Oluremi Sonaiya, presidential…
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