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- 7 Jul 2020
NBC’s Broadcasting Code Strangulatory – Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, has said that the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is economic sabotage writ large, directed against thousands…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 Jun 2014
Top Contenders for Wole Soyinka Prize to Emerge on Thursday
The panel of judges for the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature is set to release the names of the top three contenders for the fifth edition of the award taking place next month in Lagos. The award is…
- 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…
- 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…
- 9 Jan 2019
Nigerian May Cause World War III with Fake News- Soyinka
Prof Wole Soyinka, noble laureate, said Wednesday, that World War III may be caused by Nigerian with fake news and called for efforts to curb it. Soyinka was speaking at a conference on fake…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 May 2021
MTN Foundation Brings Soyinka’s Brain Child to Life in Death and the King’s Horseman
The famous Terra Kulture stage was lit bright yellow with MTN digital posters and banners as Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman was performed in eight performances over the course of four…
- 15 Nov 2019
Soyinka Writes Long Letter to NASS over Death Penalty for Hate Speech
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has written to the National Assembly, warning of the consequence of passing a bill which stipulates death penalty for hate speech. The bill, which is…
- 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…
- 14 May 2021
MTN Foundation Brings Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman to Terra Kulture
The MTN Foundation, in partnership with Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions is bringing Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman to the Terra Kulture stage. The play which is scheduled to hold on…
- 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…
- 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…
- 12 Aug 2020
Commission Vows to Prosecute Online Service Providers for Copyright Infractions
Online service providers, including hosts of e-libraries, would be held responsible for any copyright infractions on their platforms, according to John O. Asein, director-general, Nigerian Copyright…
- 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…
- 4 Jun 2021
Outrage over Suspension of Twitter Operations in Nigeria, Firm Reacts
Some Nigerians have taken to Twitter to condemn the federal government following the suspension of the microblogging and social networking service operations in the country. Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 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,…
- 1 Oct 2020
Google and NTDC partner to support Tourism Industry - launch Tour Nigeria Collection
Google and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) have partnered to help the Nigerian tourism sector recover and grow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership is geared…
- 22 Nov 2020
Nigerian Guild of Editors Holds Annual Conference Nov. 26
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the umbrella body of all editors in Nigeria, will hold this year’s edition of its annual flagship conference, the All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC), on Thursday,…
- 29 Nov 2020
NCC Boss, Danbatta to be Honoured with Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is billed to be honoured with the prestigious Zik Prize in the Professional Leadership category in Lagos,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 Sept 2021
Social Media Powerful Tool for Societal Growth - NIIA DG
Prof. Eghosa Osaghae, Director-General, Nigerian Institute for International Affairs (NIIA), said that Social media has been heavily criticised with some of its platforms banned in many countries,…
- 5 Sept 2021
Social Media Powerful Tool for Societal Growth – NIIA DG
The social media has been heavily criticised with some of its platforms banned in many countries, but Prof. Eghosa Osaghae, director-general, Nigerian Institute for International Affairs (NIIA), says…