Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has inaugurated the Laderin–Wole Soyinka train station road in Abeokuta, announcing that 20 additional roads will be commissioned across the state as part of celebrations for Ogun’s 50th anniversary. At the inauguration on Tuesday, Abiodun described the train station as a major hub connecting Ogun with Lagos, Oyo, and…
Renowned writer and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka has criticised the substantial security convoy assigned to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, calling for an urgent reassessment of how state security resources are allocated. He delivered the remarks in Lagos during a ceremony in which veteran poet Odia Ofeimun was honoured by the Wole…
Renowned Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has confirmed that his U.S. non-immigrant visa has been permanently revoked by the United States Consulate in Lagos. Soyinka revealed this during a press conference held at Freedom Park, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 27, where he read the contents of the letter notifying him of the…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso have called for a deeper Nigeria-Brazil cultural renaissance for the cultural and economic benefit of both nations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the duo made the call during a landmark cultural and heritage event held in the…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Prof. Wole Soyinka on his 91st birthday, calling him an uncommon patriot and global inspiration. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. Tinubu hailed the Nobel Laureate for his outstanding contributions to education, democracy, human rights, cultural…
Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive national development. Soyinka made the call on Monday while answering questions from newsmen after his visit to the Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts, University of Iloirn, as part of activities leading to the…
