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Chinua Achebe and the Nobel Prize in Literature

March 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Amenyo, Kofi Now that he is gone, he cannot win it anymore. The Nobel Prize in Literature is not awarded posthumously. Achebe won almost everything except the mother of all literary prizes. Many people think he should have won it. … read more »

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Nigeria is “at war” with Boko Haram – Wole Soyinka

November 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – Nigeria is “at war” with Islamist sect Boko Haram and should not negotiate with its leaders who are “mass murderers”, Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said on Friday. Author Wole Soyinka, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature … read more »

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Ruling party wins riot-hit Nigerian states

April 30, 2011 by benim

Kaduna – Nigeria’s ruling party has won control of two states hard hit by deadly rioting that followed last week’s presidential elections, results showed on Friday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) swept governorship votes in Kaduna and Bauchi, two northern … read more »

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Nigeria post-poll killings planned, Says Wole Soyinka

April 29, 2011 by benim

LAGOS — Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said killings in the country’s north amid widespread rioting following presidential elections were pre-planned, local media reported on Friday. Several Nigerian newspapers quoted Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate, speaking of pre-planned … read more »

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Soyinka Wows His Detractors Once More

January 13, 2011 by benim

One of my happiest moments recently, was when I returned home from work on the night of Tuesday, December 7, 2010, and my wife pointed to me an article written on my most favorite African, and Nigerian, writer., Prof. Wole … read more »

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