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17 Mar
The Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has sought the support of Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, in providing strategies for the promotion and preservation of literary art in the country.
11 Mar
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, has called for the support of the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in providing strategies for the promotion and preservation of literary arts in the country.
18 Jan
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said some politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should be answering questions from anti-graft agencies over corrupt practices during their time in elected offices.
19 Dec
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the "unjust detention" of a former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye, noting that it was in total contempt of sense and justice. Soyinka in a release on Monday said the arrest of Agunloye over the Mambilla Power Project by…
7 Oct
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, condemned in very strong terms, the re-emergence of a document that was last encountered during the General Sani Abacha regime, which according to him, was targeted against opponents of his despotic reign. In a statement titled, ‘A Moral Call To Amoral Conscripts’, which was personally signed by him and…
26 Aug 2023
From Osun State where Isese Day celebration got state recognition in 2013, more states in the South West comprising Lagos, Oyo and Ogun, toed the same path this year with the declaration of a work free day for civil servants every August 20.
16 Aug 2023
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has officially reacted to Mubarak Bala’s open letter to President Bola Tinubu.
16 Aug 2023
Recently, Ouida Books, Ikeja, hosted a gathering of humanists, which aimed at creating awareness on the need to release incarerated Mubarak Bala, who has been in prison owing to what is considered 'blasphemous posts' on Facebook.
26 Jul 2023
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed his support for popular Afrobeat artist, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, amid calls from some Muslims for an apology over an alleged offensive video clip shared on his social media pages last week. The video in question featured men dressed as praying mallams dancing in front of…
11 Apr 2023
Stakeholders in the media industry have continued to express dissatisfaction with the recent National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) fine on Channels TV, saying it portends grave danger for the nation’s democracy.
11 Apr 2023
Sir: I have painstakingly listened to Prof. Wole Soyinka’s interviews on the Nigerian 2023 elections and I make bold to say that: “The man dies in him who keeps silent when it matters most.”
9 Apr 2023
Agba o ni tan l’orile, by the special grace of Allah. But for the timely intervention of Nigeria’s ageless gift to the world, Prof Wole Soyinka, Oxford and Cambridge universities and other sympathetic establishments in and outside of UK would have been relentless with everything possible to dim the rising star of the enterprising creative genius and novelist, Onyeka Nwelue, who, many hail as a professor.

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