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2023 Soyinka Clears Air On Alleged Tribute To Tinubu

2023: Soyinka Clears Air On Alleged Tribute To Tinubu

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has denied claims that he paid tribute to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu following his emergence as a candidate for next year’s elections.

This denial was contained in a statement titled, ‘I did not pay tribute to Tinubu- Soyinka’, issued by his spokesman, Abiola Owoaje, on Friday.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that a tribute titled, ‘Prof Wole Soyinka’s tribute to Sen Asiwaju Tinubu’, purportedly written by Soyinka eulogising Tinubu on his political accomplishments, had gone viral on various WhatsApp platforms shortly …

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Tribute To Goodluck Jonathan At 63

Dear Brother, on your 60th birthday, I wrote you an open letter titled, To My Brother, A Man Of Courage, Happy Birthday!. Two years have gone by since then and today you are 62 years. Happy birthday brother again! As I was a witness to your Presidency story, I have promised to tell it in instalments, as much as I know it. On your 62nd birthday, I am minded writing you another piece: ‘My Brother And His Civil Society,’ as part-fulfilment of my promise. As it is customary in your nature, you may not again find this palatable, but you …

Tribute: Akinyele, A Different Kind Of Sports Administrator

Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele, an Elephant has fallen. For us in sports, the Lobosin was a different sort of administrator never seen before. Brought panache and drama to sports.

Remember his tiff with former Sports Editor of NAN? Vincent Obi? In the heat of Nigeria’s suspension by FIFA in the early 1990s, Lobosin went to town to claim it was reversed. NAN sports desk under Vincent disputed the claim by Akinyele. He was livid and threatened fire and brimstone, claiming as a former minister of Information supervising NAN he can order for the sack of the Editor.

SWAN under Fan …