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- 13 Jun 2014
3 Heads of State for Globacom Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize Ceremonies
At least three heads of state have signified their intentions to be part of the activities marking the fifth edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature, which is coinciding with the 80th…
- 20 Jun 2014
Finalists Announced in Glo Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature
Three finalists have been named for the fifth edition of Africa's most prestigious prize in literature, the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Announcing the list at a press conference held…
- 31 Jul 2015
Glo Plans to Celebrate Wole Soyinka, Others
Globacom, is finalizing arrangements to celebrate Africa’s best known literary scholar and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. The company said in a statement released in Lagos, that an event…
- 27 Jun 2014
Steve Rhodes, Bez, for Glo Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize Grand Finale
Evergreen music orchestra, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Bez, have confirmed attendance for the grand finale of the fifth edition of the Wole…
- 19 Sept 2024
Glo-sponsored African Voices Playmakers Hosts Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka
This weekend’s edition of Globacom-sponsored African Voices Playmakers on CNN International will host Nigeria's literary colossus and global icon, Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka. The…
- 3 Dec 2014
Soyinka Likens Jonathan to Nebuchadnezzar, FG Deplores Comments
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, has come hard on the present administration in Nigeria, criticising President Goodluck Jonathan on what he described as the reign of impunity under his watch…
- 25 Dec 2014
OBJ is a Serial Liar, Says Soyinka
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate on Wednesday said that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president’s has made a life-long career of compulsive lying. Soyinka in an abridged response to the…
- 8 Jul 2014
Grand Winner Emerged in Globacom Sponsored Soyinka Prize for Literature
Akin Bello has been named by the judges of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa as the winner of the fifth edition of the prestigious prize in Literature. Bello was crowned by Professor…
- 19 May 2014
Glo Subscribers to be Special Guests at Soyinka Prize Presentation
Subscribers of the national telecom carrier, Globacom, who increase their airtime usage by 50 percent between now and 23 June, 2014 stand a chance to be honoured as Special Guests at the forthcoming…
- 22 May 2019
UBA’s Africa Conversations: Leaders Emphasise Importance of History to African Development
African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which according to them creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the…
- 2 Jul 2014
Soyinka to Inspire Students @ Globacom Sponsored Prize for Literature
Select pupils of secondary schools in Nigeria with keen interest in literary arts will have a golden opportunity to meet and interact with literary icons attending the grand finale of the fifth…
- 12 Jul 2014
Ezekwesili Demands New Social Contract from Leaders
Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of Education, has stated that for Nigeria to surmount its current socio economic and political challenges, Nigerians must demand a new and normal social contract…
- 18 Feb 2016
Soyinka Reiterates Support for FG's Anti-Graft Fight, Calls for Emergency Economic Conference
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has blamed the current economic situation in the country on years of bad governance, and urged the federal government to call an emergency economic conference to address…
- 11 Nov 2021
NCC To Partner ANA to Boost Creativity in Schools
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is set to revive its youth and schools programme with the establishment of more Copyright and Creativity Clubs in schools to develop creativity and creative…
- 7 Dec 2020
Uzoka, UBA’s GMD Dedicates Prestigious Zik Leadership Award to Staff and Customers
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was on Sunday night presented with The Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. l-r: Former Managing…
- 16 Mar 2022
Lai Mohammed’s Loyalist Appointed NBC Board Chairman
Alhaji Lateef Bolarinwa, Chairman of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has emerged Chairman of the Board of…
- 29 Apr 2018
MTN Supports African Drum Festival
The third edition of the African Drum Festival was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State from the 19th to 21st of April 2018. The three-day event which featured drum troupes from 33 states in Nigeria…
- 15 Feb 2016
Lagos to Prioritise Yoruba Culture at Golden Jubilee Celebration
Lagos State Government has said that the highpoint of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the State slated for next year would feature the indivisibility of the state as an entity, its preeminence as a…
- 4 Aug 2020
Public Outcry as Mohammed, NBC Ignore Stakeholders to Unveil NBC Code
Despite widespread stakeholder disapproval, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, on Tuesday, presented the 6th National Broadcasting Code recently released by the National Broadcasting…
- 13 Aug 2020
NBC Board Says Broadcast Code is Illegality Perpetrated by Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, chairman of the Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has described the 6th National Broadcasting Code as an illegality perpetrated by Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 8 Jun 2009
Soyinka, 6 Others Celebrated by M-Net
M-Net celebrated the audacity of seven select Africans, who through perseverance, commitment and high level of patriotism, have continued to inspire generations after theirs. The documentaries,…
- 22 Apr 2018
The Internet: Re-engineering Broken-dreams of Naija Youth
By Chris Uwaje Where is and how can we unearth the hidden paradise in Nigeria Youth? Perhaps the Nigeria Youth is grossly misunderstood? What went wrong? Are they really lazy? Definitely not. The…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…
- 31 Mar 2016
Etisalat Literature Prize will Stimulate Reading Culture- Adebule
Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Adebule, deputy governor of Lagos State, has identified the Etisalat Prize for Literature as a leading driver of literary development in the continent. The Deputy Governor made the…
- 17 Aug 2022
Sterling Bank Partners Farafina to Premiere Anthology of Nigerian Literature
Sterling Bank Plc has collaborated with Farafina Books, Nigeria’s leading independent literary publishers, to launch a premier anthology of the best of Nigerian writings spanning 200 years, from 1789…
- 20 Mar 2015
Mahlangu Emerges As Winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature
South African writer, Songeziwe Mahlangu emerged as winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature at a grand event held at Lagos recently. This marks the 2nd year of Africa’s most prestigious…