Wole Soyinka Has Reveals Position On Buhari’s Impeachment Plans EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet and essayist in the English language, Prof. Wole Soyinka has stated his position on the move by some lawmakers to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. This online media platform recalls that some lawmakers had earlier given … Read more
Why I Visited Sunday Igboho In Benin Republic – Soyinka. Speaking with his supporters at the Seme border, Soyinka said he came to see Sunday Igboho and to break the Muslim fast with the Yoruba Nation agitator. EDITOR’S PICK [JUST IN] 2023: Uwazuruike Under Fire For Endorsing Yahaya Bello 2023: PDP Picks Abuja For Convention, … Read more
The group also praised President Muhammadu Buhari and the esteemed members of the ruling party for electing Omisore the party’s National Secretary The leaders accused Soyinka of dabbling into politics, threatening thunder against Omisore, whilst encouraging mediocrity and protecting a former South-South governor for supporting him… EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot … Read more
Soyinka blamed the judiciary, impunity, and others issues for contributing to the problem He also berated the main political parties in Nigeria – the APC and PDP — over the wave of defections EDITOR’S PICK 2023: First Female Presidential Aspirant In APC Announces Bid APC Announces Dates Of Party Primaries Sacking MC Oluomo After Suspension … Read more
Soyinka wondered how it was possible that the APC, headed by President Buhari, had now selected one of the prime suspects in the Bola Ige case as its National Secretary The Nobel laureate argued, remains a prime suspect in the unsolved murder case of the former Attorney-General EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel laureate Wole … Read more
“Religion has become the number one problem for Nigerians. Hope is all very well; but hope itself can become putrid…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has singled out religion as the number one major problem hindering Nigerians from being liberated as “rational beings.” The venerated writer made the comment while speaking … 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
Wole Soyinka death, is Wole Soyinka dead? The truth can be accessed below. Eko Hot Blog reports that news emerged a few hours ago from an account supposedly belonging to Abdulrazak Gurnar, winner of the 2021 Nobel prize for literature, suggesting that Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka is dead According to the post, “I got a call from Nigeria. … Read more
The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth a sum of 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14m / £840,000) Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has said he was “surprised and humbled” to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. Gurnah is the first black African author to have won the award since … Read more
Soyinka explained that when protocols and conditions given by the UN and signed by a said nation are violated, such nation has failed to live up to its responsibilities. Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the United Nations to step in and take control of parts of the country as the administration of … Read more
There have been many speculations on where Nnamdi Kanu was arrested as the federal government has failed to provide this information Ifeanyi Ejiofor, his lawyer, had said he was arrested in Kenya, a claim the East African country has refuted. Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has said the Nigerian government kidnapped Nnamdi Kanu from a foreign … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has spoken about the agitation for the Yoruba Nation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has condemned calls for the actualization of Yoruba Nation in the South-West region. Soyinka, who made the comment while speaking during an interview with BBC Pidgin, said he preferred a united … Read more
“…If Nigeria fails to decentralise, and I mean to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly and not as rhetoric, then Nigeria cannot stay together.” Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has opined that the next Democracy Day celebration may not be witnessed in Nigeria if the system of government is not decentralised. Soyinka stated this during … Read more
According to reports, the deceased was one of the 7 men who formed the first cult group in Nigeria with Wole Soyinka in 1952. Pictures have emerged online showing Nobel Winner, Professor Wole Soyinka, leading other members of the National Association of Seadogs otherwise known as Pyrates Confraternity to perform burial rites by the cult … Read more
Professor Wole Soyinka has warned the newly inaugurated Amotekun operatives in Ogun State not to abuse their uniforms but rather, they should secure the state and carry out their duties effectively. The playwright did not mince words when he said that Ogun, the god of iron, will strike any operative who abuses his uniform while … Read more
The National Association of Seadogs famously known as the Pyrates Confraternity (Cult Group) was founded in 1952 by seven University of Ibadan undergraduates namely; (1.) Wole Soyinka (2.) Ralph Opara (3.) Pius Oleghe (4.) Ikpehare Aig- Imoukhuede (5.) Nathaniel Oyelola (6.) Olumuyiwa Awe (7.) Sylvanus U. Egbuche The group was headed by renowned Nobel Prize … Read more
The littérateur’s comment is coming after series of attacks on secondary schools in the North 317 schoolgirls were kidnapped on Friday in Zamfara Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Saturday said States should consider shutting down their activities when the next student abduction takes place. Soyinka, who made the statement during the launch of his latest … Read more
Wole Soyinka has expressed sadness over the tragic trend of abduction in the north The literary icon submitted that “drastic and meaningful” action has to be taken to save Nigeria from the jawbone of jaguars Wole Soyinka, a renowned author and social critic, said the government must take every necessary step to tackle the challenges … Read more
 Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the manner with which affairs of the country are being overseen should be a source of worry for every Nigerian of good conscience. Speaking when he featured on Arise TV programme on Sunday, Soyinka said there’s something fundamentally wrong with the leadership of the country. He, once again, … Read more
The most distressful aspect of my recent interaction with cows and herders is that it has created a most unwanted distraction from the ongoing life and death Nigerian narrative. One has to take time off to deal with distortions and fake versions, while students are being reportedly waylaid and killed and/or kidnapped in Ondo and … Read more