Wole Soyinka’s The Trial of Brother Jero and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s The Trial of Dedan Kimathi dramatise trial in different, compelling strata through creative literary imagination. While the lead character in Soyinka’s play Brother Jero is confronted with psychological and…
‘The Man Died’ to screen at AFRIFF, LABAF, ENIFF in November
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…
‘The Man Died’ brings Wole Soyinka’s prison story to London
The Man Died, the film adaptation of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir, is set to captivate London audiences with two exclusive screenings this weekend. The film, which chronicles Soyinka’s harrowing 27-month imprisonment during Nigeria’s civil war, according to a…
Tinubu’s speech didn’t address brutal crackdown on protesters, says Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament…
WS@90: Youths assemble in Abeokuta, Wole Soyinka’s homebase
The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) programme, which took off on July 12, 2024, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, will go on till July 16. This annual event, produced by Zmirage Multimedia Company and hosted by OpenDoorSeries, is dedicated…
WS@90: Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, by renaming the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, as the renowned writer celebrates his 90th birthday. In…
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…