Fayose, therefore, called on governors in all States affected by the herdsmen menace to adopt such measure to protect their citizens
Browsing: Prof. Wole Soyinka
The Corps has now come of age after going through good times and tides. In its 30 years journey, it recorded for instance, a commendable 62.4 per cent reduction in crash from 40,881 in 1976 to 25,792 within its first operational year alone.
Soyinka, who spoke at a news conference where he described President Muhammadu Buhari as being in a trance, said Idris’ position on the Benue killings was appalling
This was revealed in a statement by the Deputy Director General of NIM, Mallam Naseer Kura
Soyinka said this in a statement he issued on Wednesday
Soyinka said this in a statement on Saturday
Soyinka will be delivering from November 14 to 16 the Richard D. Cohen Lectures at Harvard University Centre for African Studies.
Indeed, some attributed Soyinka’s swift reaction to the age-long rift between him and the former President, but the truth is that many, all the same, never aligned with the stance by Obasanjo that Nigerians should rather restructure their minds and mentality instead of settling for restructuring of their country.
Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday said canvassing for a second term for President Muhammadu Buhari was sickening.…
Clarifying issues after the inaugural public intervention of the emergent pan-Nigerian Movement, the group Head of Secretariat, Olawale Okunniyi, said at the weekend in Lagos that a high powered consultative team, led by elder statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has already initiated a major tactical consultation across Nigeria to forge a negotiated consensus among critical stakeholders on how best to restructure Nigeria
Speaking at the 20th Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture, with the theme: “Nigerian State in the Aftermath of the Centenary: Prospect For its Indivisibility,” held in Benin City, Obaseki, who was the chairman of the occasion, said Nigeria’s unity was non-negotiable and maintained that it was possible to make Nigeria great and prosperous again
The Governor, who presented the Letter of the Honorary Ambassadorial Award to the literary icon on Friday in the Government House, Yenagoa, said the honour was bestowed on Soyinka because of his achievements and democratization of knowledge across the world.
They stated this at an event tagged: “A Day with Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and Ijaw Literary Icons”
Soyinka had vowed that if Donald Trump won the US presidential election, he would destroy his Green Card
Soyinka said the invasion was an act of provocation
Soyinka, who spoke in Lagos on Friday, said doing this would put a stop to speculations on Bihari’s health and the attendant political manipulations
The festival, which is an expanded form of the maiden edition of the Nigerian Drums Festival held in Abeokuta in 2016, also drew participants from Haiti and observers from Dallas in the United States
In March, Chimamanda was also elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the second Nigerian to be so honoured after Prof. Wole Soyinka
According to a statement by Foluke Michael, the Project Manager of the fight, tagged: “Rhumbles in Lagos,” the match will hold on May 25 at the Eko Atlantic City and will be beamed live to the world
According to a press release by the Academy on http://artsandletters.org, the honorary members will be inducted at the annual induction in May