Wole Soyinka

‘The Man Died’ Continues Global Festival Tour: Powerful Adaptation of Soyinka’s Prison Notes Makes Waves

Segun Atanda/ Following its October 5 screening at Lagos’ Quramo Festival of Words (QFest 2024), The Man Died—the cinematic adaptation…

1 month ago

QFest 2024: A Cinematic Tribute to Wole Soyinka with ‘The Man Died’ Screening

The ongoing Quramo Festival of Words (QFest 2024) reaches a pinnacle of cultural and cinematic tribute today, October 5, with…

2 months ago

The Hunger March as Universal Mandate

Wole SOYINKA/ I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not miss President Bola Tinubu’s…

4 months ago

Soyinka at 90: How the Nobel Laureate Created a Role for Me in His Film

"Life is not about being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. It's about being real, humble and…

4 months ago

Star-Studded Premiere of “The Man Died” Kicks Off Global Celebration for Wole Soyinka’s 90th Birthday in Lagos

Segun Atanda/ In a grand celebration of literary giant Wole Soyinka's 90th birthday, the much-anticipated feature film, "The Man Died,"…

5 months ago

Soyinka Advises Nigerians, Africans on Coups, Path to Nation Building at PUNCH 50th Anniversary Lecture

Segun Atanda/ Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka shared his thoughts with Nigerians today on the true path to nation-building and…

9 months ago

Wole Soyinka Delivers PUNCH Newspapers’ 50th Anniversary Lecture at Civic Centre

Segun Atanda/ Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, will deliver PUNCH Newspapers’ 50th anniversary lecture in Lagos tomorrow,  February 29, 2024.…

9 months ago

IREP Film Festival Beckons: Soyinka in the Spotlight

Segun Atanda/ The stage is set for the 2024 edition of the iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival from March 21st…

9 months ago

Soyinka Spits Fire over EFCC’s Handling of Agunloye’s $6 billion Mambilla Hydropower Project Case

Segun Atanda/ Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has kicked against the detention of only the former Minister of Power, Dr.…

11 months ago

A Moral Call To Amoral Conscripts – Wole Soyinka

Press Statement A document of unmatchable scurrility, last encountered during General Sani Abacha’s global campaign of calumny against opponents of…

1 year ago