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Soyinka, Dickson back agitators, say ‘Nigeria is negotiable’
Sequel to comments credited to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and some state governors that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Friday insisted that the comment was ‘falsity’. They stated this at an event tagged, “A Day with Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole…
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Biafra has not been defeated – By Wole Soyinka
By Wole Soyinka On July 6, 1967, civil war broke out in Nigeria between the country’s military and the forces of Biafra, an independent republic proclaimed by ex-Nigerian military officer Odumegwu Ojukwu on May 30 of that year. The war killed more than 1 million people, many of whom died from starvation. It ended in…
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Buhari guarding his health status like Trump does his tax returns – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is guarding his health status like his counterpart in the United States Donald Trump guards his tax returns. Soyinka said this while speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Friday. The renowned author and public speaker also stated that the current speculations about the president’s health…
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Soyinka blasts Buhari, El-Rufai over poor, untimely handling of Southern Kaduna crisis
…says paying herdsmen won’t stop the killing spree Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over their handling of the killing spree in embarked upon by herdsmen in Southern Kaduna. Speaking at the launch of the book “Religion and the Making of Nigeria” in…
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Religion will kill us in Nigeria if we don’t tame it – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said if the country must move forward, it must double check its obvious fanaticism with religion. Soyinka said religion is killing many in Nigeria today than anticipated. The Nobel Prize winner made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a book launch of renowned professor and author, Olufemi Vaughan.…
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Soyinka apologises over gaffe on Gambia’s presidential election
Nobel laureate and play wright, Professor Wole Soyinka has apologized for his recent outburst against the Nigerian government for congratulating the new Gambia President-Elect, Adama Barrow in his landslide victory against the outgoing president, Yahya Jammeh who has been in power for 22 years. Soyinka alleged in a press statement he signed that he misheard…
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BREAKING: Soyinka to hold private funeral on Trump’s inauguration day
Nobel laureate and revered playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he will hold a private funeral on January 20 when United States President-elect, Donald Trump will be taking over from Barrack Obama as the country’s 45th President. Soyinka, who spoke in Lagos on Monday, explained that the funeral is not to mourn with the citizens…