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Expecting Nigeria to work without restructuring country is sign of madness – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, reinstated that restructuring the country whether in terms of dialogue, evolving the constitution among others is only way to better Nigeria. “For me, for instance, I emphasised decentralisation, reconfiguration…We all know what we have now is not working, it’s obvious and we can’t continue along the same line…
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Nigeria should shut down should another school abduction occur – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday warned Nigerians against accepting kidnapping of school children in parts of the north as a way of life. Soyinka who lamented that the government and security agencies have failed Nigerians, said he did not know what else to recommend as panacea to the nation’s “abnormal times.” The octogenarian…
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Nigeria police lied, cattle, herders invaded my home – Soyinka
The Nigerian police lied when it said only one cow strayed into the compound of the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, the professor has said. Mr Soyinka, in a statement entitled ‘Mad Cows and even madder narratives’ sent to newsmen, narrated how the cattle invaded his home, how they were removed and how the police took…
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Alleged invasion: Herdsmen didn’t attack Soyinka, they only violated his compound
Professor Wole Soyinka’s first son, Dr Olaokun Soyinka and Soyinka’s friend and protege, Dr Olu Agunloye have debunked the trending story that the Nobel Laureate was attacked by herdsmen in Abeokuta. Agunloye said: “The trending story that herdsmen went to attack Prof Wole Soyinka in his house in Abeokuta is not true. Herdsmen did not…
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Governors, several others will be in prison if not for FG’s silence on corruption – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday, lambasted the Nigerian government for its inefficiency in the fight against corruption in the country, saying many persons ought to be in jail if the system worked. Soyinka noted that corruption cases involving some state governors over whom much evidence had already been gathered suddenly died down without…
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Trump: I’m happy Americans corrected ‘unbelievable error’ of 2016 – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said Americans are wise to have corrected the unbelievable error of electing Donald Trump as president in 2016 after despite his warnings. Describing the immediate past leader as a racist, monster and xenophobe, Soyinka said he feel honoured that America will be returning to normalcy again. Soyinka said this…
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Amotekun must not become another SARS in Nigeria- Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said the South-West Security Network Agency code named Amotekun, must not become the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. The Nobel Laureate emphasised the importance of ethical training so that the defunct notorious police unit does not resurfaced in Amotekun. Recall that Ondo and Oyo…
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[TRENDING VIDEO] Soyinka: For one’s sanity, forget existence of Buhari’s regime
Literary icon Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday explained why he may no longer want to comment on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He told an on-line TV in a chat that went viral yesterday that “for the sake of sanity, one must imagine that the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari does not exist”.…
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Insecurity: Overhaul Nigeria’s structural existence now, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently put machinery in motion to overhaul the nation’s structural existence over rising insecurity in the country. Soyinka was reacting to rising insecurity in the country, especially gunmen’s abduction of students in Katsina State. According to Soyinka, “What is tragically demonstrated daily…
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Year 2020: Nobody in charge in Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laurette, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said Nigeria witnessed one its trying moments this year (2020) and it appears nobody was in charge throughout the trying times. He added that Nigerian situation was worse as a result of the imperial nature of its leadership at the socio-political and religious levels. Soyinka, a professor of Literature…