The literary world and admirers across Nigeria and beyond continue to honour Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka as celebrations for his 90th birthday extend into their second week. On Tuesday evening, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted a special dinner at…
2021 Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange draws Young people from 20 countries
The annual gathering of young people across the globe, under the auspices of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange(WSICE), comes up July 13 in a hybrid format – live and virtual. Focussing on the theme: “That our FUTURE may not…
Winners in 2020 Wole Soyinka Essay Competition emerge July 14
The prize announcement ceremony for winners in the international essay competition of the 11th Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) holds on Tuesday, July 14 via Zoom, the organisers have said. A statement by the organisers said the competition, which…
Timeless Memories exhibition set to celebrate Soyinka at 86
Just like the 2020 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) programme, the exhibition to honour the literary icon under the theme ‘Timeless Memories; The Humanity of WS’. will be held in a virtual space this year. This…
WSICE 2020 draws up festival-worthy lineup to honour Kongi
This year’s Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) is to take place in spite of the current reality of the novel coronavirus, the organisers have said. However, the annual programme, which usually coincides with the celebration of the birthday anniversary…
‘Igho Goes to Farm’ is love letter to my childhood, culture journalist tells youngsters
Culture journalist and The Guardian’s head of politics, Mr. Anote Ajeluorou, told the 85 student guests of Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and other dignitaries that his debut children’s fictional storybook, Igho Goes to Farm, is a love letter to…
WSICE @10 celebrates Wole Soyinka @85
The annual Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE), which clocks 10 on July 13, will again celebrate Professor Wole Soyinka who turns 85 on the same day. According to a statement by the WSICE, which is a prime project of…