Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has reached end of its wit in the fight against corruption. The vocal playwright said this on Wednesday when he featured on a television programme, Kakaaki, on AIT. Soyinka said the inability of Buhari to tackle corruption head-on has emboldened some influential … Read more
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described as ‘work of coward mind’ a viral video asking Igbo indigenes to leave Yorubaland. In a video circulating on social media, Grandson Adeyinka, a UK-based Nigerian, called on Nigerians of eastern extraction to leave south-west states or suffer consequences that are synonymous to that of the devastating In August … Read more
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has condemned the shooting of peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos, on Tuesday evening, saying the army has replaced the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Soyinka accused the federal government of acting in an “authoritarian manner” by deploying armed soldiers on the protesters. In his words: … Read more
The presidency on Wednesday said the polarisation of Nigeria is as old as the the country itself. A presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says Nigeria has been a divided country right from the amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorate by the country’s then colonial governor General, Lord Lugard, in 1914. Adesina said this when he … Read more
Again, In this long, searing and poignant article released today, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka takes the present administration to the cleaners. He deconstructs the Buhari government—from a subtle reference to a presidential spokesman as ‘Garble megaphone’ to whole passages decrying the appeasement of killers, nothing is left standing. We reproduce the entire piece here: Between … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has conveyed a letter of ease to an atheist, Mubarak Bala, who has been in detention for 100 days without trial for allegedly profaning words of blasphemy to Prophet Muhammad. Mubarak was arrested by the police in Kaduna State on April 28 following a petition by a lawyer, Salisu Umar. … Read more
To commemorate this year’s National Democracy Day celebration, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will on June 12 hold a Democracy Day webinar for youths in Lagos. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka will be joining the Lagos … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, says that President Muhammadu Buhari’s new Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, hobnobbed with late military dictator Sani Abacha, when he held sway as Nigeria head of state. Soyinka, who made the revelation in an interview with Plus TV Africa, said Gambari is “part of the structure” and will not “make any … Read more
Nobel lauréate, Wole Soyinka, on Thursday said there was a palpable disconnect between President Muhammadu Buhari and the prevailing realities in Nigeria. Soyinka who spoke at an interview with PlusTv Africa, said he’s convinced that Buhari’s not in charge of the country. He said some elements at aso rock have hijacked the running of the … Read more