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    Elections: Vote out old, failed politicians in 2019, Soyinka tells youths – Vanguard News

    Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, asked the youths in the country to mobilise themselves and vote out old and failed political leaders. Noble Lareate, Playwriter and Poet, Prof Wole Soyika Soyinka spoke with newsmen after delivering the second...
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    Politics Soyinka to Buhari: Declare Herdsmen Terrorists – Olisa.tv

    Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to declare rampaging Fulani herdsmen as terrorists in the wake of brutal attacks in states across the country. Soyinka said this on Thursday in Lagos during the Ripples Nigeria Dialogue; an annual forum designed to broaden the conversation...
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    Politics Soyinka: A psychiatrist should examine me if I join Obasanjo’s coalition – TheCable

    Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says he should be examined by a psychiatrist if he joins the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) masterminded by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo recommended the coalition in a letter he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari in January. The elder statement...
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    Politics General Babangida hails Prof. Wole Soyinka as architect of disciplined FRSC – TODAY.NG

    Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has been described as the architect of a disciplined, firm and committed Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Read more via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2CzuvEc -- Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Presidency reacts to Wole Soyinka’s comments about Buhari being in a ‘trance’ –. Linda Ikeji

    The Presidency has reacted to comments made by Professor Wole Soyinka in which he called on Nigerians to defend themselves in the heat of prevailing security challenges. Speaking about the call during his appearance on Politics Today, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity...
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    Politics Soyinka’s Essay On Violent Killings Is A Wake-Up Call – Abati – Channels Television

    Reuben Abati A former Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati has said that Nigeria may not recover from the spate of renewed herdsmen attacks in parts of the country if it is not nibbed in the bud as soon as possible. He stated this on Thursday … via Channels...
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    Politics Wole Soyinka: 7 ways Nobel Laureate bashed Buhari over Fulani herdsmen – pulse.ng

    Prof Wole Soyinka doesn't think President Buhari is doing enough to check activities of killer herdsmen. Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, has weighed in on the herdsmen/farmers crisis that has led to the deaths of more than 80 persons in the last couple of … via pulse.ng–...
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    Politics Soyinka to Buhari: Herdsmen killings worse than Kanu’s IPOB – Daily Trust

    Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has said that the killings perpetrated by suspected herdsmen is worse than the activities of the Indigenous People of Biara, IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, which the government declared a terrorist group. In a statement on Wednesday, Soyinka said he is not ‘aware...
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    Metro Fulani herdsmen have declared war against Nigeria – Wole Soyinka – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Prof. Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has added his voice to the outrage over brutal killing of Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen. He says the killer herdsmen have declared war against Nigeria. Soyinka, in a statement issued on Wednesday said: ”In plain language, they have...
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    Entertainment I Met My Wife Through Wole Soyinka – Olu Jacobs – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Olu Jacobs is a reporter’s delight any day. Even when other top actors will shove away an interview, the gentleman and septuagenarian asked to be given a bit of time during the cocktail session in preparatory to the play, Fela and Kalakuta Queen. Away from his wife and partner, … via...
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    Metro Soyinka’s New Year Message: It’s Your Struggle Now – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Prof Wole Soyinka By Akin Adesokan In the final chapter of You Must Set Forth At Dawn, the fulsome account of his leading role in the struggle against the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha, the Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka constructs a detailed narrative of his return to Nigeria …...
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    Metro Wole Soyinka Speaks On Blame Passing And Actions Of Social Media Automated Mumus – Nairaland

    Blame Passing, Social Media Automated Mumus – The New Year Gift To A Nation By Wole Soyinka Its noisome claque in the meantime, the automated mumus of social media, practiced in sterile deflection and trivialization of critical issues, unwittingly join hands with government to indulge in blame...
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    Metro Nigerians Fire Wole Soyinka For Not Criticizing Buhari Despite Regular Outbursts Against Jonathan

    Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka is being dragged on social media for his alleged hypocritical silence on the state of the country under Buhari despite regularly condemning Goodluck Jonathan when he was president. See tweets below
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    Metro Soyinka Warns Sahara Reporters At Media Centre Launch

    Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, on Thursday delivered a subtle warning to the publishers of online newspaper, SaharaReporters. Speaking at the launch of a civic media lab by the online Newspaper, Soyinka said, “I’m here under false pretences; I was told that I agreed to be present at the...
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    Metro Distraction of EFCC is a Criminal Act – Wole Soyinka

    Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday in Lagos, called for the prosecution of those he described as “detractors” in the fight against corruption in the country. Soyinka made the call at the opening of his Vision of the Child Art Exhibition, 2017 edition, at Freedom Park...
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    Politics Soyinka To Buhari - Your Health Status Is Not Private Information, Disclose It Now [VIDEO]

    On Friday, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose his current health status. READ: Soyinka To Buhari - Why Are You Hiding The State Of Your Health ? See video of the Nobel Laureate making the call:
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    Metro Herdsmen Invaded My House - Wole Soyinka

    People suspected to be herdsmen recently invaded the residence of Professor Wole Soyinka, renowned playwright, in Ogun State reports have said. The invasion was made public by the 82-year-old scholar on Friday while speaking at a forum in Freedom Park, Lagos. “We are living in dangerous...
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    Politics Soyinka To Buhari - Why Are You Hiding The State Of Your Health ?

    Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose the true state of his health. Soyinka made the call in Lagos while addressing journalists; PREMIUM TIMES reports. He said, “Why is the president hiding his state of health? He’s supposed to understand he’s...
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    Metro Herdmen Invade Soyinka's Home Again

    Herdsmen have again invaded the home of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka in Ogun State. Herdsmen had last year attacked Soyinka’s home while he was away abroad. PM News reports that speaking with newsmen on Friday at the Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Lagos, Soyinka said this time the herdsmen...
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    Politics Wole Soyinka - Buhari Is Ill

    Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reveal the true state of his health to Nigerians. Speaking in an interview with AFP at Paris Book Fair weekend, Soyinka said, “He’s ill, there’s no question, and I wish for heaven’s sake that people in public positions...
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