Nobel Laureate. Professor Wole Soyinka, the first sub-Saharan African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, recently shared how the prestigious award has had unintended consequences, putting him at risk and intensifying his isolation. Soyinka, who was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 for his profound cultural perspective and the “poetic overtones” in…
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute literary icon Prof. Wole Soyinka by renaming the National Theatre as Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts and Culture in honour of the Nobel laureate’s enduring legacy. This was communicated in a press statement personally signed by the President and titled, ‘Professor Wole Soyinka at 90: Tribute to a National…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Sunday, May 7, paid a courtesy visit to the Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. The visit comes weeks after Soyinka clashed with Obidients, a nickname for the supporters of Peter Obi. Recall that Soyinka received heat from Obidients after he accused them of…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has advocated for the presidency to go to the southeast region to heal from the wounds of the civil war. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Soyinka suggested that the presidency going to the southeast will help to “rewrite the history.” “We believe that to close the circle…
Wole Soyinka death, is Wole Soyinka dead? The truth can be accessed below. Truetells Nigeria reports that news emerged a few hours ago from an account supposedly belonging to Abdulrazak Gurnar, winner of the 2021 Nobel prize for literature, suggesting that Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka is dead According to the post, “I got a call…
Wole Soyinka, has said he doesn’t believe that President Buhari is in charge of the country. According to the Noble laureate, the manner the President has so far handled insecurity, suggests that he doesn’t have a full grasp of how bad it is. READ: Angry Father Disowns Son After Seeing His Tweet About Him,…
