Tag: Prof Wole Soyinka
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Tinubu’s broadcast failed to address glaring police brutality
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday slammed President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast for not addressing the violent crackdown by security forces on #EndBadGovernance protesters. Soyinka, in a statement expressed concern over the president’s omission of this critical issue. He said: “I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not…
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Abdulkarim to Soyinka: Your post is a belated post mortem examination of 2023 elections
…a wrong diagnosis …your intervention now is rather too late …says the man indeed died The Director General of Big Tent Nigeria, Ibrahim Abdulkarim has a taken a swipe at Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka describing his recent outbursts as a belated post mortem examination of the 2023 and a misplaced diagnosis. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG)…
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PYRATES: Prof Wole Soyinka, “emi lokan” composers mark 70th anniversary
Nobel laurette, Prof Wole Soyinka, and members of the National Association of Seadogs, aka Pyrates Confraternity, who sang “Emi lokan”, have called on security authorities to check the disturbing wave of insecurity across the country. They made the call on Sunday in Ikeja, Lagos, during their 70th anniversary celebration that lasted from Friday to Sunday,…
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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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Prof. Wole Soyinka reveals plans for 2023 general elections
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has revealed his plans for the forthcoming 2023 general elections The playwright hinted he would likely take a French leave off the elctions and just watch proceedings.
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I’ll be happy to go to court, Wole Soyinka replies Omisore
Recall that, Soyinka had said in a statement that resumption of investigation into chief Bola Ige’s murder was already devoid of credibility with the emergence of a prime suspect in the case as the National secretary of the APC.