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Soyinka Condemns Tinubu’s State of Emergency Declaration in Rivers

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:24:29 +0000

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as excessive. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Soyinka expressed concerns over the decision, which he believes was an overreach in handling the political crisis in the state. It could be recalled that [...]

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2023 polls: You didn’t even come second – Soyinka to Peter Obi

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:30:15 +0000

Prof. Wole Soyinka, a literary legend, has said unequivocally that LP presidential candidate Peter Obi did not win the 2023 election. Soyinka claims that Obi did not even place second in the poll and came in at a dismal third. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory was maintained by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on [...]

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You’re foolishly playing script of others – Soyinka chides Obidients

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:10:05 +0000

Popular Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has chided the Obidient Movement, supporters of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, over their role in the recently concluded 2023 general election. Infostride News reports Wole Soyinka, speaking at the launch of his book, “The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain”, on Friday, maintained that the [...]

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Debate with Chimamanda not Datti-Ahmed – Atiku’s camp to Soyinka

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:47:24 +0000

A spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala has reacted to the call by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, to debate with Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed. On March 22, in an interview, Datti said the country has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, [...]

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Datti won’t debate with you, bring your preferred candidates – LP replies Soyinka

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 20:30:37 +0000

The Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has turned down the challenge of an open debate with the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. The respected playwright had challenged Datti to a one-on-one debate on live television over his controversial views regarding the outcome of the presidential election. The Labour Party running mate created a national [...]

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Wole Soyinka writes to Obidients

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:00:24 +0000

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has responded to criticism directed at him by Obidients, supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, after expressing displeasure at a statement made by the vice-presidential candidate of the party, Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a statement titled “Fascism On Course”, Soyinka said the “seeds of seeds of [...]

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Presidential election: I advised Atiku, Tinubu to step down for younger generation – Wole Soyinka

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:30:59 +0000

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has revealed how he advised the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down for the younger generation. Soyinka spoke while featuring on the Arise Television morning show on Wednesday. Recall that Tinubu won [...]

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#Book > Obasanjo, Soyinka, 2Face Emerge Nigeria’s Top Inspirators

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:30:10 +0000

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, popular Nigerian artiste, 2Face Idibia and 87 other Nigerians made the list of Those Who Inspire Nigeria in a new book. The 212-page book is billed for launch on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Abuja. A statement made available to Leadership in Abuja, yesterday, quoted publishers [...]

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Obasanjo Is A Liar; I Have No Respect For Him – Wole Soyinka | #News

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:30:47 +0000

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a liar who should not be taken seriously. Soyinka said this, weekend, during an event organised by telecoms company Globacom at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, in his honour. The event was tagged An Evening With Soyinka. In response to [...]

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My Watch: Obasanjo Surprisingly Sings Late Fawehinmi’s Praises, Berates Soyinka, Chukwumerije

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:15:53 +0000

As excerpts continue to emerge from former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial autobiography, My Watch, PREMIUM TIMES is reporting that Mr. Obasanjo showered praises on late human rights activist and lawyer, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who gave successive governments in Nigeria sleepless nights, describing him as one of the most genuine politico-social critics in the history [...]

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Presidency Reacts To Soyinka’s Statement On Jonathan, Says Nobel Laureate Playing The Ostrich

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:15:45 +0000

The Presidency has reacted to a statement credited to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, in which he lampooned the present administration for condoning impunity in the country and likened President Goodluck Jonathan to the biblical King Nebuchadnezzar. The Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe, who reacted to the statement, described [...]

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