‘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 Guardian UK on Sunday, March 29, Soyinka stated that the ongoing polls “has been one of the most vicious, unprincipled, vulgar and violent exercises” he... Read More

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March 28, 2015

#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 candidate of Kowa Party, completes her accreditation in Ile-Ife. Wole Soyinka going through the accreditation in Ogun State. Governor of Edo State, Adams... Read More

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March 20, 2015

It’s a fact that there are plans for Interim Government – Wole Soyinka

by Kolapo Olapoju Prof. Wole Soyinka has stated that desperate power-hungry politicians are behind the push for an Interim National Government. The Nobel laureate says some forces are determined to scuttle the country’s democratic process and take the country illegally, adding that he confronted the President on the issue and he denied saying: “If such... Read More

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February 25, 2015

Soyinka demands probe of Fayose, Obanikoro, others

by Ranti Joseph The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday demanded investigation into the Ekiti rigging audio, which appears to show how the military hierarchy and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, including Governor Ayo Fayose, planned the rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in the state. In a statement... Read More

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February 20, 2015

TB Joshua named ‘Yoruba man of the decade’, Soyinka ‘Yoruba man of the year’

by Anike Jacobs A pan-Yoruba media outfit – Irohin Odua, the first Pan-Yoruba news outlet has named the Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T.B Joshua has its ‘Yoruba man of the decade’, Wole Soyinka was named ‘Yoruba man of the year’ and Chief Obafemi Awolowo as ‘Yoruba man of the century.’ The Editorial Board... Read More

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February 17, 2015

‘Get ready for new betrayal’: Soyinka warns Nigerians in BBC interview (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, says the two leading presidential candidates, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party and Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, are ‘problematic candidates’. In an interview with the BBC on Monday, February 16, Soyinka stressed that the two leading political parties should have... Read More

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February 14, 2015

‘It’s not too late to lift the siege’: Wole Soyinka has a word of advise for Pres. Jonathan (READ)

by Ranti Joseph Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to lift the military siege on Nigeria’s opposition party leaders following accusations that the federal government is using the military and police to threaten the opposition. He disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday. Soyinka made reference to the stoning... Read More

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February 7, 2015

With a heavy heart – this is how Soyinka endorsed Buhari

by Wole Soyinka First, let us not simplify the challenge. There are no blacks and whites. It is not a contest between saints and demons, not one between salvation and damnation. If anything, it is closer to a fork in the road where uncertainty lurks – whichever choice is made. Someone in the media has... Read More

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February 5, 2015

Why I will not encourage anyone to vote for Jonathan- Prof. Soyinka

by Kolapo Olapoju Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said he will not encourage anyone to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, as he does not deserve a second term. The world-renowned playwright made the comment while speaking at the 2015 edition of a youth programme titled ‘Vision of the Child’ in Lagos on Thursday, February 5.... Read More

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January 15, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Jonathan finally visits Maiduguri, Jonathan promises to free captured territories, Saraki says Jonathan has impoverished Nigerians, and more

Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke has called on all defected members of the Peoples Democratic Party to return to the party for the purpose of unity and continuity. Imoke made the call on Thursday in Calabar at the inauguration of the Cross River PDP campaign team for the 2015 general elections. Those who defected... Read More

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January 15, 2015

I have not endorsed anybody – Soyinka sets the record straight

by Kolapo Olapoju Ahead of the February elections, Professor Wole Soyinka has denied endorsing any presidential and governorship candidate. Consequently, the Nobel Laureate warned the peddlers of his supposed endorsement, “to be less gullible, and avoid becoming cheap conduits for the deception industry.” On Thursday, January 15, Soyinka released a piece titled, “Identity Thieves and... Read More

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January 3, 2015

It helps to call yourself a professor if you’re running for VP in Nigeria

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This month there was some suspense about who will be Buhari’s running mate in 2015. People wanted it to be a Christian from the south since Buhari is a Muslim from the north, and at one point it was rumoured that Yemi Osinbajo was the man the APC had chosen. The... Read More

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December 25, 2014

This is the Wole Soyinka article everyone’s talking about (READ)

by Wole Soyinka I had fully attuned myself to the fact that our Owu retiree soldier and prolific author is an infliction that those of us who share the same era and nation space must learn to endure. However, it does appear that there is no end to this individual’s capacity for infantile mischief,... Read More

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December 17, 2014

Okey Ikechukwu: What Wole Soyinka really said about Buhari

by Okey Ikechukwu Prof. Wole Soyinka’s recently advertised opinion on Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer, is that Nigerians are best advised to stick with the incumbent President and re-elect him next year. Several interpretations have been given to that intervention, including the claim that it is driven by geo-ethnic... Read More

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December 16, 2014

2015 election: A murderer who enslaved the nation – What Soyinka wrote about Buhari in 2007

by James Sambo Although former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has been chosen as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 elections, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has laid down reasons why he doesn’t deserve to be president. In a piece written 7 years ago by the highly respected writer, “the... Read More

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December 6, 2014

@emmaugwutheman: The rebuke of Jonathan, the new King Nebuchadnezzar

by Emmanuel Ugwu It was certainly inevitable that President Goodluck Jonathan, who has, to all intents and purposes, abandoned restraint, would trudge on, like a pilgrim bound for doom. He had to keep chalking up more outlandish blunders until they were sufficient to transfix the Nobel Laureate. The law of inertia, valid in a physics lab... Read More

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December 3, 2014

Presidency fires back at Soyinka over epic biblical illustration

by Anike Jacobs The presidency has reacted to Wole Soyinka’s comparison of the Goodluck Jonathan administration and the Biblical King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. The Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, responded to Soyinka stating that his alliance with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has clouded his judgement: “It is quite saddening... Read More

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December 3, 2014

What we learnt from Soyinka’s comparison of Goodluck Jonathan, king Nebuchadnezzar and Babylonian citizens

by Anike Jacobs You think you know your Bible well enough, ask Wole Soyinka! The Nobel Laureate and Professor gave a detailed breakdown of the similarities between Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan and the Biblical King Nebuchadnezzar while addressing the gentle men of the press in a conference on Tuesday. Soyinka in his speech titled “King... Read More

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November 25, 2014

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka diagnosed of cancer (Photo)

by Anike Jacobs Renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, has disclosed his health status. The maverick writer announced that he was diagnosed of cancer last December. An expert and Founder of African Cancer Centre, Lagos, Prof. Olu Williams, however assured Soyinka that he would “not die of cancer.” Williams, who revealed that Soyinka... Read More

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October 12, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Soyinka wants ‘Ekiti mystery’ corrected, Wike calls Rivers monorail a death trap, Saraki will not run for president, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 12, 2014. The disagreement between the Minister of State for the Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, took a fresh turn on Sunday when he (Wike) declared that Amaechi’s government has failed. Wike, who made this declaration on Sunday at... Read More

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October 3, 2014

@Oluwasegunsomef: Does Professor Wole Soyinka truly exist?

by Olusegun Somefun I have heard about the existence of this old boy with a beautiful mind, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, ever since those yore days of childhood. Wole Soyinka does not know me, I have not seen him eyeball to eyeball or even caught a physical glimpse of him.Then, so I also do not know... Read More

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September 14, 2014

You are entertaining Nigerians with your mastery of English language | Modu Sheriff replies Soyinka’s article

by S’ola Filani Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff has issued a reply to Wole Soyinka’s ‘Wage of Impunity’ article. Speaking through the Commissioner of Information and Home Affairs under his administration, Mr. Inuwa Bwala, Sheriff who has been accused of funding the operations of the deadly Islamist sect, Boko Haram, said Soyinka was only entertaining... Read More

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September 14, 2014

Oh Goodluck Jonathan! Seven bullets Soyinka shot at GEJ in his “Wages of Impunity” article (READ)

by S’ola Filani We bet President Jonathan did not see this one coming! Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has once again condemned the Good luck Jonathan administration, laying emphasis on the recent #bringbackjonathan2015 campaign slogan and his GEJ’s recent trip to Chad with Ali Modu Sheriff, who has been accused of being a Boko Haram sponsor. In a... Read More

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July 15, 2014

I almost killed myself with my father’s gun at 10 – Soyinka

by S’ola Filani If Wole Soyinka had succeeded in pulling the trigger in his father’s dane gun years ago, his glorious life would have been cut short. “I used to go with my father when he hunted. It was a mere air gun but was good enough for squirrels, the wild pigeon and occasional rabbit.... Read More

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July 15, 2014

Opinion: 80 canon salutes to Soyinka, African god of literature

by Olatunji Ariyomo While Wole Soyinka’s predilection as signposted by these experiences is about integrity, what is right, what is just, irrespective of tribe, race, religion or social status – his later life would cement his place as an avowed advocate of universal justice – no matter who the victim is. In the African literary... Read More

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July 14, 2014

Opinion: Wole Soyinka – The man lived

by Soyombo Opeyemi His critics believe that language and power cannot be placed on the same pedestal. The former must defer to the latter. Language, in all its ramifications, must kowtow to power, however malevolent is the latter. Language, the source of Wole Soyinka’s fame; the reason also for his alienation by the average... Read More

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July 13, 2014

This was Wole Soyinka decades before he became a Nobel Laureate (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Renowned Nigerian playwright, dramatist, poet, author and essayist, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is eighty years old today. Soyinka stamped his footprints in the sands of time when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 becoming the first African to achieve that feat. The remarkable writer and passionate activist has also written several... Read More

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July 12, 2014

Dele Momodu: As Wole Soyinka clocks 80 tomorrow

by Wole Soyinka I would eventually meet this man who had become a deity to many of his devotees like me. We met in the most unusual of places, a stupendous Christian Crusade by the flamboyant Bishop Benson Idahosa who invaded our campus with a convoy of ethereal automobiles. Fellow Africans, it is difficult to... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Boko Haram has united Nigerians even more – Soyinka

by S’ola Filani Despite the great carnage Nigeria has suffered at the hands of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka says the insurgency has served to unite Nigerians making the country’s break-up even less likely. Speaking to the international news organisation, Reuters at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Soyinka... Read More

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‘I can’t trust politicians, even if they’re just coming out of communion’ || Wole Soyinka vents in 5 quotes

#NigeriaDecides: Ex-Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar, Wole Soyinka, others get accredited to vote (PHOTOS)

It’s a fact that there are plans for Interim Government – Wole Soyinka

Soyinka demands probe of Fayose, Obanikoro, others

TB Joshua named ‘Yoruba man of the decade’, Soyinka ‘Yoruba man of the year’

‘Get ready for new betrayal’: Soyinka warns Nigerians in BBC interview (READ)

‘It’s not too late to lift the siege’: Wole Soyinka has a word of advise for Pres. Jonathan (READ)

With a heavy heart – this is how Soyinka endorsed Buhari

Why I will not encourage anyone to vote for Jonathan- Prof. Soyinka

Today’s Daily Brief: Jonathan finally visits Maiduguri, Jonathan promises to free captured territories, Saraki says Jonathan has impoverished Nigerians, and more

I have not endorsed anybody – Soyinka sets the record straight

It helps to call yourself a professor if you’re running for VP in Nigeria

This is the Wole Soyinka article everyone’s talking about (READ)

Okey Ikechukwu: What Wole Soyinka really said about Buhari

2015 election: A murderer who enslaved the nation – What Soyinka wrote about Buhari in 2007

@emmaugwutheman: The rebuke of Jonathan, the new King Nebuchadnezzar

Presidency fires back at Soyinka over epic biblical illustration

What we learnt from Soyinka’s comparison of Goodluck Jonathan, king Nebuchadnezzar and Babylonian citizens

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka diagnosed of cancer (Photo)

Today’s Daily Brief: Soyinka wants ‘Ekiti mystery’ corrected, Wike calls Rivers monorail a death trap, Saraki will not run for president, and more

@Oluwasegunsomef: Does Professor Wole Soyinka truly exist?

You are entertaining Nigerians with your mastery of English language | Modu Sheriff replies Soyinka’s article

Oh Goodluck Jonathan! Seven bullets Soyinka shot at GEJ in his “Wages of Impunity” article (READ)

Book party alert! CORA hosts longlisted authors for 2014 NLNG Prize for Literature

I almost killed myself with my father’s gun at 10 – Soyinka

Opinion: 80 canon salutes to Soyinka, African god of literature

Opinion: Wole Soyinka – The man lived

This was Wole Soyinka decades before he became a Nobel Laureate (LOOK)

Dele Momodu: As Wole Soyinka clocks 80 tomorrow

Boko Haram has united Nigerians even more – Soyinka

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