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Buhari-led govt has failed — Soyinka laments
The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the administration has failed Nigerians over its approach to the herders/farmers’ crisis and other security problems bedeviling the country. Soyinka said this on Sunday at his residence in Ijegba, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while playing…
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Start preparing for 2023 polls now, Soyinka tells Nigerian youth
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday urged the youth to start organising themselves for leadership positions before the 2023 general elections. Soyinka made the call on the sidelines the Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the death of Chief MKO Abiola, organised by Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA) at the…
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Nigerian who ordered Soyinka out of his seat speaks
The young Nigerian man who ordered Prof. Wole Soyinka out of his seat on a flight has broken his silence and opened up on why he took the action. The young man’s name is Tosin Odunfa. His comment is on the Instagram page of Daddy Freeze and on Twitter. He said the matter was being…
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Fela father’s strict disciplinarian style made me who I am today – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that the strict discipline he got as a child growing up with his uncle, father of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Oludotun Ransome Kuti shaped his life to become what he is today. Soyinka recalled with nostalgia how tough it was to have spent two years as a…
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2019: Den of killers, thieves regrouping to direct Nigeria’s fortunes – Soyinka
…Advocates transfer of power to new breeds Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, who is the convener of the Citizens’ Forum, in this piece titled: “Trivialise corruption, neutralise justice”, argues that the absence of justice in a society makes its citizens resort to self-help. It is heartening news that some 20 Concerned Lawyers have come together…
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Elections: Soyinka advocates ‘new direction,’ rejects Buhari, Atiku
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday distanced himself from the ideologies of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its main challenger in the forthcoming polls, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Nobel Laureate advocated the birth of a new direction as a credible alternative to the dominant APC and PDP. Soyinka said this on…