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…
My teacher Kongi strikes 90 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
When I broke the world exclusive news of Nobel Laureate publishing his latest novel, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth, one of my critics asked me: “When is that your teacher ever going to stop?” I…
CORA celebrates Wole Soyinka at 90 with month-long festivities in Lagos
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) is honouring the 90th birthday of Wole Soyinka, a titan of African literature, with a series of weekly readings, exhibitions, and film screenings throughout July 2024 at Freedom Park in Lagos. This celebration, dubbed…
WSICE 2024 Essay Competition announces 90 finalists
This year’s edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) Programme has announced the 90 finalists of the WSICE 2024 Essay Competition, a prestigious event celebrating the exceptional writing talents of senior secondary school students from across Nigeria. This…
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,…
Wole Soyinka at 90 hosts Africa I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y ‘Poetry Meets Music’ in Paris
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday festivities continued in France on June 9, 2024, with Africa I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y (AI) “Poetry Meets Music” at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This event is part of the global celebration for the acclaimed writer, which…
