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Mambilla Scam: Soyinka Condemns Agunloye’s Incarceration, Urges Arrest of All Involved

News Leverage Editor December 19, 2023

Literary icon Professor Wole Soyinka has condemned the incarceration of the former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,…

Buhari Lazy, Clueless to Fix Disintegrating Country – Soyinka

News Leverage Editor October 29, 2021

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka says that while the country is disintegrating, President Muhammadu Buhari has become increasingly lazy, clueless to fix the floundering nation.

‘Seek Help, Stop Sacrificing Youths’ – Soyinka to FG’

News Leverage Editor April 25, 2021

In a statement issued on Sunday, Professor Wole Soyinka has advised the Federal Government to seek help as the nation is at war.

Nobody is in Charge of Nigeria – Wole Soyinka

News Leverage Editor December 10, 2020

At the presentation of his recent book, ‘Chronicles of the happiest people on earth,’ Prof. Wole Soyinka has stated that 2020 has been a tough…

#EndSARS: Army Replaced SARS in Demonic Album – Soyinka

News Leverage Editor October 22, 2020

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that the Nigerian army has replaced the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in their demonic approach to protesters.

Soyinka Questions Legality of the Lockdown of States by PMB

News Leverage Editor March 30, 2020

Following the lockdown issued by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has questioned the legality of the lockdown in Abuja, Ogun and Lagos…

DSS Has Resorted To Childish And Cynical Lies – Soyinka Blasts DSS Over Continued Detention Of Sowore

News Leverage Editor November 13, 2019

Following the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has charged the Department of State Services, DSS, to stop the display of…

We Defeated IBB And Abacha, We Can Defeat Other Dictators – Falana

News Leverage Editor August 20, 2019

Following the sealing of the symposium venue by the police and DSS, a renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has stated that many political…

Insecurity: Police Seals Off Venue For A Symposium Organised Where Falana, Wole Soyinka And Others Were To Speak

News Leverage Editor August 19, 2019

The Police, Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) operatives on Monday sealed off the venue of a symposium where Nobel laureate, Professor Wole…

Soyinka Calls For Declaration Of State Of Emergency On South-West

News Leverage Editor August 9, 2019

At the D.O Fagunwa Study Group International Conference held to celebrate his 85th birthday, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Soyinka, has called for a declaration…

85 Students To Participate In Wole Soyinka’s National Essay Competition

News Leverage Editor July 19, 2019

To commemorate the 10th Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Programme, with the theme ‘Freedom, Justice and Equity: The Children’s Intervention in the Renewal of the…