Tag: Wole Soyinka
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June 12: Soyinka, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Utomi, Agbakoba, Falana, Sani, Ezekwesili to pay tributes to Abiola on Sunday
Pro-democracy activists across Nigeria will on Sunday pay tributes to the widely acclaimed June 12 1993 winner presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola by activists in the mould of Prof Wole Soyinka, Olisa Agbakoba, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Femi Falana and other critical stakeholders. TheNewsGuru .com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement…
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Dariye/Nyame: How Buhari squashed his eggs in one basket – Prof Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as “one egg squashed against Nigerian faces”, President Muhammadu Buhari’s pardon to former governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, who were jailed for stealing billions of naira.
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20yrs after Bola Ige’s murder: APC appoints alleged prime suspect as scribe, closes case – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has bemoaned appointment of an alleged prime suspect in the assassination of former Minister of Power, Bola Ige as scribe of All Progressives Congress APC. Soyinka in a statement he personally signed titled: ‘Perhaps Closed Files Should Remain Just That-Closed? noted that: “With the emergence of the said prime suspect…
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Clannishness in the Nigerian University System – By Hope Eghagha
The nauseating rot which has permeated the sociopolitical fabric of Nigeria has insidiously crept into the Nigerian university system with disastrous consequences. It is not a surprise because the universities are inhabited by Nigerians who cannot be extricated from the currents of their geographical environment. To be sure, it did not start today. It has…
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Igboho only released for treatment, remains in Benin- Lawyer
contrary to viral news yesterday that embattled Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has been released, his counsel, Yomi Aliyyu, has informed that “Igboho has not been released.” In his words: “Igboho has not been released; he was only released to be taken to the hospital to attend to his ill health.”
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How religion has become number one problem of Nigerians – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
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14 finalists emerge for 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting
The board of judges for the 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting has selected 14 finalists, five female reporters and nine male, for the 16th edition of the annual award whose public presentation will be held on Thursday, 9 December 2021, at NECA House, Lagos, from 4pm to 6pm. The judges selected the shortlist…