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Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has died at the age of 56.    Oguntokun, who was also a lawyer, died in Canada on Wednesday, March 27.   Film director, Kayode Peters, shared the news on his Instagram page Thursday afternoon.   The post read, “I remember …

DJ Switch has boasted about “roasting” renowned writer Wole Soyinka when she was given an opportunity to speak about him at an event.  She took to X to write: “Was a panelist at an event over the weekend and just before the event started, we all got talking about African …

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has claimed that the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) knows that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, lost the February 25 election,  but are hell bent on forcing “lies” on Nigerians that Obi won the election.   Soyinka said this on Wednesday, September 13, while speaking …

Reno Omokri says it will be unwise for singer Davido to listen to an atheist like Professor Wole Soyinka who is advising him not to apologize to Muslims who are offended by a music video of one his signees. Davido bowed to pressure and deleted the music video snippet after …

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed grave concern over the negative use of technology and social media, saying it is now in the hands of “ignoramuses.”   The Nation reports that Soyinka said this when he spoke at an event in Lagos on Friday, June 16. He averred that …

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has spoken about  Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s visit to him .   Obi’s visited the literary icon on Sunday May 7, weeks after his supporters  – known as Obidients – tackled Soyinka after the renowned playwright faulted Obi’s running mate, Datti’s comment about the …

The Vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declined the request of Prof. Wole Soyinka for a one-on-one debate on the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.   Soyinka called for the debate while condemning Baba-Ahmed’s recent interview on Channels TV, where he called on President …

Veteran entertainer, Charles Oputa aka Charley Boy has taken a swipe at Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka.    Soyinka has been in the news of late, making comments about National importance and has criticised followers of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi popularly referred to as Obidients.   In a post …

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has denied voting for President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential elections in Nigeria. The popular playwright and author said people are just trying to guilt-trip him with the accusation, adding that he didn’t force anybody to vote for any candidate at any time. He …

The newly released teaser dropped on July 13, to mark the Nobel Laureate’s 88th birthday. According to Ajayi, the 2D animated biopic will celebrate the life of the iconic playwright by sharing his story with younger audiences. “Continuing in the tradition of the celebration of Prof. Wole Soyinka, sharing his …