Professor Wole Soyinka

Prof. Wole Soyinka: Allow Old Age To Teach You Wisdom

April 13, 2023 4:03 am

There is a mistake that most people are guilty of which is to assume that old age automatically ushers in wisdom. Well, the truth is that Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. In fact, nothing actually does come with aging except wrinkles. It’s true, some wines improve with age, however, that will only happen if the grapes were good in the first place.

Many years after withdrawing from the scene, popular Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka perhaps compelled by his instincts to identify with certain benefactors in the Nigerian political environment deemed it appropriate to insert himself in the …

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Buhari Is A Failure – Soyinka Maintains Stand On Impeachment Plot

August 3, 2022 1:33 pm

Professor Wole Soyinka who is a celebrated Nigerian Nobel laureate has on Wednesday maintained his recent backing on the six weeks ultimatum which had been slammed on the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, by some federal lawmakers to find a solution to the incessant terrorism besieging the country or be impeached.

Soyinka had made this stand in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during an interactive session organised to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abeokuta Club. He condemned a situation in Nigeria, where a failure, who has occupied a seat of government for eight years, would “give us another failure for another eight years”.…

Ogun Will Strike If You Abuse Your Uniform – Soyinka To Amotekun

April 2, 2021 9:36 am

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has sent a strong warning to the newly inaugurated Amotekun operatives in Ogun State, asking them not to engage in brutality or harassment of innocent people.

The playwright did not mince words when he said that Ogun, the god of iron, will strike any operative who abuses his uniform while discharging his duties.

Soyinka said, ‘Amotekun, we are watching you. If you abuse your uniform, before Ogun strikes you, we would have dealt with you.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Ogun State Amotekun Corps was inaugurated Thursday by Governor Dapo Abiodun, who …

Insecurity: Nigeria In A War Zone – Soyinka

December 8, 2020 2:01 pm

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said the high level of insecurity in the country is so much that people now sleep with one eye open and the other closed.

The literary icon also said Nigeria is not only at war but also is in a war zone, cautioning that Nigerian leaders must allow decentralization of governance and accept that they have failed.

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Soyinka stated this at the launching of his new novel titled, ‘Chronicles Of The Happiest People On Earth’ held at Terra Kulture Arena, Victoria Island, …