Wole Soyinka, renowned Nobel Laureate expressed his displeasure about what he described as “President Goodluck Jonathan‘s reign of impunity.” He likened the president to biblical character...
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, yesterday revealed that he is a cancer survivor. Speaking at a press conference in Ogun State, he revealed that early detection and...
Today, Sunday 13th July 2014, Nigerian playwright, poet and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is 80! Wole Soyinka has been an inspiration to many with his stellar...
This is actually quite funny. The official synopsis says “If you have never heard a real Port Harcourt girl call up a Nobel Laureate to warn...
Nigerian acclaimed author, playwright and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka who turns 80 in two weeks, speaks to Reuters about the Islamist militant sect Boko Haram, as...
Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a youth-led organization committed to a culture of good governance and public accountability held its 1st fundraising dinner on Saturday 14th...
Wole Soyinka is defending himself on false reports. In an interview with Sahara Reporters, Wole Soyinka who says he has occasionally been compelled to chastise First...
Go Nigeria! Nigerian author and self proclaimed feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and writer, poet and playwright Wole Soyinka have been named two of Africa’s Greatest Innovators...
One of Nigeria’s most respected authors Professor Wole Soyinka will be 80 on Sunday 13th July 2014. The Committee for Relevant Arts (CORA) has declared 2014...
In the aftermath of the latest spate of Boko Haram attacks, various prominent Nigerians have expressed their viewpoints on the state of rising insecurity in the...
Reuben Abati, the spokesperson for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is defending the Presidency’s decision for centenary award given to Late Sani Abachi. At the award celebration...
Nobel Prize winning writer Wole Soyinka criticized the Jonathan government for bestowing late-Nigerian military dictator General Sani Abacha with a Nigeria Centenary award. General Abacha’s son...
Sadiq Abacha, the son of former President of Nigeria Sani Abacha has supposedly written an open letter to Wole Soyinka. The letter was posted on the...
The sheer weight of indignation and revulsion of most of Nigerian humanity at the recent Boko Haram atrocity in Yobe is most likely to have overwhelmed...
Nigerian literary icon Chinua Achebe was recently celebrated at the Freedom Park, Lagos on Thursday 18th July 2013 at an event tagged A Toast to an...
The Central Working Committee for The Future Awards 2013 has formally announced the judges for this years edition and the judges for the Young Person of the...
Yesterday, we were shocked to hear about the death of Nigeria’s literary icon, Chinua Achebe. The renowned novelist, poet, and author of the classic novel, ‘Things...
Oluremi Obasanjo’s ‘Bittersweet: My Life with Obasanjo’ is one of the essential African books. Not in the same breath as literary masterpieces like Achebe’s ‘Things Fall...
In January 2012, Nigerians went all out to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and generally bad leadership. It was an impressive to see many...
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