After garnering international acclaim in London, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir The Man Died is set to make its domestic rounds at three prestigious Nigerian festivals this November, according to a statement from the film’s…
WS@90: Soyinka honoured in Morocco
•Margarita Al presenting the Gold Medal “For contribution to the development of world literature” to Soyinka Photo by Dr Wale Okediran The Royal Academy of Morocco, in collaboration with the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), honoured Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka…
The Africa Centre to celebrate Wole Soyinka @ 90 with a 9-day cultural extravaganza
The Africa Centre, in collaboration with the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE), Nigeria, is thrilled to announce a nine-day festival honouring Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday. The celebration will take place from July 19 to 27, transforming The…
Lagos to host exclusive screening of ‘The Man Died’ in honour of Wole Soyinka at 90
Lagos is set to host the exclusive screening of the highly anticipated film “The Man Died” on Friday, July 12. This invitation-only event marks the beginning of global celebrations for the 90th birthday of Africa’s first Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka,…
A tale that won’t forgive silence: Review of Okey Ndibe’s “Arrows of Rain” at 20 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Arrows of Rain by Okey Ndibe; Bookcraft, Ibadan, Nigeria; 20th Anniversary Edition 2021; 230pp Okey Ndibe’s acclaimed debut novel Arrows of Rain was published in Year 2000 as one of the last titles of the esteemed Heinemann African Writers Series. …
It takes a macho man to marry many wives- Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s hip to be macho. Only macho men have the constitutional right to marry many wives. You can quote me on that. The macho man is a wise man. It takes great wisdom to accommodate many women. Let’s get into…