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When I was coming of age in my part of the African continent, I was oriented to four major metaphors for what my environment considered most important in our social discuss. The first was Zik, which I later learnt was … read more »
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by Professor Wole Soyinka As a celebrated author, Professor Chinua Achebe’s final burial rites hold this week, I was on the road between Abeokuta and Lagos when I first learned about his death. Who called first – BBC or a Nigerian journalist? … read more »
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by Joe Igbokwe I have just finished watching Al Jazeera Television where Omoyele Sowore, of Sahara Reporters, our own Professor Wole Soyinka and Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Goodluck Jonathan spoke on Nigeria’s political crisis … read more »
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The bitter and unpleasant truth is that Africa’s ruling classes, both civilian and military, have been the major cause of Africa’s problems. Hence, their lack of impact and inability to effectively address and solve the grave and urgent problems which … read more »
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The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, reputed for his no-nonsense fearless views, was a guest speaker at a recent education summit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, last week Monday. According to some reports gleaned online he had decried the … read more »
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By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba This is blasphemy coming from an Igbo man and one who claims to adore the late author. I must admit that I do not fully understand what National or State Burial means. My understanding is that … read more »
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the spate of insecurity in the country as a great cause for concern that should be addressed urgently, warning that the country is on the brink of a second civil war.
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It’s titled A Name Is More Than The Tyranny Of Taste, and was delivered by Wole Soyinka – the Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet who was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. The address was … read more »
They Never Read Him True, as Soyinka observes, Things Fall Apart, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe’s first novel, “is a work of extraordinary power and insight. It remains one of the best-known works by the Nigerian writer, whose career has spanned over … read more »
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(AFP) LAGOS — Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a brother, a colleague” with the death of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. “For us, the loss of Chinua … read more »
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, was on Wednesday named the winner of the maiden edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership by its selection committee. The committee chairman, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, told newsmen in Lagos that Soyinka was chosen … read more »
I was in my late teens when I first read Reuben Abati’s piece in the Newspaper. Then, my father was able to afford newspaper delivered to him on weekends. After reading, he would pass the newspaper to me and tell … read more »
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(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 »
An interview with Peter Godwin Wole Soyinka PETER GODWIN: Professor Soyinka, you’re not an ivory-tower kind of writer. You are not a stranger to danger, and in fact you’ve been imprisoned on at least two occasions, once in solitary confinement. … read more »
By Doyin Okupe, Thisday Doyin Okupe writes that despite the criticisms against the present administration, history will vindicate President Goodluck Jonathan as a change agent in critical period of the nation’s history Without doubt or fear of equivocation, I strongly … read more »
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By Doyin Okupe opinion Without doubt or fear of equivocation, I strongly believe that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan deserves commendation for the successes he has achieved in the transformation agenda since he was elected on May 20, 2011. Nigeria has … read more »
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By Charles Omondi Kigali. Rwanda on Sunday celebrated its 50 independence anniversary with a strong statement of recovery from a devastating 1994 genocide.From the crowd at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, military parades, aerial displays by Rwanda Air Force, poems, song … read more »
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By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Great expectations are usually piled on our universities as very essential intellectual factories for the production of reliable human resources for achieving our lofty dreams and aspirations as a people. That is what it should be. Every … read more »
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Lagos – Authorities on Tuesday shut Nigeria’s oldest university after a two-day protest by students over poor infrastructure in the institution, students and teachers said. Authorities shut down for two weeks the University of Ibadan in southwest Nigeria after students … read more »
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by Odimegwu Onwumere Monday, 13 February 2012 14:34 Organized religionists in Nigeria are running into aggressive mentality causing a devastating approach to the unity of Nigeria. This people think that God is their personal acquisition because the constitution of Nigeria … read more »
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By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba Nigeria needs real men and women now. Nigeria needs real leaders immediately. I do not mean politicians alone and certainly not just Jonathan. In fact not Jonathan really. Not at all. I mean ordinary Nigerians who … read more »
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By Gbenga Kayode “If Nigeria must disintegrate, then in the name of God, let the operation be short and painless. It is better that we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces.” Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, fondly known as “Zik … read more »
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By Ogbuefi Blogs [elombah.com] Is the Islamist terrorists, a Boko Haram the militant wing of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF? This is the question that have been agitating my mind since the northern mainstream political pressure group last week justified … read more »
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Kano – Fresh explosions and gunfire early on Tuesday rocked an area near a police station in the Nigerian city of Kano, where co-ordinated attacks claimed by Islamists and shootouts left at least 185 dead last week. About 15 blasts … read more »
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London – Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka warned on Tuesday that his country was heading towards a civil war, blaming political leaders who spread religious intolerance. Asked whether he agreed with President Goodluck Jonathan that the current unrest was worse … read more »
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In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Nigerian writer Sola Odunfa considers the significance of his country’s warring generals and feuding justices. Many people, who did not know Nigeria and Nigerians well, thought last week that the country was … read more »
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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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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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February 10, 2011 by benim
Nigerians were reminded of a grim period in their history this week with the announcement that the son of hated ex-dictator Sani Abacha has qualified as a candidate for state governor. Mohammed Abacha, 44, is to run for governor of … read more »
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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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