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‘Tell Your Papa’: Wole Soyinka Slams NBC’s Ban of Eedris Abdulkareem’s Song as ‘Petulant Irrationality’

ABU DHABI, UAE - Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has strongly criticized the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its recent decision to ban Eedris Abdulkareem’s...

Presidency Dismisses Jonathan, Soyinka’s Criticism of Emergency Rule as ‘Personal Opinions’

ABUJA, Nigeria - Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor...

‘A Threat to Federalism’ – Soyinka Condemns Tinubu’s Rivers Emergency Rule

ABUJA, Nigeria - Renowned Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency...

Reuben Abati: Salute to July People – Soyinka, Osoba and Obaigbena [MUST READ]

I write about three icons born in the month of July - July People - not in the sense in which students of literature...

ICYMI: Labour Party Slammed Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka for ‘Dual Character’ 

ABUJA, Nigeria - The Labour Party (LP) has taken Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka to task for his recent comments criticizing the party's actions...

‘I Don’t Tweet, I Don’t WhatsApp’ – Wole Soyinka’s Rationale for Social Media Abstinence

LAGOS, Nigeria - Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has voiced serious concerns over the misuse of technology and social media, stating that these tools are...

Francis Anekwe Oborji: Soyinka’s ‘Trials of Brother Jero’ and ‘Impunity of Religious Intolerance’ [MUST READ]

During my second-year philosophy in December 1981 at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Philosophy Campus, Ikot-Ekpene (now, St. Joseph Major Seminary), I was privileged to have...

2023: Wole Soyinka Challenges Datti Baba-Ahmed To One-On-One Interview

Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka has challenged the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, to a one-on-one interview regarding...

Buhari’s Legacy And Tinubu’s Albatross, This Republic [MUST READ]

Fellow Nigerians, it is the season of politics and another election cycle is upon us. Candidates are presenting themselves to the electorate to be...

2023: Why I Don’t Care About Muslim-Muslim Ticket – Wole Soyinka Reveals

Ahead of the 2023 general election, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has given a reason he doesn’t care if Nigeria’s next president, vice-president, and...

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