Igboho’s residence, located in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, was raided on July 1, 2021, by a joint team of operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army, during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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In an interview published by BBC News Pidgin on Wednesday, the globally celebrated playwright, whose US visa was recently revoked, said he had anticipated such actions the moment Donald Trump became president.
Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, saying he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the revocation.
He commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and other collaborators , including the three chairmen of Badagry local government and the Honourable member representing the Lagos State Assembly, Hon. Solomon Bonu ,for putting the event together.
Nankwat Dakum, the Communication Manager of the Fund in Nigeria, made this known in a statement she issued on Saturday in Abuja.
According to him, Amaechi, the transportation minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari, gave Tinubu a dose of his own medicine.
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive…
Professor Soyinka, who spoke with The Africa Report, said the declaration of emergency rule undermines the spirit of federalism.
The 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Literature was born on July 13, 1934 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
God has indeed endowed him with good health and a sound mind. At his age, he is still agile and full of life.
He said this in a statement after the conviction of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, with sentencing on July 11.
The ex-Minister spoke at an event to commemorate the 90th birthday of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in Lagos.
He noted that previous national conferences organised to address the challenges facing Nigeria were deceitful.
Soyinka spoke at the Punch 50th Anniversary Lecture titled “Recovering the Narrative” at Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Shyllon did so at the maiden edition of African Citations, an exhibition of poetic tributes that Lasisi held in Lagos.
Professor Soyinka stated this in Lagos State when he fielded questions from State House Correspondents on Sunday.
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
Tinubu’s submission is contained in a State House statement signed Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 85th birthday on July 13.
The move was announced by the CEO of EbonyLife Television, Mo Abudu on her Instagram page @moabudu.