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Femi Osofisan: The many sides of an accomplished playwright

Beyond his literary accomplishments, Tomoloju spoke warmly about Osofisan’s role as a mentor. “I am one of those who behold Emeritus Professor Femi Osofisan as a source of inspirat...

PRESIDENT TINUBU HAILS PROFESSOR FEMI OSOFISAN AT 80

Few men live in the full expression of the abundance of their talents. Professor Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan is one of those incredibly brilliant individuals who have blessed our wor...

Tinubu Eulogises Nobel Laureate and Nigeria’s Literary Icon, Prof Wole Soyinka, At 92

.Describes him as a globally celebrated playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, and irrepressible advocate of good governance .Rejoices with Kabir Shagaya at 40 Deji E...

Femi Ojumu Launches ‘The Trinity’ to Shape Nigeria’s Policy Landscape

​ In a major gathering of diplomats, legal luminaries, academics and captains of industry, renowned international lawyer and essayist, Femi Ojumu, officially unveiled a monumental...

Wole Soyinka university theatre fosters new talent in Nigeria and beyond

At the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, the Wole Soyinka Theatre stands out as a true breeding ground for talent. For decades, it has trained artists who have shaped t...

Segun Osoba: The intellectual who kept the faith, By Toyin Falola

Under his influence, the University of Ife became a veritable breeding ground for a generation of trade unionists, civil society activists, lawyers, journalists and politicians who...

University’s Wole Soyinka Theatre in Nigeria continues to pump out talent

Wole Olanipekun and the law of the land

“The legal practitioner lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his country.” –  Christopher Sapara Williams (November 1888)   Decades ahead, a fa...

The Swamp Dwellers, A Wole Soyinka Play Not Seen in the UK Since 1975 Returns to the Stage, in Sheffield

The Swamp Dwellers, the rarely staged 1958 play by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, is returning to British soil for the first time in over fifty years. Written when Soyinka was just 2...

AAU withdraws lecturer’s professorship over alleged breach of regulations

AAU said the action followed what it described as a serious breach of the institution's Regulations and Schemes Governing Senior Staff 2017 by the Professor

Olaopa Urges Scholars To Make Political Science Relevant To Modern Realities

The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged political science scholars to make their discipline relevant to the realities and struggles of modern...

Over Half a Century After, Soyinka’s ‘The Swamp Dwellers’ Returns to UK Stage

By Ferdinand Ekechukwu Wole Soyinka’s early 1958 drama, The Swamp Dwellers is returning to the UK stage for the first time since 1975. Opening at Utopia Theatre, Sheffield, from 29

Olaopa Urges Scholars to Make Political Science Relevant to Modern Realities

The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged political science scholars to make their discipline relevant to the realities and struggles of modern...

PRESIDENT TINUBU’S MESSAGE TO PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA ON HIS 92ND BIRTHDAY

Today, I celebrate a global icon and our nation’s literary star, Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, on his 92nd birthday, July 13. Exceptional individuals like Professo...

Olu Falae’s The Triumph of Grace: Critical Insights for Deepening Administrative Reform in Nigeria

By Tunji Olaopa I have made the critical statement, as part of my reform architecture for transforming the civil service institution in Nigeria, that we must always look toward his...

UNILAG Don Seeks Shift to Impact-Driven Doctoral Research to Accelerate Nigeria’s Development

Funmi Ogundare  A Professor of Welding Process Analysis and Surface Modification in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), a...

Like Oyedokun, We are all Decapitated

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions,” William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet (Act IV, Scene 5). Long before Shakespeare, the Greek tragedians had warned...

Oyebanji, Babalola commend CIS for bridging market, academia divide

Ekiti Governor Oyebanji and Afe Babalola commend CIS for its maiden conference, bridging the gap between capital markets and academia to strengthen Africa’ Read More: https://punc...

Wole Soyinka Sparks Debate as Brymo Disagrees Over Èṣù and Satan Interpretation

Nigerian singer Brymo has stirred fresh controversy after challenging Professor Wole Soyinka’s interpretation of Yoruba spirituality during a radio discussion, arguing that Èṣù and...

‘A gift we will always treasure’: Tinubu pays glowing tribute to Soyinka at 92

Tinubu praised Soyinka's remarkable accomplishments in literature and the arts, as well as his advocacy for democracy and accountable leadership.

Insecurity: Sending Orunmila and Ogun to the President

I don’t know who divines for the President. I also don’t know who his prophets and marabouts are. But I wish to commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to what Orunmila did when Death...

Oyebanji will retain Ekiti governorship seat – Prophet Ajilore

The founder of Christ Artillery Crusaders (CAC Atamatase), Prophet Ajilore Atamatase, JP, has predicted that Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji will secure a second term in Satur...

Eleka: Fortuitous Deputy Governor to Fayose

As promised last week, I narrate today how Professor Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola Eleka became deputy governor to former Gov. Peter Ayodele Fayose during Fayose’s second coming as the g...

“I Am Fine and in Excellent Spirits”: The Literary World Rallies Around Okey Ndibe After DSS Detention at Lagos Airport

Professor Okey Ndibe, celebrated Nigerian novelist and academic, was detained for over three hours by the Department of State Services at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in...