Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on security agents to exercise caution in the handling of the ongoing protests, to avoid fatalities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation, particularly cautioning against unprofessional conduct that could hurt … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nobel Laureate and elder statesman Prof. Wole Soyinka on his 89th birthday. In a message on Thursday, Tinubu said Soyinka is a veritable source of support, inspiration, and encouragement. The President, who called Professor Soyinka a brother and comrade in the struggle to restore … Read more
Peter Obi has been criticised by his supporters for visiting Wole Soyinka The LP candidate’s visit to Soyinka was intended to clear up any misunderstandings between him and the “Obidents”. Many of Obi’s supporters expressed displeasure over the visit, with some saying that Soyinka’s prior accusations against them made it inappropriate for Obi to visit … Read more
Wole Soyinka has expressed his support for the transfer of presidential power to the Southeastern region of Nigeria. Soyinka suggested that the presidency going to the southeast will help to “rewrite the history.” He made the suggestion during an interview on Channels Television. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has advocated … Read more
Prof Wole Soyinka calls for prosecution of Abuja cleric He lamented lynching in the name of religion, adding that the “apostate of the creed of humanity, Professor Maqari, must be removed from office.” EDITOR’S PICK Accountant General Suspended Over Alleged ₦80bn Fraud EFCC Arrests Former NDDC MD Ekere Over Alleged ₦47bn Fraud 5 Killed As … Read more
Wole Soyinka decries the high rates of kidnapping, robbery and other vices going on in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Monday, said that Nigerians has degenerated into a situation where human dignity has been devalued by vices such as the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls and the … Read more
Soyinka said he personally believed that Nigeria should not break up but should remain one entity Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said he doesn’t believe Nigerian unity is attainable under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration due to its systemic failure. Soyinka made this remark in Abuja on Saturday at the book reading and signing … Read more
“To this government, we repeat the public cry: Seek help, stop improvising with human lives“ Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has lampooned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over what he described as using the life of Nigerian youth as ‘ritual offering’. Soyinka said the federal government needed to stop pretending concerning the state of the … Read more
Bishop Kukah’s Christmas message stirred controversy from groups and government officials alike Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Monday, said that after personally studying the transcript of a Christmas message by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, he has found nothing in it that belittles Islam. Soyinka stated this in a piece … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called for a national mobilisation to combat the menace of insecurity bedevilling the country. Soyinka also said Nigeria’s sovereignty had been taken away by Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements. In a direct reference to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nobel laureate said the President could not end … Read more