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Soyinka at 80

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  • The Lion And His Many Jewels

    NIYI OSUNDARE Asking me to present a citation on Wole Soyinka in five short minutes, is like requesting me to write the…

  • Wole Soyinka: My Life

    Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, a proud son of Nigeria, African  statesman and global citizen, is 80 years old (13 July…

  • Soyinka, The Family Man

    In this interview, with KUNLE AJIBADE, Executive Editor, Folake, Professor Soyinka’s wife, reveals the soft side of her husband In 1994 when…

  • Some Reflections On Wole Soyinka

    by Biodun Jeyifo Last semester, I taught Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel for the first time in about thirty years.

  • Soyinka, The Father

    Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, Commissioner for Health, Ogun State and first son of Professor Wole Soyinka, talks to Executive Editor, KUNLE AJIBADE about…

  • Our Dad Is Not, And Never Was A Typical Dad – Daughter

    Moremi Soyinka-Onijala, lawyer and one of the daughters of Professor Wole Soyinka, recalls the thrills and the pains of growing up as…

  • Soyinka’s Powerful Force Of Example

    By Tejumola Olaniyan By the last two years of my secondary school, there was no one among my class mates who had…

  • Soyinka Is Compassionate – Ogunbiyi

    Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, owner of Tanus Communications Ltd., a Public Relations and book publishing company, is one of Professor Soyinka’s close friends,…

  • Wole Soyinka: The Humanist Influence On Our Lives

    There is a smile special to Kongi. The face softens. The eyes twinkle but there is firmness around the mouth. The last…

  • Wole Is A Genius – Brother

    Professor Femi Soyinka, the younger brother of Professor Wole Soyinka, in interview with GBENRO ADESINA, describes his brother as a genius and…

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