Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka was awarded the prestigious Haydee Santamaria Medal by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on August 23. This esteemed medal, one of Cuba’s highest honors, was given to Soyinka in recognition of his lifelong commitment to justice, culture, and human progress. President Diaz-Canel highlighted the importance of Soyinka’s visit, calling it “the…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday, described corruption as a deadly cankerworm that lays great nations in ruins. While speaking at the 26th Annual Wole Soyinka Lecture organised by the National Association of Seadogs, known as Pyrates Confraternity, to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka stated that corruption put people at a great disadvantage. He…
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has labeled former US President Donald Trump a consummate liar and a global threat. In an interview with newsmen for his 90th birthday, Soyinka expressed grave concerns about Trump, who is currently running for the US Presidential election. Soyinka compared Trump to a past Nigerian leader, emphasizing the latter’s manipulative tactics….
Veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, says he will no longer accord respect to the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Charly Boy, a staunch critic of President Bola Tinubu made the assertion in a post on his official X handle on Friday while reacting to the renaming of the National Arts…
Nigerian singer and entertainer Charly Boy has urged Nigerians not to take Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, seriously. According to him, Soyinka, who turns 90 in a few days, might be suffering from brain deterioration due to ageing. He claimed this could be the reason for his rhetorics and actions in recent times. The 73-year-old singer…
Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said he hopes Peter Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, will not contest the next election. Soyinka said this in a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, arguing that the actions of the Labour Party leadership in the last election showed that he and his team were not fit…
Novel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari was an “idiot” for banning Twitter in Nigeria. Soyinka said this in an interview with Arise News Television at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023, convened in Cairo, Egypt by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),…
