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Nigerian playwright, poet, Nobel prize winner in Literature and essayist in English language, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, also known as Wole Soyinka, has made his opinion on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Prof. Wole Soyinka has never been shy to air his opinion when it comes to matters of the country, but refused to make any concrete statement when asked about …

Nigerian playwriter, poet, essayist, and noble award winner, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, also known for short as Wole Soyinka, in a news report, has said he has nothing to forgive when speaking to newsmen about the relationship with former Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon. Wole Soyinka was arrested by the General Yakubu Gowon’s government, for two years and four …

Nigerian playwright, poet, essayist in English Language and award Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known as Wole Soyinka has taken his time to expatiate on the happenings and elaborated on the #EndSARS peaceful protest by the Nigerian youths. Soyinka who spoke in support of the youths, said he was indeed happy to witness and watch youths …

In 1986, Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and shortly after, the remarks he got from late Prof Chinua Achebe, was something which he described as disappointing. In a conversation with Okey Ndibe an American-based Nigerian novelist, Soyinka considered the remarks from Prof Chinua Achebe as “uncalled for and disappointing.” During that time, it was …

In few days to election, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka endorsed his preferred candidate, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), for President.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka in spite of the forthcoming general elections nailed to the wall approach of the present dispensation concentrated only to fighting corruption in which he left the big question “na anti-corruption we go chop?”.  The prolific discourse tagged “TRIVIALISE CORRUPTION, NEUTRALISE JUSTICE!” as delivered by Prof. Soyinka also addressed the justice system. Fasten your belt and digest the …