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U.S. revokes Wole Soyinka’s visa, requests passport for physical cancellation

The United States government has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, citing new information that surfaced after the visa was issued. The development came to light…

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Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman, other plays, return to theatre

Everyone loves a good story. Through storytelling, we can get our message across more clearly and in a more engaging manner. It is also common knowledge that nobody can tell…

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RevolutionNow Protest Kicks Off In Lagos As DSS Arrests Sowore

RevolutionNow protesters have taken to the National Stadium in Lagos to kick off a nationwide protest to demand for good governance in Nigeria despite calls from the police warning members…

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RUGA: Ooni Of Ife And Wole Soyinka Ask Nigerians To Defend Their Ancestral Lands

Respected South West leaders, Ooni of Ife and Wole Soyinka have both reacted to the 30-day ultimatum given to the President by the Coalition of Northern Groups to implement the RUGA…

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Nigerians React To Young Passenger Who Kicked Wole Soyinka Off His Plane Seat

A lot of Nigerians have reacted to a story on Twitter which detailed how a young passenger traveling in the same aircraft with Nigeria’s foremost playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole…

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Wole Soyinka Echoes Obasanjo’s Concerns On Insecurity And Islamisation Of Nigeria

On Saturday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said that the insecurity in Nigeria caused by Boko Haram has now been multi-faceted with West African fulanization, African Islamization and global organized crimes…

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Wole Soyinka Compares Leah Sharibu To Nelson Mandela On Her Birthday

Professor Wole Soyinka compared Leah to Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept a conditional release.

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University Of Ibadan Renames Its Arts Theatre In Honour Of Professor Wole Soyinka

The management of the University of Ibadan has renamed its Arts Theatre after Nobel Laureate and alumnus of the institution Professor Wole Soyinka. The decision was officially sealed on Tuesday (July 20)…

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Wole Soyinka At 84: A Legend Through The Decades

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka the man popularly referred to as Wole Soyinka is arguably the most prominent consistent Nigerian that has ever lived in modern history. All through his adult life,…

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“A Very Lazy Writer”- How Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Described Himself In A 2005 Interview

1986 Winner of the Nobel Literature Professor Wole Soyinka is not known for false modesty, after all, he once famously declared himself to be a ‘serial monogamist’; but in a…

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U.S. revokes Wole Soyinka’s visa, requests passport for physical cancellation

Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman, other plays, return to theatre

RevolutionNow Protest Kicks Off In Lagos As DSS Arrests Sowore

RUGA: Ooni Of Ife And Wole Soyinka Ask Nigerians To Defend Their Ancestral Lands

Nigerians React To Young Passenger Who Kicked Wole Soyinka Off His Plane Seat

Wole Soyinka Echoes Obasanjo’s Concerns On Insecurity And Islamisation Of Nigeria

Wole Soyinka Compares Leah Sharibu To Nelson Mandela On Her Birthday

University Of Ibadan Renames Its Arts Theatre In Honour Of Professor Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka At 84: A Legend Through The Decades

“A Very Lazy Writer”- How Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Described Himself In A 2005 Interview

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