Tag: soyinka
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Soyinka disowns report linking him with Uzodinma, Ihedioha electoral tussle
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday disowned a report claiming that he has been engaged to serve on a monitoring team regarding a forthcoming Supreme Court Review of the case between Governor Hope Uzodinma and Emeka Ihedioha in Imo State. Soyinka, in a statement said a link to a report by the Daily Post…
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Soyinka, Shehu Sani present in court for Sowore’s trial
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, and Shehu Sani are at a federal high court in Abuja to see the trial of Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement. Soyinka arrived about 8:50am, five minutes before Sowore arrived at the court. Sowore and Olawale Bakare, his co-accused, are standing trial on seven counts of treasonable felony, fraud,…
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Soyinka replies Balarabe Musa over anti-amotekun comments
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka on Tuesday tackled former Kaduna State Governor Balarabe Musa over his remarks on the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), code-named Operation Amotekun. The literary giant said the former governor erred in his conclusion that the security outfit would lead to the declaration of Oduduwa Republic by the…
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Soyinka to FG: Legality or not, Amotekun has come to stay!
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors ‘has come to stay irrespective of its legality’. Soyinka said the supplementary security outfit launched in Ibadan last week, came up as a result of series of meetings by the leaders of the region to curb insecurity issues that…
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1966 Coup: Why Nigeria can’t afford to lose another 2.5 million people to war – Soyinka
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s only Nobel Laureate has warned that the nation cannot afford to lose another 2.5 million people to war as it did 50 years ago to the Nigerian Civil War. He spoke when he delivered a lecture, titled: “Never Again.” to commemorate the 50th year of the Nigerian Civil War in Lagos,…
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Amotekun a special New Year gift – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the formation of the Western Nigeria Security Network, with the code name of ‘Amotekun’ as a pleasant New Year Gift. He declared support for the supplementary security outfit launched in Ibadan last week, saying its emergence signified that the yearnings of Nigerians prevailed. Soyinka spoke in Lagos today…
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Disregard for the judiciary worst under Buhari-led govt – Soyinka
Playwright and social critic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed displeasure over the continued disobedience to court rulings by President Muhammadu Buhari led government. Soyinka cited the refusal of the Federal Government to release the detained Publisher SaharaReporters and ex-presidential candidate, Mr Omoyele Sowore, despite a court order. Sowore was arrested for calling for revolution to…
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Charges against Sowore: Buhari-led govt now at unprecedented level of paranoia — Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, says the Muhammadu Buhari administration has attained an “unprecedented level of paranoia” following the charges of treason filed against the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Saturday, Soyinka said the nation had failed to learn from past experiences. He said, “This is utterly depressing news. So,…