Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, takes centre stage at The Africa Centre, London in a vibrant 9-day programme honouring his immense contributions to literature, culture and human/civil rights advocacy.

A collaboration between Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE, and Adubiifa Network Company, the stage play is billed for a premiere on July 15, 2024, by 6:00 p.m. in Abeokuta at the Hubert Ogunde Hall of the June 12 Cultural Centre and for shows in Lagos at the MUSON Centre on July 20 and 21, with two shows daily at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named the recently inaugurated Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway, ONEX, as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway.

“The Trump debacle is a challenge also, a call to preparedness and steadfastness. Installed and putative fascisms–secular, military or theocratic-will extract from this only the wrong lessons, batten down and ‘crack down’ in self-protection.”

“We tend to underestimate the issue of nation building and yet the test comes again and again, stressing our understanding of the measure, the entitlement of citizens in relation to governance.”

“Politicians understand the terms when they are not in office but turn to something else when they assume office. It is the same thing with reconstruction, and it is time to look into it because it is not a slogan. I don’t like to use the word restructuring.”

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has urged the government at all levels to desist from taking citizens for a fool so as to bridge the gap between leaders and the led.

“The case was adjourned, and the presiding judge, in his or her wisdom, proceeded to remand the accused in Kuje Prison, pending resumption of his case.”

“I came here with a seven-point agenda. And we had a very thorough discussion on those items. Actually, it’s an embarrassing visit because when I visited him the last time, it was to try and persuade him not to run for office.”

Professor Wole Soyinka has said Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi willingly donated victory to President Bola Tinubu at the 2023 presidential election.