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14 Sep 2023
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday slammed the Labour Party (LP) for trying to force lies on Nigerians as regards the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Soyinka said at an event titled “The Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue” organised by Africa in the World in Stellenbosch, South Africa that the leadership…
8 Sep 2023
In an era dominated by digital distractions and rapid technological advancement, the state of a nation’s reading culture serves as a critical indicator of its intellectual development and societal progress.
2 Sep 2023
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has once again reiterated the fact Isese is a quest for illumination of human condition. According to him, Isese does not pretend, but asks questions about justice.
13 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu has thrown his weight behind the 'Heritage Voyage of Return' initiative aimed at reuniting Afro-descendants with their African roots, saying the programme will not only re-awaken the historical awareness of society...
20 Jul 2023
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has decried continued rights abuse in Nigeria, years after struggle for freedom from slave trade and colonialism.
17 Jul 2023
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government to reopen cases of religious killings in the country. Soyinka made this appeal on Channels Television during his 89th birthday celebration on Sunday while he also sought a visa ban on religious bigots. A second-year student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in…
17 Jul 2023
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stressed the need for religious tolerance among Nigerians.He spoke at the presentation of his latest collection of works: Wole Soyinka: Selected Poems (1965-2022: A Retrospective).
15 Jul 2023
They are the continent’s illustrious global culture icons. Both eminent creatives; one is a visual artist and culture advocate; the other, writer and rights activist and humanist. But they are both teachers and mentors of generations of younger artists and culture intellectuals.
14 Jul 2023
President Bola Tinubu has praised wife of General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Folu Adeboye, for her Christian virtues, devotion to her husband, the church and family values on the anniversary of her birthday.
12 Jul 2023
Activities celebrating this year’s birthday of the venerable writer and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, begin tomorrow with the 14th edition of the yearly Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE).
12 Jul 2023
This tale of judicial pillow-talk in a country in crisis is the symptom that announces the disease, the theme of the present conversation. It is important to underscore the point that the constitutional guarantee of fair hearing, which underpins the judicial enterprise, assumes a judiciary that is competent, fair, impartial and willing to stand up for its independence and integrity.
11 Jul 2023
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has appealed to indigenes of llorin Emirate to stop communication in ongoing controversies generated by a letter written by Prof. Wole Soyinka on Isese festival.

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