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Insecurity: Soyinka, Falana back Buhari’s impeachment plan

Insecurity: Soyinka, Falana back Buhari’s impeachment plan

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and human Rrghts lawyer, Femi Falana, yesterday supported the move by the National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka and Falana while…

Ukraine: Soyinka, 167 other Nobel Laureates condemn further attacks

Ukraine: Soyinka, 167 other Nobel Laureates condemn further attacks

168 Nobel Laureates, including Nigeria’s Prof. Wole Soyinka have called for the immediate halt of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Nobel Laureates, in an open letter, lent their support to a free and…

Unsolved crimes only lead to culture of impunity, says Soyinka

Unsolved crimes only lead to culture of impunity, says Soyinka

…Tasks Buhari on exposing killers of Bola Ige, others Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to honour his pledge to open an enquiry into the spate…

Timeless Memories: Celebrating Ulli Beier, Soyinka in conversation

Timeless Memories: Celebrating Ulli Beier, Soyinka in conversation

An illustrative art exhibition and book project titled Timeless Memories: A Celebration of Life and For Humanity (Conversations between Ulli Beier and Wole Soyinka), is billed to open on November 16 at Freedom Park, Lagos.…

Soyinka to FG: Stop treating Nigerians like criminals, illegal immigrants

Soyinka to FG: Stop treating Nigerians like criminals, illegal immigrants

…says Nigeria in a mess, disintegrating before our very eyes Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has decried the state of Nigeria today, saying that the country is in a mess, and disintegrating. He lamented that…

How solving maths saved me from insanity during my incarceration –Soyinka

How solving maths saved me from insanity during my incarceration –Soyinka

Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday revealed how solving mathematical problems saved him from insanity during his 27-month incarceration. The playwright said though he disliked math while in the secondary school, the subject became his…

Soyinka warns police, others against ‘silly’ rivalry with Amotekun

Soyinka warns police, others against ‘silly’ rivalry with Amotekun

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday warned the police and other security agencies against engaging in “silly” rivalry with operatives of the Amotekun corps, but rather “welcome them within your ranks and work with them”.…

Soyinka: Quit notice to Kukah, extremist instigation

Soyinka: Quit notice to Kukah, extremist instigation

…says nothing in Christmas Day homily denigrates Islam Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, expressed disgust at the recent quit notice issued to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan…

Soyinka to Buhari: Nigeria’s crumbling, close to extinction

Soyinka to Buhari: Nigeria’s crumbling, close to extinction

…says OBJ’s warnings, accurate reading of situation Nobel Laureate and civil rights activist, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, joined the raging debate on the state of the nation, declaring that Nigeria was not just a failing…

WSICE 2020: Three days of intense, thought-provoking performances

WSICE 2020: Three days of intense, thought-provoking performances

After three days of intense and thought provoking discussions on the concept of Ubuntu and our humanity as it has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) 2020 edition…