Tag: nobel laureate
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Wole Soyinka remains an inspiration, says Tinubu
P resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has poured encomiums on Nobel Laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka on the 89th birthday of the literary icon. In a statement by Presidential Spokesman, Mr Dele Alake, Tinubu described Soyinka
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What Peter Obi told Wole Soyinka when they met
The presidential candidate of the Labour party in the just concluded presidential election in the country, Mr Peter Obi has paid a courtesy visit to Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Recall that Soyinka’s post election comment against Obi’s running mate Datti generated a lot of reactions from obidients fans on social media.
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Emir of Bichi, Soyinka, others to honour Ibrahim Attahiru
The emir of Bichi, Kano State, Nasiru Ado Bayero, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and others have been scheduled to attend the one-year memorial of Nigeria’s immediate past chief of army staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Also expected to grace the event, which is scheduled to hold in Abuja today (May 21) is leading environmentalist,…
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I was disappointed by Achebe’s comment on my Nobel prize – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said he was disappointed by a comment made by the late renowned novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, shortly after he (Soyinka) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. In a conversation with an American-based Nigerian novelist, Okey Ndibe, which was aired on Channels Television’s Book Club, Soyinka said he…