With World Poetry Day on March 21st, Providus Bank is once again taking the lead in promoting the art of poetry with its annual “Providus Bank Poetry Café” event. Held as part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme,…
Substituting quality elder care for befitting burials — Akintayo Abodunrin
Nigerians love celebrations, especially burials. We spare no expense on what we call a ‘befitting burial’. Though the children of the deceased might be hand-in-glove with poverty, they don’t mind borrowing heavily to give their departed – either father or…
The Legend of Yebo Gogo Man Kole Omotoso — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The news that came from Johannesburg, South Africa on July 19 was heartrending: Kole Omotoso is dead! The lionised writer, Kole Omotoso, was my teacher at the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, for four years of my…
Professor Wole Soyinka and the economy of language — Onyeka Nwelue
In 2019, Professor Wole Soyinka had a fascinating conversation with Christiane Amanpour of CNN. When he was asked about the right to give and take offence in a democracy, he said, “We’ve got to learn to give offence if we…
Media Responsibility: Wole Soyinka not happy with Channels TV
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has come for Channels Television for inaccurate reporting, while tasking the media in general on social responsibility. In a statement released Tuesday, he said that the report was selective in relaying his comments, blotting out…
Beyond Nwelue: An Enabling Environment -Wole Soyinka speaks on the Onyeka Nwelue/ Oxford imbroglio
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has weighed in on the Onyeka Nwelue/ Oxford imbroglio, saying that “beyond Nwelue, that very society is indicted and summoned to some intense soul-searching, involving remedial action”. Recall that Nwelue, an author, filmmaker, tastemaker, and…
Professor Akinterinwa goofed — Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has reacted to a newspaper article credited to Professor Bola Akinterinwa, saying that a statement he attributed to him, “is not mine”. Read the full statement below: The following disclaimer is without prejudice to the…
Wole Soyinka speaks on Osun elections
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said those who “conspired to catapult the slain Bola Ige’s destroyers to unmerited national prominence” have been justly served by the outcome of the Osun governorship election. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Soyinka, Bayero, Jibunoh to honour Attahiru
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the Emir of Bichi, Kano Emirate, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero and leading Environmentalist Dr Newton Jibunoh are some of the prominent citizens expected at the one-year memorial of Nigeria’s immediate past Chief…
